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The first four books in the epic are here.
Dark Recollections
That day, and in the days that followed, billions died. At midnight, across the globe, the undead scourge awakened. It didn't matter how they died; the dead walked, and their hands and teeth sought human flesh to rend and tear.
Adrian Ring survived. Sure, he had to kill his mom in the process, but he at least got to save Otis, his cat.
Now he lives with the guilt over the one task he didn't do, hiding in the small town school he worked at. He gets to scavenge, and loot, and put the dead down to stay alive, but is it all meaningless?
If hiding and waiting to die was all that would be, why bother?
He begins writing his journal, trying to find some meaning in a seemingly hopeless existence. He needs to find a reason to live other than merely existing.
A reason to laugh other than at his own chaotic life story.
He needs to find redemption in a world ruined by the vengeful dead.
This is his journal. This is his story.
Alone No More
The crushing cold of the first winter after the rise of the dead looms large, starving or freezing the less fortunate.
Yet Adrian persists, and as he loots the houses in the countryside, he meets Gilbert Donohue, an elderly Army vet who could be dangerous, or could be the first step on his path to salvation. They form an uneasy friendship, but it's threatened when a family of survivors fights their way through the zombie-infested world to take shelter at Adrian's fortress at Auburn Lake Prep.
Among the members of that family is a familiar face to Adrian.
In the group following them, there are only unfriendly faces.
Handshakes become gunshots, and the undead are seething to taste the flesh of the living. Sometimes in the cold of winter, the only thing that can keep you warm is freshly spilled blood.
Midnight
Tap-tap-tap went the zombie on the bridge.
Life has become more dangerous for Adrian as he survives the zombie plague. It wasn't enough for the tyrants of nearby Westfield to follow Abby and her family to ALPA on Christmas Eve. They want what Abby's family had, and now that they know about Adrian and his sanctuary, they want all of what he has too.
Drawn into a war he didn't start, surrounded by thousands of hungry dead, he must sort friend from foe. But that's no easy task when everyone seems to be out for themselves. As his struggle unfolds we learn more about the apocalypse across the world. We see the death of mankind through other eyes, and the biggest question of all is answered;
Why.
Why have the dead returned? Why are they killing the living? Why do survivors only dream of the dead? What has humanity done to deserve the unleashing of such evil, and what role does Adrian play in this game?
At Midnight, we find out.
The Failed Coward
A sinister darkness now casts its shadow across the world, and Adrian now suspects he's the center of the maelstrom. But he's not alone. Overseas, far from family and safety, his old Army buddy Kevin also stands at his side.
At Auburn Lake, Adrian and his adopted family now know that the dreams they've suffered since the end of the world are more than restless imaginings. When a thousand dead arrive holding books high, can it be anything but a message from beyond the grave? Soon they will learn that what the dead say can be worse than what the dead have done.
But that can't stop Adrian. He must continue to help strangers as he can, and navigate the eroding sanity of the populace while the savage zombies roam, exacting out the will of darkness.
In the end, everyone may need Adrian's help.
Fans of Bobby Adair, Mark Tufo, Shawn Chesser, Javan Bonds, John O'Brien, Sarah Lyons Fleming, David Simpson and T.W. Piperbrook have enjoyed Adrian's journey. Join them on this quest to save the world, and Adrian's soul.
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