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Authors: Scott Nicholson
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EARTH ZERO
As the remnants of the human race mobilize for an attack on the mutants who have taken over the abandoned cities, a small band of survivors are caught in the middle of the conflict.
Rachel Wheeler’s own mutant abilities could make her a valuable resource for the new government and the army it has formed in the wake of the apocalypse. But the people who want to take back the world have a ruthless vision for the future, and a toxic planet is unleashing its rage in the form of deadly predators. Meanwhile, the mutants are evolving at an astonishing rate and establishing a social order that defies human control. When her group is drawn into the ultimate war, Rachel must decide whether to stay loyal to the ones she loves or fight for ideals she doesn’t fully embrace.
The top of the food chain is at stake, and the extinction of the human race may not be the worst possible outcome.
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AFTER: THE SHOCK
A massive solar storm erases the world's technological infrastructure and kills billions. While the remaining humans are struggling to adapt and survive, they notice that some among them have...changed.
Rachel Wheeler finds herself alone in the city, where violent survivors known as "Zapheads" roam the streets, killing and destroying. Her only hope is to reach the mountains, where her grandfather, a legendary survivalist, established a compound in preparation for Doomsday.
Other survivors are fleeing the city, but Zapheads aren't the only danger. Rogue bands of military soldiers want to impose their own order in the crumbling ruins of civilization. When Rachel discovers a 10-year-old boy, she vows to care for him even at the risk of her own life.
And the Zapheads are evolving, developing communal skills even as they lay waste to the society they will eventually replace.
How another group of people faced After
ZAPHEADS #1: BONE AND CINDER
When Mackie Dailey survives a cataclysmic solar storm that wipes out civilization and mutates others into violent killers, he seeks out the one person he cares about most.
But when he returns to a college campus looking for Allie, he discovers she is a Zaphead—nearly unrecognizable as the human he once loved. Mackie becomes caught in a power struggle among a small group of survivors who turn the campus into a stronghold against the Zaphead threat. His old nemesis, Lucas Krider, has taken charge, but Krider’s vision of a new world is just as horrifying as the extinction they all face.
Will Mackie sacrifice himself so the group has a chance to survive, or will his demons turn out to be more dangerous than the strange, rampaging creatures that nature has unleashed?
About the Author:
Scott Nicholson
is the international bestselling author of more than 20 thrillers, including
The Home, McFall, Disintegration, Liquid Fear, Speed Dating with the Dead
, and the
After
post-apocalyptic series. His books have appeared in the Kindle Top 100 more than a dozen times in five different countries. Visit his website at
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VIEW OTHER KINDLE BOOKS BY SCOTT NICHOLSON
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Novels
Next #3: Radiophobia
Zapheads #3: Blood and Frost
The Scarecrow
(Solom #1)
The Narrow Gate
(Solom #2)
Cursed
(with J.R. Rain)
Bad Blood
(with J.R. Rain & H.T. Night)
Spider Web
(with J.R. Rain)
Spider Bite
(with J.R. Rain)
Ghost College
(with J.R. Rain)
The Vampire Club
(with J.R. Rain)
Meat Camp
(with J.T. Warren)
Playin’ Possum
(with Milton Bagby)
Story
Collections
Children’s Books
If I Were Your Monster
(with Lee Davis)
Too Many Witches
(with Lee Davis)
Ida Claire
(with Lee Davis)
Duncan the Punkin
(with Sergio Castro)
Bad Day for Balloons
(with Sergio Castro)
BOX SETS
Horror Movies: Three Screenplays
Ghost Box: Six Supernatural Thrillers
Mad Stacks: Short Stories Box Set
VIEW U.K. KINDLE BOOKS BY SCOTT NICHOLSON
:
Next #3: Radiophobia
The Scarecrow
(Solom #1)
The Narrow Gate
(Solom #2)
Zapheads #2:
Scars and Ashes
Zapheads #3: Blood and Frost
Cursed
(with J.R. Rain)
Ghost College
(with J.R. Rain)
The Vampire Club
(with J.R. Rain)
Bad Blood
(with J.R. Rain & H.T. Night)
Spider Web
(with J.R. Rain)
Meat Camp
(with J.T. Warren)
Playin’ Possum
(with Milton Bagby)
Collections
Children’s Books
Bad Day for Balloons
(with Sergio Castro)
If I Were Your Monster
(with Lee Davis)
Duncan the Punkin
(with Sergio Castro)
Too Many Witches
(with Lee Davis)
Ida Claire
(with Lee Davis)
Omnibus editions
Horror Movies: Three Screenplays
Ghost Box: Six Supernatural Thrillers
Mad Stacks: Short Stories Box Set