Positive /
Posi+ive : a novel.
David Wellington.
- 437 pages ; 23 cm.
Anyone can be positive. The tattoed plus sign on Finnegan's hand marks him as a Positive -- as a potential zombie. Any point, the zombie virus could take over, turning him from a rational human into a ravenous monster. His only chance of a normal life is to survive the last 2 years of the potential incubation period -- if he reaches 21 without an incident, he is cleared. In the meantime, he must go to a special facility for positives, segregated from the regular population for everyone's safety. But the military caravan is attacked, and Finn is separated and alone. This leads to an epic cross-country journey across an America transformed, populated with heroes, villains, and madmen. And though the zombies are everywhere, Finn discovers that the real danger may be his fellow humans. Mixing the explosive action of Mad Max with sweeping storytelling and engagingly human characters, Positive is the zombie novel everyone has been waiting for.