Five years after the event the created the zombies they begin showing signs of a developing consciousness. Though Captain Evan Stewart of the Island Defense Force notices the peculiar behavior he doesn't understand what it means until the island is overrun by what appears to be an organized assault. While the Island Defense Force struggles to push the massive herd back Evan and a small group of residents are trapped at the top of a twenty-six-story apartment building. As the zombies swarm over the ground level and begin to ascend the building Evan must lead a daring escape to the ground floor and find a way off the island before they are overwhelmed. The Dead series is a trilogy telling the story of Captain Stewarts exploits and the dangers they face from creatures that now prove more deadly than ever as they exhibit signs of learning from the living. Included in this bundle are two short stories that introduce two new characters. Can anyone escape the dead?