The world ended in silence. Now the dead walk, and only the broken survive. Josh is a battle-scarred veteran of three tours overseas-but nothing could have prepared him for the fall of America. Cities have crumbled. Law is gone. The infected hunt the living. And somewhere in the chaos, a dark figure from Josh's past rises again. With nothing but a rifle, a worn backpack, and a lifetime of regrets, Josh begins a brutal trek across a dying country. But survival isn't his only goal. Redemption is. Alongside a tough, pistol-wielding survivor named Jessica, Josh will confront the sins of his past-and the horrors of what's become of mankind. The Pilgrimage is a raw, unapologetic journey through a decaying world filled with undead terrors, shattered faith, and unflinching violence. Written from inside the walls of a real prison by U.S. military veteran William Adams, this debut novel blends the grit of The Road, the intensity of The Walking Dead, and the soul of a man who's lost everything-and still keeps moving. This is not a story about the end of the world. It's about what survives afterward.