What would you do if, upon death, your soul didn’t leave your body? You are now trapped in decaying flesh, and the world no longer makes sense. Forgetfulness, violence, or indifference set in. People, animals, insects, … the death process has been broken for all. 10 years into the apocalypse, most people try to scrape by, but Jude St. Clair is tirelessly searching for the answer.