The Territory

When the border fence is breached, the Territory is invaded by a horde of undead ghouls. Squid is soon conscripted into the Diggers. And after Lynn finds herself at odds with the Territory's powerful church, she too escapes to join the Diggers. Together Squid and Lynn form an unlikely friendship as they march to battle against the ghouls. Their journey will take them further than they ever imagined, leading them closer to discovering secrets about themselves, their world, and a conspiracy that may spell the end of the Territory as they know it.

The battle was only the beginning; the real danger is beyond the fence.... The Diggers have been destroyed, a horde of ghouls is moving inland, and the High Priestess has seized control of the Central Territory. Together, with Nim, a Nomad boy seeking vengeance against the ghouls, Squid and Lynn begin their long journey toward the city of Big Smoke, a city that may not even exist.