Tiger Mallory is eight years old. Alone in the walker-infested woods of rural Georgia, with nothing but a knife and a dog, she knows her chances of survival are slim. If her sister was still here, perhaps there would be a little more hope for her, but Jackie is gone, and it's the sort of Gone that people don't usually come back from.
Not anymore.
So, when a little girl comes running through her forest, Tiger decides to chase her. Out of boredom, hope or loneliness, she isn't really sure, but it suddenly gets a whole lot more complicated than just that little girl.
Some bitchass cop and his redneck friend are looking for the kid too, and they want to bring Tiger with them. Just for now. Just until they find the girl. And really, who is Tiger to refuse? She's just using them, same way they'll use her. Maybe she'll survive a little longer with Rick Grimes.
Hey, maybe she'll even find her sister.
Book 1: After 8 years of being held hostage, 15 year old, Madison Smith and her family finally escapes with help from a large group of survivers. The group is big but she notices one person in particular. A boy. Around her age, with blue eyes and a distinguishable hat. These people aren't like the those she remembers as a little girl. They're different.
When she escapes, these survivors tell her that life isn't how she remembers. She learns that everyone she knew is dead, but these monsters, walkers the group called them, weren't just dead, they walked, they search around for something to feed on. Us. They look for anything living to feed from. If they get near you, you're in trouble. If they scratch you, you die. If they bite you, you die.
"We're screwed. All we can do now is survive."