Life surely has never been easy for Rowland Ambrose. Born to a mother who drank herself to death and a father who died while in prison, tragedy was a constant theme in his life. After experiencing day one of the zombie apocalypse and being rescued by his two older brothers, Rowland wakes from a coma in a new type of world. With old world borders erased, those who are left are free to draw their own with rules made on a whim. After witnessing a brutal murder by the infamous Shamrock Gang, Rowland and his companions are catapulted into a bloody turf war. But as Rowland and his newly created Angels Gang spiral deeper into the post-apocalyptic streets of Fostoria, it might be too late for Rowland to escape the treachery of the underworld.