Atlanta

Creator, Writer

Novel

Part

2 of 3

Preceded By	Succeeded By
"The Hollow Men"	"Chaos Theory"

"Atlanta" is the second part of The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor. It spans chapters 9-16. It is the second part of the series overall.

Plot

“

He who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself; and if you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss will gaze into you.

―Nietzsche

”

Philip Blake attempts to drive away from the hordes chasing after them, but is quickly surrounded by the city's almost entire infected population. In a fit of both psychotic rage and desperation, Philip drives through the endless crowd, running over many and covering the group's heavy vehicle in gore, which causes it to spin out of control and crash, forcing them once again to go on foot.

Running from the walkers through the back alleys they are rescued by April Chalmers by being led into her and her family's safe house. Chalmer's family comprised of ailing father David and his daughters, Tara and April. The two groups bond into the autumn, clearing biters from the rest of the apartment building, reinforcing it, gathering supplies, and trying to live normal lives. During Part 2, Philip Blake gradually become more violent, bloodthirsty, and volatile and Nick Parsons and Brian Blake worries. David dies from lung cancer during this period and turns into a walker, but Philip manages to kill him before he can bite Tara. After this incident Tara develops harsh feelings towards Philip.

Philip develops a romantic relationship with April, but while the two are out on a scavenging run he ends up raping her. The next morning, April is missing, and Tara threatens Philip, Penny, Brian, and Nick with a gun, demanding that they leave. The survivors reluctantly do so, staying in various safe havens (previously marked by Nick during his reconnoiters of the area) before reaching a motorcycle garage. They jump on a pair of Harleys and ride out into the countryside, away from the city.

Credits

Deaths

Lillian Chalmers (Confirmed Fate, Pre-Apocalypse)
David Chalmers (Alive and Zombified)
14 unnamed Atlanta Apartment Building residents (Alive, Confirmed Fate; Zombified)

Trivia

Only appearance of April Chalmers.
Only appearance of Tara Chalmers.
Only appearance of David Chalmers.

v • d • e Chapters of The Walking Dead
Rise of the Governor	"The Hollow Men" • "Atlanta" • "Chaos Theory"
The Road to Woodbury	"Red Day Rising" • "This Is How the World Ends"
The Fall of the Governor - Part One	"The Gathering" • "Showtime"
The Fall of the Governor - Part Two	"Battlefield" • "Doomsday Clock" • "The Fall"
Descent	"Lake of Fire" • "The Labyrinth" • "Last Rites"
Invasion	"The Behavior of the Sheep" • "The End of the Whole Mess" • "The Great Steel Oblivion"
Search and Destroy	"Stone Soup" • "Scorched Earth" • "Nightshade" • "Perchance To Dream"
Return to Woodbury	"Los Dias Finales" • "Exodus" • "Welcome to the Terrordome" • "The Sky Is Bleeding" • "Los Primeros Dias"
Short Stories	"Alone, Together" • "Just Another Day at the Office"
Typhoon	"The New World" • "The Typhoon of Dead" • "Quota" • "Stranger in a Strange Land" • "The Welcome" • "The Beacon of Light" • "The Living Revolution" • "Homecoming" • "Search" • "Stopping the Typhoon" • "Innocence Reclaimed" • "Reunion" • "The Line Drawn" • "The Return" • "In Defense of the Revolution" • "Raid" • "Moral Choices" • "The Split" • "Preparations" • "Finding Home" • "Fongyuan Revisited" • "Into the Fold" • "Paradise Lost" • "The Siege" • "Redemption" • "For the Living Revolution" • "The Escape" • "The Storm Passes" • "Epilogue"