In a world after the end, Lila alone can quiet the zombies with her calm presence, making her the fragile heart of the safe zone. Then Mason arrives and tears that peace apart—mocking her, wrecking her quiet life, and opening the door for a zombie breach. Cast aside and presumed dead, Lila returns reborn as the Zombie Queen. With the undead under her command and Cole faithfully protecting her, she punishes the wicked and builds a kingdom of her own.