Bone And Cinder: A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller (Zapheads Book 1) (21 page)
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Authors: Scott Nicholson,Joshua Simcox
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NEXT #1: AFTERBURN
Five years after a devastating solar storm wipes out civilization and spawns a strange race of mutants, Rachel Wheeler and her misfit family must choose whether to hide away or fight to join other survivors.
As their food supply dwindles inside their bunker, radiation from abandoned nuclear plants is altering the world around them. Not only are the mutants building their own cities and weapons, the remaining dregs of the U.S. military are massing for an attack. In this decaying environment, hostile new creatures crawl out from the crevices and up from the waterways to threaten them all.
But as a half-mutant, Rachel’s choice isn’t as simple as mere survival—the mutant way of life might be more promising than anything humans could hope to restore. And Rachel’s next decision could tear apart her family and the entire world.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
“One of the most thrilling writers working today. Miss him at your peril.” – Blake Crouch, The Wayward Pines Trilogy
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
www.AuthorScottNicholson.com
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Joshua Simcox
is a freelance
writer living in the mountains of western North Carolina. He loves horror movies, great barbeque, and lives with his wife Pamela and beloved black cat Salem. He is the co-author of
October Dark: A Phineas Trout/Macklin Dailey Thriller
with J.A. Konrath. If you enjoyed Zapheads #1: Bone and Cinder, he’d love to hear from you at
[email protected]
.
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Cursed
(with J.R. Rain)
Bad Blood
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Next #6: Half Life
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)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
My deepest gratitude to the following: God, Pamela, my family, Dr. Michael Joslin, Dr. John Keener, Rachel Chrane, Craig Deininger and the many other amazing, gracious supportive people with whom I crossed paths at Lees-McRae College. Also thanks to Scott Nicholson and Joe Konrath for taking a chance on an unproven talent and providing assistance and encouragement along the way. And to Salem, my rescue cat, for companionship during all those long hours spent pounding away on my laptop.—J.S.
Thanks to beta readers Don Cranford, Frank Pero, Pamela Mullins, Eric Brunsen, Nina Slone, Mary Genevieve Fortier, and Carole McLaughlin.—S.N.
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