Book 2 of Failstate Trilogy Summary: A young superhero.A legend reborn.And a whole mess of zombies.Failstate (a.k.a. Robin Laughlin) thought his life would get easier after he'd earned his superhero license. But now a legendary superhero has returned from the dead... along with a horde of shambling horrors who want to eat his brains.New Chayton's other licensed heroes are indisposed, meaning that the whole weight of protecting the city has fallen on Failstate. And nobody thinks he's up to the challenge. At least he has help from his older brother, Gauntlet, and his best friend, Veritas. Or does he?As if the zombie apocalypse weren't enough, complicating things are not one but two beautiful girls vying for Failstate/Robin's affections-and his own powers are doing something... interesting.In the superhero business, interesting is bad.Legends walk the streets of New Chayton. If Failstate can somehow survive the next few weeks, he could become one of them. Opening Lines: Legends stared down at me from the walls. I squirmed under their scrutiny. I could almost hear them whispering to each other, Who does this kid think he is? Does he really think he deserves to be here?Of course I didn't.No, that wasn't entirely true. I had earned a vigilante license four months earlier. I had even gone on a fifteen city victory tour over the summer to celebrate the fact. But now that the initial rush had worn off, now that I had returned to New Chayton, now that I was sitting in the Vigilante Oversight Commission's office waiting to meet my liaison officer, I felt woefully inadequate
