From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton.

EVERYTHING FALLS APART.

Separated from her friends, Dessa is desperate to reunite everyone and make Sanctuary safe again. But Sanctuary reveals surprise plans for Dessa that undermine everything she thought she knew. And when strangers show up at Sanctuary's front gate, demanding to trade, she must race to uncover the real reason for their arrival before it's too late.

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The seventh installment in AFTER THE WORLD ENDS. Young Adult. Zombie Apocalypse. A thrilling survival adventure awaits.

For readers who love Young Adult apocalypse books with:

Survival at any cost

High-stakes missions

A band of outsiders

Found family

Fast zombies

Zombies with a big twist

Race against the clock

Corrupt authority figures

A government conspiracy

Humor as a coping mechanism

Romance during the apocalypse

Tough choices with no right answer

Doing the wrong thing for the right reason

Villains who think they're right

Loyalty tested to the breaking point

Redemption arcs

Love vs. duty

Protecting someone who doesn't want saving

Makeshift weapons and scavenged survival

Teen rebels vs. the system

Secrets that could save—or doom—what's left of the world

Hope in the ruins

Laughter in the dark

When saving the world means burning it down