Out of the Ruins — Daniel Smith

The aftermath of the plague was the devastation of the world. Society collapsed as the plague ran rampant over the world bringing the dead back to life. Survivors banded together in what was left of the towns and cities tiring to survive and rebuild their lives against the ruthless living, who take what they can and the rampaging undead hoards that wonder what is left of the shattered country looking for their next living victim to feast on. From this post apocalyptic landscape, a lone teenager who makes his living scavenging what is needed to survive from the deserted towns and cities is hired by the remaining United States government to lead an expedition to a medical lab he had found. But in the aftermath of the plague, unsure of who is a friend or foe, he is faced with making some of the hardest decisions of his young life if he is to make it out of the ruins alive.