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Exclusive Audiobook Excerpt: 'The Walking Dead -- Rise of the Governor'
Ever wonder how the sadistic Philip Blake (a.k.a. The Governor) -- perhaps The Walking Dead's most infamous human villain -- seized control of Woodbury and ruled over four city blocks in the wake of the zombie apocalypse? The new, and very first, Walking Dead audiobook, Rise of the Governor, has your answer. Check out an exclusive excerpt from the book (the first of a new trilogy), co-written by Dead creator Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga and read by Fred Berman, after the jump.
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Here's the book's official description. It's due out on October 11...
"Following in the footsteps of the New York Times bestselling graphic novels and the record-breaking new television show, this debut novel in a trilogy of original Walking Dead books chronicles the back story of the comic book series greatest villain, The Governor."
"In The Walking Dead universe, there is no greater villain than The Governor. The despot who runs the walled-off town of Woodbury, he has his own sick sense of justice: whether it's forcing prisoners to battle zombies in an arena for the townspeople's amusement, or chopping off the appendages of those who cross him. The Governor was voted "Villain of the Year" by Wizard Magazine the year he debuted, and his story arc was the most controversial arc in the history of The Walking Dead comic book series. Now, for the first time, fans of The Walking Dead will discover how The Governor became the man he is, and what drove him to such extremes."
