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Civilizations ravaged by a virus. Desperate survivors fight for scraps as unlikely heroes rise from the ashes. Z Horizon features four full-length, post-apocalypse novels. Get 40 plus hours of pulse-pounding action and gripping apocalyptic characters in this bargain collection. Four deadly outbreaks, four collapsed worlds, and the heroes who battle monsters both dead and alive.

Former high school quarterback Leo Cecchino sacrificed his dreams for his family. Unfulfilled by the daily grind of their ailing farm, he can’t help but feel resentment. But, he’s soon redirecting his smoldering frustration into battle rage when his small town is invaded by bloodthirsty Russians armed with a zombie virus. Forced from his home to a secret hideaway, Leo tries desperately to spread the word and defend his country.

It’s life or death…and two hundred miles to run. Can she survive the zombies and save her son? When the virus hits, nobody is prepared. Society collapses and Kate’s son doesn’t have a way out of his dorm. She has to go get him, but the roads aren’t safe, and the government has blockades. Everything is at a standstill. It will be the race of her life. Kate loves running. She’s gone from marathons to ultramarathons and knows what it takes to run a hundred miles at a time, but this is different.

PLAGUERS PROWL THE EARTH. HUMANITY HAS BECOME PREY. Those who remain live in walled compounds. Life is ruled by warlords, their power upheld by mercenaries. Standing against the warlords is a covert resistance group of researchers and mercenaries. They work in secret to develop a cure for the plague. But the warlords will stop at nothing to control the cure. Can the resistance force outmaneuver the warlords in their quest to save humanity? If you like the dystopian future of The Running Man and the gritty characters of The Last of Us, you’ll love the high-octane Afterworld Apocalypse bundle.

A zombie outbreak forces a long-distance runner into the ultimate test of endurance. It was just another training day for Niles. Getting ready for a one-hundred-mile footrace takes dedication. Twenty-five miles into his run and Niles is faced with the unthinkable. A campground overrun. People dead. Corpses reanimated, eating the living. With his skills and training, Niles could outrun the zombies. But when he stops to help two hunters, he needs to slow his pace and teach them to run. Can endurance running be taught on the go? Will they make it out alive? Listen to find out more.

No matter how fast they run...time is running out. Can the Creekside Crew reach their friends before it’s too late? There are some things scarier than zombies. For the people of Fort Ross, it’s the raiders who have arrived on their doorstep. Kate and her companions are their only hope. But the road to Fort Ross isn’t easy. There are wildfires...and intelligent alpha zombies. Can Kate outmaneuver the alpha zoms and get to Fort Ross before it’s too late? You’ll love this last installment of Undead Ultra because the stakes are higher than ever. Grab your copy today!

Out of the ashes of the zombie apocalypse, Kate and her small band of survivors have created a life and become a family. They train together, scavenge together, and survive together. Their comfortable routine is interrupted by a frantic distress call. When Kate forms a rescue mission, she and her people find themselves faced with the unthinkable: evolved “alpha” zombies capable of organizing hordes of the undead.

She ran two hundred miles to find her son. Reunited with him, Kate now finds herself holed up in a college dorm room. She’s surrounded by kids who have no interest in gathering supplies, fortifying their home, or even taking out the trash. Resources are dwindling. Zombies are everywhere...and survivors prey on the weak. Can Kate get the kids away from the Xbox and into the apocalypse?

America, 1985. Anton can’t forgive his brother’s stupidity. Furious his elder sibling left on a mission without rescuing their captured family friends, the hot-headed teenager impetuously sets off to run his own dangerous extraction. But his reckless infiltration into the Soviet’s prison camp only results in his own capture. Nonna never forgot war’s cold caress.

Invading troops with a deadly virus. A young man fighting for his life. Will flesh-eating monsters run out the clock on America’s future? Northern California, 1985. Former high school quarterback Leo Cecchino sacrificed his dreams for his family. Unfulfilled by the daily grind of their ailing farm, he can’t help but feel resentment. But he’s soon redirecting his smoldering frustration into battle rage when his small town is invaded by bloodthirsty Russians armed with a zombie virus. Can Leo snatch victory from the undead jaws of defeat?

Northern California, 1985. Leo Cecchino won’t rest until his people are safe. Leading the battle against the Soviet walking dead, he turns to his ex-girlfriend’s chess master sister to calculate their next move. But with the commie invaders deliberately infecting American innocents, they’re running out of time to stop the streets from flowing with rivers of blood.

One of their own has become a plaguer. Can a family find a vaccine before the Afterworld destroys them? When someone dear is bitten by a plaguer, Eugene is desperate to keep his loved one alive–even if it means using that person for research in Sanctuary. Yet his decision has unexpected consequences. When faced with the sight of a dear friend in a plaguer lab cage, painful flashbacks surface for Zed. The line between past and present becomes dangerously blurred.

When a shepherd returns home with a bite mark and becomes violent, the village elders are consumed with worry. They send Judas, the fastest boy in the village, to get aid. Judas thinks the elders are overreacting. After all, the stories of an undead army, raised by a high priestess of the Goddess of Death, are only tall tales. But when Judas diverts from his urgent errand to earn a few extra coins from a Roman soldier, he finds himself facing monsters straight out of a nightmare.

Intelligent zombies with an insatiable appetite for brains. A guerilla band on the run. Can a new secret weapon change their unraveling fate?Jennifer lost her sister. With nothing left to live for, she throws herself into the fight against the Soviet invaders with no care for her own safety. When she returns to the Sniper hideout, she learns of a new weapon that could be the key to defeating the Soviets—but the secret to making it lies hundreds of miles away.

Hank is a teenage hacker. Forced to barter her computer skills for a meager wage, she knows the work she does isn't exactly legal, but Hank needs the money to support her family. When a colleague is murdered before her eyes, she is forced to question what she does. Confronted with a chance to save a girl's life, Hank must choose between doing what's right or protecting those she loves. Hacker is the novella prequel to Sulan, a fast-action YA dystopian series.

How can information on a fictional world be delivered to readers in a way that is natural to the storyline? How can important details be shared without bogging down readers in pages and pages of boring exposition?

Lie. Steal. Swindle. Seduce. Kill. These are the things Gun Anderson does best. He does it all at the command of his father. Gun is nothing more than a well-trained attack dog. He despises the wreckage his work leaves behind. Everything changes when he is ordered to befriend Sulan Hom and infiltrate Global Arms. He approaches the mission with detached coldness. But he soon discovers a budding friendship with Sulan. The more time he spends with her, the more he cares for her. If Gun follows orders, he will betray Sulan and lose her.

John the Baptist serves his people as a weapons master devoted to keeping the peace. The murder of his wife leaves him plagued with guilt and secretly dependent on herbs that help him numb the pain of loss. But when he realizes Herod's desire to conquer Egypt will lead to his people's conscription, the world-weary warrior rises above his addiction to keep them safe.

When the village Nazareth receives word that Herod’s undead army has been destroyed, they rejoice. No one is more relieved than Mary and Joseph. With the zombie threat out of the way, they think the secret about their son is safe…until the ravenous undead arrive on their doorstep.

Apocalypse author Camille Picott is a medium and story channeler. In this podcast, she peels back the covers on her unique intuitive writing process and shares her creative journey.