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 The world of commerce & frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival & responsibility.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. Lori's pregnancy has come to term & the birth is near. After everything they've been through nothing can prepare Rick & the other survivors for what they are about to experience. A major turning point in the series is reached. It is a reprint edition.