All the post-apocalyptic gun culture tropes are here. Good guys with guns vs. bad guys with guns. Relentless battles with a crumbling society as a backdrop, but the character development is surprisingly good. The characters all battle inner demons and their personalities and backgrounds are believable. This book has a great deal of emotional depth and was one of the best post apocalyptic novels I’ve listened to in a long time. The authors have definitely improved from their first few books, which were good, but this one was the best so far.