Henry Walters has set his mind on a return to the overrun, quarantined city of Boston to find his girlfriend. To Henry, rescuing her may seem as momentous as a zombie tale can get, but he will soon discover that there is much more to his story than outrunning the Dead. A greater evil lurks and will attempt to change the world for the worst.

Vy Black has been cursed from the beginning. Even from the time of his birth, his hometown has originated a deadly plague that kills entire populations, destroying the place and the people he has come to love. Now, in order to save the world, he must enter the Reaper Trials to convince the Dark One why humanity should be saved from extinction. The Reaper Trials is R.T. Donlon's sophomore novel--a look into the heart of humanity's deepest fears, a hero willing to risk his life for the sake of the world, and the ability to overcome even the worst obstacles, even when survival is not an option....