They’re not dead. They’re just empty.
Josh Harding knows something is wrong with his chess teacher. Mr. Kibberman still talks, teaches, and plays a mean game of chess, but something behind his eyes is missing.
Then it starts happening to everyone else.
Students stop asking questions. Parents stop caring. People gather at strange parties, develop an alarming appetite for candy, and insist that everything is informative.
Josh knows exactly who he needs to figure this out: the four former friends he isn’t legally supposed to associate with. Reuniting the Z Team means breaking court orders and reminding the government why five teenage science prodigies were separated in the first place.
But as the town of Clearwater begins to empty out, Josh and his friends discover that whatever is taking people’s minds isn’t simply destroying them. It is offering them something.
No fear. No grief. No loneliness. No pain. Maybe something even better than being human.
Saving the world is difficult enough. It’s so much harder to fight a foe who could be right.
Perfect for fans of Stranger Things, The Goonies, and The Last Kids on Earth, this fast-paced sci-fi mystery is packed with humour, high-stakes adventure, and a unique twist on the zombie apocalypse.
