When civilization collapsed, evil rose to power: In the deep recesses of solitary confinement, a wickedness emerges to defile what is left of humanity. With society coming to its knees, the opportunity is right for a terrible army to claim the world as their own, and inflict upon it the same pain they received in life. The After War series continues. This is the story of Karl Metzger. "It is said that even a villain is the hero of their own story. And everyone does have a story ... In the end, that's what we all are--stories, little stories that build to bigger stories, that make up the epic of a lifetime." - Manhattan Book Review

Although Butcher Rising is the second novel in The After War series, they can be read independently of each other if desired. Both books work as standalone novels.