In the world of The Walking Dead, no character was as vile as the Governor, who ruled Woodbury using his twisted sense of justice on the people. He forced captives to fight zombies in an arena or punished those who dared to defy his authority. The Governor was named 'Villain of the Year' by Wizard Magazine, and his story is one of the most controversial in The Walking Dead history. Now, for the first time, this novel reveals the Governor's backstory and why he enforces justice so wrongly. The novel chronicles the rise of one of the most famous characters from The Walking Dead series, which Entertainment Weekly called 'the best new show on television.'