In
a harrowing 900 mile race against time to get to his wife
just as the dead begin to rise, John, a business man trapped in New York, soon
learns that the zombies are the least of his worries, as he sees first-hand the
horror of what man is capable of with no rules, no consequences and death
at every turn.
Teaming
up with an ex-army pilot named Kyle, they escape New York only to stumble
across a man who says that he has the key to a
rumored underground stronghold called Avalon – Will they
find safety? Will they make it to Johns wife before it’s too late?
Get ready to follow John and Kyle in this fast-paced thriller that mixes
zombie horror with gladiator style arena action!
Here is part of a draft of chapter one…
Life
used to be so hard. Thinking things were tough when we didn’t get the job
we wanted, or pissed at the politicians for making rules that didn’t
matter. We were upset when the Barista fucked up our Venti Coffee or our favorite
TV show was cancelled. Going through the motions. Mundane tasks for
a mundane world. What the hell did we know? We were just begging
for it to end.
I
was sitting in another meeting, surrounded by ten of the most overpaid,
worthless people on the planet. Glancing down, after staring at a very slow
second hand tick around the clock above the door, I watched in disgust as my
boss scarfed down another glazed pastry. That’s when the first text hit.
None
of them would make it. That much was clear. With their overpriced Hummers
and their thousand dollar suits, they never had a chance. I wasn’t always so
cynical. I had the job, the money. I didn’t drive the Hummer, but I had a damn
nice suit and was busy working my way right up the corporate ladder.
“You
have great times ahead of you,” they would tell me. A rising star… None
of it would matter.
When
the text hit, I thought it was a joke. We all just eyed each other for a moment
before breaking into laughter as Josh, across from me, read it out loud.
Unbelievable, wasn’t it? The text had come in as a news alert from CNN on
Josh’s two hundred dollar Smart phone.
It
read: DEAD RISING: STAY INDOORS. TURN ON TV.
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