Colors have meaning, many firearms have personalities, and Bear is real: these are the linchpins of Zerk’s world, even if no one else seems to understand. That he is may be crazy and probably is stupid he acknowledges without taking offense. Raised and trained by The Old Man for a war in America which never came, Zerk soldiers on in a nation crippled by a zombie apocalypse, standing firm for Old Glory and putting the mission first. Mindful of the nature of colors and the input of Bear, his only friend (and whom only Zerk can hear), he stands tall for the red, white and blue, just as he ...

Grog is a brute (half Human, half Ukar) slave raised from birth to fight in the pits for the entertainment of the crowds. He is content with his role in the city, proud of his barracks, and in awe of his owner, the sour Master Horne. Life, by Grog's reckoning, is good. Then an enigmatic churchwoman enters his life, and Grog finds himself swept from the city which has been his entire world, to travel and learn amid as strange a group as he has ever seen. He knows nothing of the group's mission, just that his skills are necessary and the quest is "a good thing."

"A compelling new series...a band of unlikely heroes whose struggles within a fantastic and grim world are both dynamic and engrossing. These are not epic lords on world-saving quests, but rather are 'ordinary' folk trying to stay one step ahead of life's tribulations. A poor man's Game of Thrones." Dark Obligations is a comprehensive tale of deadly intrigue, graphic violence, and fragile courage set in a grim fantasy world that is both familiar and alien. The story takes the reader through the depths of an abandoned Dwarven city whose halls still ring with battle, and on into a sleepy ...

"A smooth, clean read that takes the reader from normalcy to a full-blown zombie apocalypse with understated drama...fans of The Walking Dead take note: this one's for you." Trapped inside a government cordon with a city's worth of zombies lusting for his flesh, Martin must survive, locate his estranged family, and deal with a stranger who claims to be an academic who knows a secret behind the outbreak. The Zone is the story of Martin D’Erin, a medically retired Texas police officer struggling with loss and isolation who is caught up in a plague that turns a major city into a zombie ...

Provine Sael and her battered band have reached winter quarters; part one of recounts the adventures of Grog and his comrades over their long-anticipated rest, while part two sees the group heading east to investigate troubling events of the past summer and fall. Meanwhile, Molleen lurks in the shadows, clearly determined to accomplish the bloody goal that had been denied her in the fall. Grog and Burk must face new developments in their lives as they complete their first year of freedom, and continue to shoulder the responsibility of upholding the good name of their barracks, and meeting ...