The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury

The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury is a post-apocalyptic horror novel written by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga and released October 16, 2012. The novel is a spin-off of Kirkman's series of graphic novels and explores the back-story of one of the series' most infamous characters, Lilly Caul. The Road to Woodbury is the second in a trilogy of novels, following The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor and preceding The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor (Parts I and II).

Plot
The book focuses on Lilly and her path to Woodbury, Georgia. A rural town that is barricaded and walled off to separate the living from the undead, it seems to be the perfect sanctuary. Life appears idyllic, with plenty of food, shelter and security provided to its residents. The town expands and grows stronger every day and Woodbury's leader, Philip Blake, keeps the citizens in line. Lilly however, begins to suspect all is not as it seems. Blake, who relishes his title as The Governor, has disturbing ideas about law and order. Lilly and a group of rebels band together to fight The Governor and open a Pandora's box of mayhem and destruction when they challenge his reign.

Characters

 * Josh Lee Hamilton
 * Lilly Caul
 * Everett Ray Caul
 * Bob Stookey
 * Brenda Stookey
 * Phillip Blake
 * Chad Bingham
 * Donna Bingham
 * Sarah Bingham
 * Lydia Bingham
 * Mary Bingham
 * Ruthie Bingham
 * Megan Lafferty
 * Caesar Martinez
 * Scott Moon
 * Penny Blake

Deaths

 * Brenda Stookey
 * Everett Ray Caul
 * Sarah Bingham
 * Chad Bingham
 * Josh Lee Hamilton
 * Scott Moon
 * Megan Lafferty
 * Penny Blake

Reception
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