Blurb:
Two
worlds collide in this action novelette. Zombies have destroyed civilization.
Gasoline fuel is no longer an option, but humanity must find a way to survive.
In response to trying to restore our way of life, we engineer franken-monsters.
Because of their small brains and massive sizes, these beasts make quick work
of farming and clearing land. These large creatures are immune to the zombie
virus and perform excellently in loud conditions. They are easy to train. They
behave like war horses, prone to help charge in and defend our livelihood.
Excerpt:
Avant
was massaging his temples when the plan was thunderously shattered by a
panicked dinosaur. Clearing land rarely went to plan, but it was rare that it
went off course so soon.
The
vegetation deeper in the forest was the first sign of trouble. The commotion
started with cracking trees as a large animal thumped out of the nearby forest.
As if being saddled in a giant rodeo, the brontosaurus kicked and bucked with
its back legs. The beast kept jumping from left to right as if something were
riding it. Our simple plan gave way to my bellowing commands between the
bleating roar of the long-necked dinosaur.
“Re-group
point! Re-group point!” I yelled to my crew, pointing down the fence line. This
order would cause a lot of noise, but a quiet operation was no longer an
option. We also had to continue the plan. Solomon was still preparing for our
sweep, though I couldn’t imagine a better crier than a loud, pained dinosaur.
Were there ants on its back? No. Those were zombies. The brontosaurus must have
been foolish to stop for vegetation or bed down nearby.
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Author Bio and Links:
James
was born in Montana, raised with three brothers, and provided trouble for two
parents. In his 20's he fell in love with the Pacific Northwest. He then moved
out to Seattle after college and started a life. In 2014, he started to write
full time.
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ReplyDeleteInteresting premise. Thank you for the excerpt.
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