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My apartment had been a testament to my former life. Walls adorned with schematics and whiteboards filled with arcane symbols. Bookshelves overflowing with volumes on computer science, algorithms, and theoretical physics. The air had always smelled faintly of ozone and the metallic tang of new electronics. It was a space of intense focus, of dedicated intellectual pursuit. The idea of being truly alone, stripped of the constant, stimulating hum of technology and the implicit safety net of organized society, would have been utterly alien. I’d prided myself on my ability to navigate complex...

Billy was up on the roof. Beth, Jamie, Winston and Scotty were standing at the edge of the building as he was, looking out over the city. Things were crazy, and they seemed to be getting worse as the days rolled by. The police precinct was still burning. It had started sometime during the night two days before, and since there was no one to put the fire out, it had been raging for hours now. A few minutes ago, the roof of the building next door to the precinct burst into flames. Maybe the fire had started inside, or the extreme heat from the burning police precinct had caused it to burst ...

Across town, at Rico’s Auto Repair, the clang of wrenches and the roar of engines formed a chaotic symphony. Rico, a whirlwind of grease-stained overalls and easy charm, was a master of his craft. He could coax life back into the most stubborn of engines, his hands possessing an almost magical ability to diagnose and mend. He also had a keen eye for detail, a knack for noticing the subtle inconsistencies that others overlooked. Murk had started frequenting the shop, under the guise of needing minor work done on his nondescript sedan. It was a calculated risk, an attempt to build a new, ...

Jimmy began to formulate a plan, a multi-pronged strategy designed to chip away at the foundations of Murphy’s power. He couldn't take down the king, but he could dismantle his army, one soldier at a time. The first step was to gather irrefutable, independently verifiable evidence against Corbin. This meant discreetly accessing internal police records, cross-referencing witness statements from past cases that had inexplicably gone cold, and even, if necessary, obtaining security footage from locations Corbin was known to frequent during his illicit dealings. It was a dangerous game, ...

He thought about Sarah Jenkins. He’d studied her profile, her habits, her supposed weaknesses. He’d seen photos of her – sharp, intelligent eyes, a determined set to her jaw. She was good at her job, unnervingly so. She had a knack for digging where others wouldn’t dare, for asking the questions that made powerful men sweat. He’d always viewed her as an obstacle, a variable that needed to be controlled. Now, he saw her as something else entirely: a potential ally, albeit an unwitting one. She was a threat to Green, and by extension, she was becoming a threat to the very conspiracy...

The map, a faded testament to a world long gone, lay between them, its lines representing not just distances, but the stark choices that determined life or death. The choice wasn't just about finding Havenwood; it was about preserving what remained of their humanity in a world that relentlessly stripped it away. As hours bled into the night, a sense of collective exhaustion settled over them, a kind of fatigue that went beyond the physical. It was the weariness of countless hard-fought battles, the exhaustion of constantly battling despair and uncertainty. The air hung heavy with unspoken ...

He had been lying half in half out of the gutter for the last several hours that he knew of. He had no idea how long before that. Days? Weeks? Weeks seemed wrong. Days, he decided. He turned his attention back to the roadway before him. Was it a roadway? When he thought roadway, he thought highway, something like that. From what he could see this was more like a city street. It had never occurred to him in the passing hours to move his head, but the thought of it being a street in a city had caused him to move his head slightly so he could look around to be sure. Slightly, but enough to ...

It is Bear and the Outrunners that will become the bridge between The Nation and its biggest rivals. It is also the Outrunners who will eventually unravel the mystery of how the Zombie Apocalypse came to be. They will protect The Nation, search out weapons and stockpiled foodstuffs, and they will fight the Zombie Plagues. Bear is the key to all of it. The one man who lives on the edge and likes the view there. With Beth he is the major force behind the Outrunners, who keep the Nation safe and allow the society there to live in relative peace in their valley. ... The battered chassis of the ...

Earth's Survivors Collection One contains the complete text from the first two Earth's Survivors books, Apocalypse and Rising From The Ashes. It also includes bonus material, a complete major character bibliography, plus information from the series and the future plans for the series. Save when you buy both books at once and get more of what you want... Earth's Survivors follows survivors of a worldwide catastrophe. A meteorite that was supposed to miss the earth completely, hits and becomes the cap to a series of events that destroy the world as we know it. Police, fire, politicians, ...

Fourteen million dollars in a burned suitcase. Severed body parts of a dead man in a duffel bag. Two hired killers. A drug dealer. Two organized crime kingpins; all chasing two white trash kids from New York down to the deep south as they head for what they think will be safety in Mexico. Put the story together and you have one hell of a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde. Adult content. Sex and violence. FIVE-STAR READERS FAVORITE CHOICE AWARD REVIEW - Reviewed By: Lex Allen Review Rating: 5 Stars - Congratulations on your 5-star review! Get your free 5-star seal! Reviewed By Lex Allen for ...

