At the end of the novel, his fate is unknown. Harry Ryan - A member of "The Lamb" religion formed by Matthew. He is excellent at calligraphy. He makes the banner for the religion, but misspells it as "Angus Day". This angers Matt, but others suggest that "The Lamb" influenced him to misspell the banner. At the end of the novel, it is unclear whether Harry is dead or floating downriver with Matt and his acolytes on the remains of the boat. Jacob - An asthmatic boy in the church. When Ed, Jack, and their group enter, he is already dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. Malik – A Muslim friend of Ed Carter's, from Rowhurst. Malik is taken by sickos in the ambush at the Fez; it is later revealed in the sixth novel that he survived. Matthew Palmer – A Rowhurst student who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning at the church. Following the poisoning and the emotional trauma from the disease epidemic, Matthew forms a religion about a boy known as "The Lamb", who makes things right. He is nicknamed "Mad Matt" by others in the group because of this. He hijacks the sightseeing boat but crashes it, then floats downriver on its remains, with his second in command, Archie Bishop, and four acolytes. At the end of the novel, his fate is unknown. Phil - A small boy who joins Matt's "The Lamb" religion and become its youngest acolyte. At the end of the novel, it is unclear if he is dead, or among those floating down the river on the remains of the boat. Stanley - A small boy at the church who does not join Matt's religion initially. He attempts to leave with the majority of the group for the countryside but is presumably killed during the ambush at the Fez. The Coach group Aleisha – A girl student on Greg Thorne's coach, who is best friends with Brooke and Courtney. Aleisha gets bitten and later drowns, when the cruise boat sinks. Brooke – A girl student on Greg Thorne's coach, who is best friends with Aleisha and Courtney. Brooke becomes emotionally close to Ed Carter, until Greg scars Ed's face. At the end of the book, she is horrified by witnessing David shoot a kid on the bridge and tells Justin to keep driving. Courtney – A girl student on Greg Thorne's coach, who is best