By the twenty-seventh century, eons of war, disease, and climate change have diminished the earth's population. Those who remain must struggle to survive. Towns worldwide have sunk into coastal waters. Deadly viruses kill thousands each day, and a dangerousman with a bad past--Pye Peters--wields an iron grip on the 'zones' that havesurvived nature's purge. Severance, Peters' radical new order, likes it simple: Exploit the 'breathers', and use advanced medical techniques to revive the newly deceased. Thousands are brought back from the dead, kept animated and docile by use of medication that prevents the typical rabid zombies. To ensure the changes take, these modern versions ofthe undead are forced into a harsh rehabilitation program. Blake 187 is one hardened program survivor.Destined for slave labor and continued mind control, like all the other despised societal outcasts, Blake resolves to not let the abuse wear on. With fellow zombies Pete andZindra, and aided by a persecuted witch named Helena, Blake escapes his zone, journeying into a 'no-man's land' where he hopes to recruit others like himself and his companions.Revolution is at hand for a small army of misfits determined to fight for a free and equal world at any cost. But when Blake discovers that a zombie world is no better than the living one, he is forced to make a choice.How will he choose between the old world and the new? And, in the end, what kind of society will be best for all mankind?