Crime Time 2 contains two complete crime novels in one book. Livie: A trip to the weed man goes horribly wrong for a young woman who is skating through life. Not really taking care or caution. Something has happened to the weed man though, he isn't answering the door, and that just escalates because Livvie has o know what has happened inside the house, she can't just walk away. Maybe there will be free drugs, something special, something unexpected. She didn't know, but she had to open that door and find out... (From the story) The heroin became a less frequent companion, its presence ...

Amy and Diedra are best friends, maybe more, something always seems to be in the way every time an opportunity to explore the possibilities arise. Dave Plasko is serving a long sentence at Huntsville state prison, and after that he will be transferred to New York to serve more time. Rebbeca Monet is working her way up the ladder of success in the television reporter game. A hurricane of epic proportions is heading towards Mobile Alabama. The lives of the people involved will never be the same again…

The whispers of the undead were not confined to gothic novels or campfire stories; they were woven into the hidden history of the city, particularly within the shadowy tapestry of the Valois lineage. For generations, the family had been privy to this ancient truth, a truth that set them apart, a truth that granted them a terrible longevity and a terrifying power. This wasn't a history learned from books, but a legacy inherited, a curse passed down, a dark bargain that had been struck in the shadows of centuries past, ensuring their continued dominance. The very name Valois, when spoken in ...

Earth's Survivors Collection Two contains the complete text from books three and four of the Earth's Survivors series, The Nation and Home In The Valley. It also includes bonus material, a complete major character bibliography, plus information from the series and the future plans for the series. Save when you buy both books at once and get more of what you want. Earth's Survivors follows survivors of a worldwide catastrophe. A meteorite that was supposed to miss the earth completely, hits and becomes the cap to a series of events that destroy the world as we know it. Police, fire, ...

Her worn boots crunched on shards of broken glass and twisted metal, remnants of a world that had once teemed with life. Buildings, skeletal remains of their former glory, clawed at the sky, their empty windows like hollowed-out eyes staring blankly at the desolate landscape. She moved with the slow, deliberate grace of someone who had learned to conserve energy, every movement measured, every step calculated. Survival was a delicate dance, a precarious balance between hope and despair. Elara clutched the worn leather satchel close to her chest, its contents her lifeline: a handful of dried...

For the last two days Michael had found himself thinking in an new direction. All the old stuff we depended on is gone and that's okay. He didn't care at all if he never saw space again. In fact he'd rather not go back to it and even if there was a way to fix it all he didn't want to go back to Earth: He was positive in fact that they could never go back; none of them. He was positive he wouldn't be able to live that way again anyway… Not after this. Less than two years ago his entire life, his entire focus was wrapped up in the old way. Hadn't he been waiting for the countdown to go on ...

The schematics for the neural network were a symphony of complexity, a testament to the intricate beauty and terrifying potential of the human mind. Emily, hunched over her console, felt a profound connection to the data streams flowing before her. Each line of code, each simulated pathway, represented a step closer to her ultimate goal: the creation of a consciousness untethered by the frailties of the flesh, a mind capable of processing the universe at speeds that would leave organic brains gasping in its wake. This was not merely about overcoming the limitations of biology; it was about ...

The Earth's Survivors books follow series of survivors as they awaken to the destruction of the Earth and begin to pick up what is left of their lives. This is the first book to center on the Alabama Island survivors. Set in the former state of Alabama, it begins in New York and makes its way there via the ruined roads and fields... Joel and Haley They both stopped short as they topped the small hill at the crest of Main Street and stared down at the downtown area on the other side of the river. It appeared to be more of a war zone than a city. The buildings that were still standing leaned ...

The United States of America is no more. The police are gone. The government dead. The military vanquished and the remaining people left alive after the plagues and disasters are on their own. Some have come together for protection and to increase their chances of survival. The Nation, as they call themselves is one of those groups living in the former forever wildlands area spread between the former states of Kentucky and Tennessee. The Nation makes it first major foray out into the Wastelands to search for weapons and supplies. Mike leads them, and the trip is fraught with savagery and ...

It happened so fast, Mike told himself later, that no one had, had any time to react. They had heard nothing. Two watches were posted, Nellie and Tim on opposite ends of the circle. Nellie facing the highway, Tim looking back towards the mall. Molly had just stood up to walk over and talk to Nellie when the shot had come. The flat, loud crack of a high powered rifle. Mike's head spun hard as it automatically turned at the sound and tried to duck at the same time: He saw Nellie falling and falling, and it seemed as though there were a fog around her head for a second and then it was gone, ...