Rot & Ruin

Jonathan Maberry is one of the ultimate masters of "zombie" fiction. Rot & Ruin is a perfect example of how well his fiction works in this genre. Set fifteen years after "First Night" the name of the zombie outbreak in this book. So this would have to be considered a very post post apocalyptic novel. Humanity has established itself in fenced communities. Only traders and "bounty hunters" leave these safe confines into the outside world called the "Rot & Ruin." Bounty Hunters like Tom Imura find undead family members for residents and offer them "closure." Benny, Toms brother reluctantly becomes an apprentice bounty hunter at the beginning of the book.

Like all the best "zombie" books, the interaction between the people is so much more interesting and important than the zombies. I loved this story and I am looking forward to the next book in the series Dust & Decay.