Hudson White

Skyhook, a small Oregon town, is chosen to be the new headquarters of Neo-Genentrix. Nefarious Thorne, the genocidal CEO, unleashes a genetic experiment that converts most of the inhabitants of Skyhook into zombies. Unsatisfied with anything less than complete domination, Thorne brings in assassins to hunt down the last remaining human, Bob, an alcoholic war hero and survivalist who was initially responsible for inviting Neo-Genentrix in Skyhook.

On the outskirts of the universe, CARGIES - short for cargo haulers - travel into the depths of space to collect raw materials for the civilized worlds. With their numbers dwindling a gaudy commercial attempt is made to recruit new members and chaos is inadvertently set into motion with a shocking death.