"Balance is a grim and melancholy zombie story. Peter Giglio brings his A-game to this disturbing tale." - Jonathan Maberry, New York Times Bestselling author of Dead of Night and Dust & Decay "A harrowing new perspective on the apocalypse. Giglio goes for the heart as well as the jugular." - David Dunwoody, author of Empire's End and Unbound & Other Tales THE BLAST... A worldwide snowstorm that brings with it a terminal virus. THE DEAD RISE... But something deep within hasn't died. The thing they loved most when alive still burns bright, at odds with a predacious hunger they can't control or understand. GEOFF & AMANDA... Have survived The Blast. The bad news: 650 miles of treacherous, zombie infested road separates them. And time is running out for Amanda. PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION BY ERIC SHAPIRO AND A BONUS STORY.