Maxie - One of the leaders of the Waitrose crew and later the Holloway crew, she is Arran's second in command and it is stated she has feelings for him. She has short hair. Later on in the series, she becomes Blue's girlfriend.

This brutal, no holds barred punch was filled with gruesome and disgusting detail. No illusions. No mercy. No pulled punches. Honest, bloody slaughter-like style that hit me in all the right places! This is their life now. Some kids could let go of the old life, accept, change and survive in the new brutal way of things. Others could not. Sad, bitter, and heartbreaking one minute—hilarious and hopeful the next. This story clawed at my insides in more ways than one….

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Josa - Leader of the Slough group, she has a husky voice, pointed face, clever eyes and she is missing her front teeth. She also has a scar on her top lip and a mangled ear. She was Tyler Keene's girlfriend and shortly after he died she gave birth to their son, who she named after him.

Alice – A little girl who plays with Godzilla after Joel is killed. Escapes David's rule with the rest of the kids.Archie Bishop - A large boy and Matt's right hand man. His father used to be a priest and so he has been raised on religion, though he doesn't seem to be as convinced as Matt in there being an actual deity. Jamey, Adamand Will- A few boys from Rowhurst who were killed by infected teachers during the early stages of the outbreak. The Mad King- A boy with some disability, a large body, watery eyes, heavy brow and a stiff walk. He is the proxy leader of the Ascot kids but doesn't speak often and what he says is nonsense that Arno Fletcher interprets. Ponytail - A boy with a wispy growth on his lip, no front teeth and a ponytail, who seems to be Nicola's second-in-command in The Fear. He mentions that he came to Parliament after the fire in south London at the end of The Dead.

Matt Palmer - Called "Mad Matt" by people not from the Cathedral, he is the leader in a new religion which sees the reincarnated versions of god and the devil in two small boys. He is considered insane and has a scab on his forehead which he believes is the sign of the Lamb, the reincarnated god.Ollie - A red haired boy, he is very intelligent and is described as a good shot with his sling shot. He is in charge of ranged fighters known as the Skirmishers. He is fifteen at the end of The Enemy, with his birthday the following day. Deke – A boy in the Waitrose group. He is Freak's best friend and, before the epidemic, always hung around with him. During the swimming pool episode, Deke dies after suffering a punctured lung from broken vending machine glass, and grown-ups take him away to eat him. Day 5 - Macca dies, drive into Slough and meet Arbour Vale kids, night of blood moon, Sophie rescues and brings to Ascot.

Courtney- Courtney is one of the survivors of the boat crash and is also best friends with Brooke. She has grown a crush on DogNut over the last year and is only going on the adventure to get some time with DogNut relatively alone. Torchboy - A boy who helps clear out the Serpentine Gallery. He has a flashlight and smoke bombs. In the U.S. version, he is called Flashlight Boy.

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They'll chase you. They'll rip you open. They'll feed on you..."-- the book's promotional tagline [1] Froggie- Zohra's younger brother, he too is originally from the country and came to London by coach. He is amazed by the London Eye and always wished to see it. He is seven years old. Day 1 of The Dead: Three weeks since electricity has been out, roughly one month of infected London. It has been ten days since Matthew Palmer has holed up inside the school chapel. The third story line follows a boy named Callum, who stays behind at the Holloway crew's old settlement, and how his life changes after they leave.