Rise of the Governor

· The Walking Dead Book 1 · Pan Macmillan
3.8
1.1K reviews
Ebook
352
Pages

About this ebook

Based on the award-winning graphic novels created by Robert Kirkman, if you liked The Walking Dead TV series, you'll love this.

The world has gone to hell - and that story starts here.


Philip Blake’s life has been turned upside down. In less than seventy-two hours, an inexplicable event has resulted in people everywhere . . . turning. Now the walking dead roam the streets, massacring the living, and it seems that nowhere is safe. Escaping his small town, Philip has just one focus in life – to protect his young daughter Penny. And he’ll do whatever it takes to ensure she survives.

With his two old high-school friends and his brother Brian, Philip decides to aim for Atlanta. It’s said refugee centres are being set up there. But between them and safety stand the walking dead – and they must, somehow, pass through them to reach salvation.

The Rise of the Governor is fast-paced, action-packed storytelling about the lengths some people will go to survive. This book features new characters, new storylines and the same electrifying world from the hit TV show The Walking Dead.

Ratings and reviews

3.8
1.1K reviews
Tim Harmer
July 18, 2013
The book was good and enjoyable. I'm not a big reader but I found myself sometimes hard to stop reading. Sometimes it was very slow though. The reviews for the second book aren't very good so not sure whether to spend my time reading it.
A Google user
May 9, 2012
Don't think i've ever finished a single book, until I read this. Being a fan of the show and zombie culture in general was what lead me to this book. I can't wait for the next two installments....A few parallels to the show can be drawn in this book, simply couldn't put it down, even reading it at work on my browser, A must read!
Damien Lazzari
November 30, 2013
Im not going to rant on but i will say this, this book is brilliant. Love TWD and this book is a homage to the tv show. Find out the truth about the governors daughter penny, how he finds woodberry, that he has a brother!! Read it u wont be dissapointed, just no this, the 4 season of TWD is only just explaining what this book tells u in detail.. A must read for TWD fans.

About the author

Robert Kirkman is an American comic book writer. His first creation was Battle Pope, which he co-wrote with Tony Moore, and in 2003 they began the comic book series The Walking Dead, set in a George A. Romero zombie movie-inspired world.

Jay Bonansinga is a writer of thrillers, whose novels have been translated into numerous languages. His debut novel, The Black Mariah, was a finalist for a Bram Stoker award, and his short stories and articles have been widely published in magazines and anthologies. He has worked with Robert Kirkman writing the New York Times bestselling series of novels, The Walking Dead. He currently lives in Illinois with his wife and two sons, has a Master's in film and is a visiting professor at Northwestern University in their Creative Writing for the Media program, as well as the Graduate Writing Program at DePaul University.

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