The Dying of the Light · Book 3
Beginning
Twenty-three years after the fall, one last chance.
Twenty-three years after the fall. A world broken by the dead. One last chance before everything ends. Eden Blake, daughter of heroes, immune and haunted, must lead humanity’s final battle. (full description)
Science Fiction • Horror • Military
For fans of World War Z and Patient Zero
“Let’s start with never a dull moment. The entire series has been a great reading experience for me, book 3 proves my point that Jason Kristopher is a unique writer.”
— Amazon Review
About the Book
The dead have walked for twenty-three years. Now, from the depths of underground bunkers, humanity prepares for its final battle—not just against the undead, but against itself.
When psychotic warlord Malcolm Dagger seizes control of a nuclear bunker and threatens global annihilation, the scattered remnants of civilization must unite or perish. But hope arrives from an unexpected source—a voice from before the fall that no one expected to hear again.
Eden Blake—seventeen, immune, and haunted by a mistake she can’t undo—must overcome guilt to embrace her destiny. As religious fanatics sabotage recovery efforts and weaponized super-zombies called Driebachs threaten to overwhelm the last strongholds, heroes will fall, sacrifices will be made, and the true cost of survival will be counted in blood and tears.
This award-winning trilogy conclusion delivers military authenticity, emotional depth, and the answer to humanity’s ultimate question: twenty-three years after the world ended, can we begin again?
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What Readers Are Saying
“The writer painstakingly covers a number of different angles during the story and holds your interest throughout. I highly recommend this series. I was sorry to see it come to an end. It was that much of an enjoyable read.”
— 5 stars, Amazon Review
“The Dying of the Light book 3 Beginning by Jason Kristopher was definitely worth the wait. It is a look at the world twenty years after a zombie apocalypse and the efforts of several bunker groups of survivors trying to rebuild and restart civilization.”
— 5 stars, Amazon Review
You’ll Enjoy This If You Like
- World War Z by Max Brooks
- Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry
- The Reapers Are the Angels by Alden Bell
Book Details
- Print length: 422 pages (paperback)
- Published: February 4, 2026
- ISBN: 978-1-945760-76-1
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