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Tara Chalmers is a survivor of the outbreak in Thomas Dunne Books' The Walking Dead. She is the older sister of April and the daughter of David Chalmers. She is described as "being overweight, and always wearing different colored muu-muu's." She is considered a "pothead" by her father.
Pre-Apocalypse[]
Clarks Hill, South Carolina[]
Tara attended Clark's Hill Elementary School with her sister, April. She once had her lunch money stolen by her sister - it is something she blames April for even as an adult. Tara and her family were in the Chalmers Family Band, April playing the guitar; Tara playing the bass; her father David playing the mandolin & vocals, and her mother Lillian singing high soprano. However, in 1998, her mother, Lillian, passed away from pneumonia, making the band into the trio. They were a somewhat popular band even after her death, playing the carny circuit across the South & tri-state area, and continued to tour also in state fairs.
Post-Apocalypse[]
Rural Georgia[]
While in the Tennessee Bluegrass Festival, they made their way back home in the band's camper, and they made it as far as Georgia's border before it broke down. While looking for a safe zone in Druid Hills, the family found a large number of people outside the gates of a large building. After failing to get the people to follow them, the Chalmers left after finding a car that worked. While a quarter of a mile down the road, several people on motorcycles attacked the people in front of the gated building while April compared the situation to the film "Road Warrior." Watching what happened to the innocent people left a certain feeling of guilt and distrust to other survivors.
They then took an Amtrak train from Dalton to Atlanta, which was full of the undead. They traveled there at night in stolen cars searching for the refugee center before finally finding an apartment complex to make a long term base in the middle of Atlanta.
Rise of the Governor[]
"Atlanta"[]
After holding up in the complex for an extended period of time and clearing the floors they felt safe enough entering for supplies, Philip Blake and his group of survivors, which included his daughter Penny, his brother Brian, and his friend Nick, entered Atlanta. After Philip's group became stranded on foot after losing their car, April offered them to stay with her family in her apartment complex. After a bit of uneasiness between both parties, the two groups formed a close bond with one another which starts to form a family in Philip's mind. David Chalmers dies of a lung disease and comes back as an undead and he attacks Tara, who was grieving by his bedside. Luckily for her, Philip was able to kill her undead father. Tara held a strong grudge against Philip until their departure even though her sister, April, was more understanding of Philip's actions.
One day after a scouting run, April stormed off to her room. Tara followed her to calm her down. The next morning while Philip goes to check on April, hoping he can somehow fix his relationship with her, instead of finding April, however, Philip finds Tara who pulls a gun on Philip and his group forcing them to leave, and she doesn't allow them to take anything but the extremely bare basics with no food or weapons.
It is unknown what happens to the Chalmers sisters, although it can be assumed that when the winter hit, they either found a form of mobile heater for their apartment, or left all together. Tara's fate is currently unknown.
Killed Victims[]
This list shows the victims Tara has killed:
- Possibly numerous counts of zombies
Relationships[]
For a more in-depth look at Tara's relationships, read here: Tara Chalmers (Novel Series)/Relationships
Allies[]
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Enemies[]
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Appearances[]
Novel Series[]
Rise of the Governor[]
- "Atlanta"
- "Chapter Ten"
- "Chapter Eleven"
- "Chapter Twelve"
- "Chapter Thirteen"
- "Chapter Fourteen"
- "Chapter Fifteen"