Have you ever wondered, what it would have been like if the world, you and I know turned out completely different…?
In the early 18oo’s of an earth, where airships, and steam powered rifles are found freely throughout the world, a catastrophic earthquake known as the “Boneshaker” devastated all of Washington. Through the Fissures, cracks, and crevices left by the earthquake came a foul, horrid gas, which mutated the unlucky people exposed to it, into walking corpses known as “Rotters” by the people of Seattle.

The story begins with a young man named Rector “Wreck’em” Sherman. He had just turned eighteen, and is thus kicked out of the orphanage he once called home. Without anything else to do, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery through the devastated wasteland of Seattle, in hope of finding the corpse of an old acquaintance of his…

Though the story for the book sounds odd, I found this novel extremely suspenseful. Throughout the novel, there is a lot of chatter about an antagonistic foe, known as rotters. Yet, the main character has never seen it; therefore, there is NO idea to what they might look like. It managed to always keep me wondering. The story is every bit as compelling as a Star Wars movie. So, in my opinion, this book is definitely worth a read.