Chapters (91)
- Author’s Foreword
- Part One: Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
- DURING THE OUTBREAK
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- Part Two: Fat Girl with a knife
- DURING THE OUTBREAK
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- Part Three: Orc Night
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- Part Four: Still of Night
- — 1 —: THE SOLDIER AND THE DOG
- — 2 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN
- — 3 —: DAHLIA AND THE PACK
- — 4 —: THE SOLDIER AND THE DOG
- — 5 —: DAHLIA AND THE PACK
- — 6 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN
- — 7 —: THE SOLDIER AND THE DOG
- — 8 —: DAHLIA AND THE PACK
- — 9 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN
- — 10 —: THE SOLDIER AND THE DOG
- — 11 —: DAHLIA AND THE PACK
- — 12 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN
- — 13 —: THE SOLDIER AND THE DOG
- — 14 —: DAHLIA AND THE PACK
- — 15 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN
- — 16 —: THE SOLDIER AND THE DOG
- — 17 —: DAHLIA AND THE PACK
- — 18 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN
- — 19 —: THE SOLDIER AND THE DOG
- — 20 —: DAHLIA AND THE PACK
- — 21 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN
- — 22 —: THE SOLDIER AND THE DOG
- — 23 —: DAHLIA AND THE PACK
- — 24 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN
- — 25 —: THE SOLDIER AND THE DOG
- — 26 —: DAHLIA AND THE PACK
- — 27 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN
- — 28 —: THE SOLDIER AND THE DOG
- — 29 —: DAHLIA AND THE PACK
- — 30 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN
- — 31 —: THE SOLDIER AND THE DOG
- — 32 —: DAHLIA AND THE PACK
- — 33 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN
- — 34 —: DAHLIA AND THE PACK
- — 35 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN
- — 36 —: HAPPY VALLEY
- — 37 —: THE SOLDIER AND THE DOG
- — 38 —: THE SIEGE OF HAPPY VALLEY
- — 39 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN, THE SOLDIER, AND THE DOG
- — 40 —: THE SIEGE OF HAPPY VALLEY
- — 41 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN, THE SOLDIER, AND THE DOG
- — 42 —: HAPPY VALLEY
- — 43 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN, THE SOLDIER, AND THE DOG
- — 44 —: HAPPY VALLEY
- — 45 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN, THE SOLDIER, AND THE DOG
- — 46 —: HAPPY VALLEY
- — 47 —: THE WARRIOR WOMAN, THE SOLDIER, AND THE DOG
- — 48 —: THE SIEGE OF HAPPY VALLEY
- — 49 —: THE WAR
- EPILOGUE
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- The Zombie Apocalypse Chronology
Rachael raised her sword. It was an exact and functional replica of the Elven sword used by Arwen in the Lord of the Rings movies. The blade was made from exceptional steel and as Rachael aimed for the temple she prayed her aim was true. The blade glinted in the sunlight, sparks of light playing along the razor-sharp edge as Rachael brought it down, embedding it in the orc’s forehead. The thing stumbled backward, pulling both Rachael and Tommy with it, its hungry moan filling the air as it opened its mouth and leaned down toward the boy. Tommy screamed again, struggling frantically to escape the orc’s grasp. With the strength born of terror, he managed to pull free, running back to Alice.
With Tommy safely out of the way, Rachael stabbed up with her dagger into the back of the orc’s skull. It resisted, hard bone fighting the sharp blade, but Rachael let go of the sword to grasp the dagger’s hilt in both hands, pushing up with all her strength.
The orc crumpled to the ground.
Rachael closed her eyes, crouching down and taking deep breaths to steady her heartbeat and her adrenaline. She still wasn’t sure she’d ever get used to this life. She had only ever lived her life being a hero in make-believe.
Being one in real life was much more stressful.
A crack of a branch to her left, the rustle of leaves to her right, and Rachael grabbed her dagger, pulling it from the back of the Apple Man’s head with a hard tug. She retrieved her sword as a figure darted through the trees, faster than any orc she’d seen. Another shape followed, and she dropped into a fighting stance, ready to leap forward and strike.
“Don’t move,” a voice behind her threatened, and she froze, feeling the barrel of a gun press against her upper back.
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THE SOLDIER AND THE DOG
Baskerville plowed the road, slamming into zombies with his massive armored body and then twisting to force the short, razor-sharp blades on his shoulders to slice through leg tendons. I drew my katana and followed, slashing at the falling bodies, taking off arms and heads.