 First edition cover | |
| Author | Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga |
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| Cover artist | Neil Lang |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Post-apocalyptic and horror |
| Publisher | Thomas Dunne Books, a division of St. Martin's Press |
Publication date | October 11, 2011 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 307 |
| ISBN | 0-312-54773-0 |
| Followed by | The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury (2012) |
The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor is a post-apocalyptic horror novel written by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga and released October 11, 2011. The novel is a spin-off of The Walking Dead comic book series and explores the back-story of one of the series' most infamous characters, the Governor. Rise of the Governor is the first in a trilogy of novels.[1] The Walking Dead's fourth season utilizes plots from the novel, the Chalmers family in particular.
- ^ "'The Walking Dead': Check out the cover art for the 'Rise of the Governor' novel". Entertainment Weekly. May 12, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2011.