Overall a decent apocalyptic series. No explanation is ever given for what made the Haters into Haters. The series never leaves you leaving warm and fuzzy, but I suppose it's a fairly accurate representation of what would happen in the event of a large-scale societal collapse. Endless killing and mini-despots claiming and maintaining power through whatever means are necessary. McCoyne's small good turn at the end of the book does nothing to negate the terrible things he did earlier in the story, but to his credit he realizes this. Glad to finally wrap up this series, I read the first two books clear back in 2011.