The Fall of the Governor Part 2 - Review

"The Walking Dead The Fall of the Governor Part Two" is the fourth novel in the series by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga.  These novels take place in the world they created for the comic book series of The Walking Dead.

There is also a television series on AMC based on the comics.

I have not read the comics, but I feel like these novels are probably closer to the comics than to the television series.   However, if you start with the first book The Rise of the Governor then you do not have to read the comics OR watch the series to enjoy the novels.  They really do stand on their own.

This series of novels do not take place following our band of heros.  Instead you get the see the rise of the zombies and face the aftermath in the company of the "bad guys."

This novel, as well as the previous 3 in the series,  follow a young woman named Lilly Caul.  Having been taken into the safety of Woodbury she has worked her way up in the city's shaky hierarchy to be semi-close to the man known as "The Governor" 

(WARNING: This review MAY contain spoilers.  Proceed with Caution!)

With the introduction of Rick, Glenn, and Michonne in the previous novel, you can only assume that this novel shows Woodburys version of the attack on the prison, and you would not be wrong.  

With The Governor not being in the best of health at the start of The Fall of the Governor Part 2, Lilly is doing everything she can to hold the town together before it comes apart at the seams.

When The Governor asks her to hunt down some of the towns deserters she takes the challenge, despire her own special medical issue.  

She feels like The Governor might not be entirely sane, but really feels that he has the best interest of the town at heart.  She is willing to do whatever he says must be done to protect Woodbury and all that it has come to represent to her.

Since a large part of this book centers around Woodbury's move against the prision you know it is full of action.

And since it takes place in the universe of The Walking Dead, you know it is also full of zombies.

My Thoughts

Lilly Caul is to this novel series what Andrea was to the telvision series.  That means I kind of hate her a little bit.  Okay, I kind of hate her A LOT.

Since I have watched all of the Walking Dead television series, I know the Governor's motives and I KNOW that he's more than a little off kilter in the novel.  I also know that the "indruders" are not the monsters that he is making them out to be.

All of Lilly's hatred of them, and the people at the prison, is so totally unfounded.  Even though she holds them responsible for something that happens to her in this novel I still want to reach through the pages and shake her and scream at her, "Can't you see how stupid you are being?  STOP IT, JUST STOP IT!"

The end of the book went in the only direction it could have gone in I suppose.  Now I just need to get my hands on Descent, which is the next book in the series.