Millions are already dead. No law, no government, Taylor just wants to find his missing son, but along the way finds more. Taylor is looking for his son whom he hasn't seen since the Cleansing. He thought his travels through the radioactive and virus infected suburbs he used to call home would be simple. That was until he met them. A group of women and children slaves in desperate need of rescue. He knew that he had to save them. He also knew that if his son was still alive, he needed to find him. In a hidden military base, Dr. Miles Richards works on a cure for the ever spreading virus. With...

Rise of the State picks up where the first novel in the series, Pandemic Dawn, left off. Taylor continues to search for his son with his companion Tia, after having to leave the children at the complex. Makayla escapes from the military facility in search of her father's cabin, and a cure for the ever spreading virus which continues to kill and mutate while learning to operate her new body. Meanwhile, the governments split causes new dangers for all in an already fallen post-apocalyptic world. The struggle between powers may put an end to Taylor's search, as well as an end to ever finding a...