Wow! What a beginning! The reader is immediately plunged into the brutally dangerous world of the Strikers as Talin and her Shield battle ghosts to defend the Karensa Federation. The ghosts are zombie/ghouls who used to be people but are now being used as soldiers for the Nation of Mara. If this first look is any indication of the rest of the novel than there is sure to be a lot of heart-stopping action in store for the reader. I love a dystopian novel and this looks perfect.