So why write this book?
Maybe to get a better understanding on how the Governor became the owner of Woodbury. And what happened in Woodbury before hand and how did Penny die? There are so many unanswered questions. Well, I read once somewhere, maybe it was a fanzine I cannot recall, but it said that Penny is just his niece. That confused me until I read this book.
Phillip Blake had a brother; his name is Brian Blake and he tries to protect Penny all way through the break down of society. Phillip is the reason why the 5 people make it through and survives as the world is going down, TV stations stop broadcasting and food is no longer being produced. The 5 survivors; Phillip, Brian, Penny and 2 of Phillip's high school friends have heard of a refugee camp in Atlanta and that's where they are heading. They choose though to stay at the upper class suburb outside of Atlanta for a little while enjoying "the good life." After more golf players and rich ladies wearing fur tries to eat them and a little kid successfully eats one (I won't say who) they finally head off to Atlanta just to discover the awful truth.... The refugee camp doesn't exist. You already knew that from the TV show and the graphic novels. After a long fight with the dead they find an apartment with 2 sisters living alone with their sick dad.
Throughout the book you wonder if Kirkman wanted to justify Phillip Blake for being an as*hole all the way but you will discover that you also hated him before Penny's dead. He's a rapist, he wishes his own brother dead and he treats people like puppies. But without him they would not had survived.
His persona is harsh and dictator like and he makes the Governor from the TV show seems lovely compared to Hitler's son in this book.
Brian is the exact opposite though the same blood is rolling in their veins. He's careful, scared and always needs protection, he can barely kill a walker!
He takes care of Penny more than he takes care of himself and if he should make a sacrifice he would throw himself in front of a walker instead of Penny.
After the rape attempt the group is kicked out of the apartment and they hit south. They find a rural area and settle down and starts a new life only with a few roamers visiting them sometimes. Brian is being accused of being paranoid when he begins to hear strange things but he is the smart one. One night they are being robbed by tough survivors and this is where poor Penny cannot make it any longer. But Phillip does not have it in him to put Penny out of her misery so he keeps her alive as they leave the house. They end up in Woodbury where walls are being build. Phillip and his group gets an apartment and no one cares about them. No one cares about anything they actually just keep to themselves and that's how Phillip can sneak in his dead daughter and hide her in the apartment without anyone noticing. Woodbury is being ruled by an insane dude named Gavin and it is Phillip's mission to put him out and take over the place but he fails. Brian on the other hand.... He has the guts now... I will not spoil too much now but let's just say that the Governor is born and he's ready to rule.
This book is for any Walking Dead fan! Enjoy :)
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