The world we knew is gone The world of commerce & frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival & responsibility An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe causing the dead to rise & feed on the living In a matter of months society has crumbled no government no grocery stores no mail delivery no cable TV In a world ruled by the dead the survivors are forced to finally start living In this volume of the NYT bestselling survival horror Rick & his band of survivors work to build a larger network of thriving communities & soon discover that Negan&s " Saviors" prove to be a larger threat than they could have fathomed Crossing Negan will lead to serious dire consequences for the group; it seems that for the first time since the Governor&s reign of terror that Rick may have Something to Fear Collects THE WALKING DEAD 97-102 Meet the Author Robert Kirkman ROBERT KIRKMAN is best known for his work on The Walking Dead & Invincible for Image Comics & SKYBOUND He is one of the five partners of Image Comics & is an executive producer & writer on AMC&s critically acclaimed television series The Walking Dead