The Walking Dead meets Game of Thrones in Dead Guard the exciting new serialized dark fantasy horror epic. The once prosperous kingdom of Daelor has been stricken by the blight, a mysterious illness that has made the dead rise to consume the living. The only thing standing between the last of mankind and extinction is the Dead Guard. Formed from five ancient houses the Dead Guard is the last line of defense to hold back the undead tide. For over a century they’ve held their posts, allowing life to go on, but now a new horror begins to take shape, the likes of which has never been seen, one that could finally break what little peace and stability that thousands have died to maintain.
Benjamin Herring lived as a freeman working with his adoptive father, a wood cutter, and living with in their tiny cottage in the woods. It was simple life free of the complications of city or interference from nobles and far away from the staggering, decaying menace, the blight. Living off the land, Benjamin worked day and night to keep his mother and twin sisters well fed. For a time all seemed right, that was until he met a noble girl from a powerful ancient house and one of the most powerful founding pillars of the Dead Guard. Little did Benjamin realize how much his first love could cost him and his family.