{"product_id":"the-survivors-a-post-apocalyptic-novel-9798498242538","title":"The Survivors: A Post-apocalyptic Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dan Decker\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Horror - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorty Donaldson is studying when his roommate Pete bursts into his dorm room chased by undead zombie-like monsters. Barefoot and armed with his shotgun, Morty fights the creatures but quickly learns they cannot be easily killed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs they subdue the monsters and force them into a closet, it becomes apparent Pete knows more than he's saying. Morty struggles to get Pete to tell the truth while searching for a way to defeat the monsters as they spread through town and the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt becomes apparent that if the monsters are zombies, they have little in common with the B-movie variety and are more similar to vampires. But that designation is not quite right either. To make matters worse, Morty stumbles into his ex-girlfriend, a woman who doesn't hesitate to manipulate him to get what she wants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMorty is put to the test in this tale of mayhem and destruction while he struggles with an enemy that cannot be defeated through conventional means. This action-packed post-apocalyptic urban fantasy zombie thriller takes readers on a journey that rips them through the pages to the cataclysmic ending. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePick up your copy today! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePreviously published as The Containment Team. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSneak Peek: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE DOOR TO my dorm room burst open and Pete Sanders dove in, slamming it shut behind him as he cursed at the top of his lungs. I looked up just in time to see him sever a couple of gray fingers from somebody on the other side when the door was forced to a close. The dismembered appendages fell to the floor and bounced as they rolled to a stop. He looked down at the body parts in surprise as if he hadn't noticed the fingers that had been clawing at the door when he'd swung it shut. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI stood up, knocking my chair over, stubbing the toe of my bare foot in the process. \"What's going on? Who was that? They need help.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe door was solid wood, and the jamb was made from metal. I would never have thought it could be used to cut flesh and bone, but Pete was a big man and had swung it hard and fast. The football team had tried to recruit him multiple times, but he'd always refused. It was a reflection of how poor of a team we had that when they saw a big dude on campus, they couldn't leave him alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA scream came from outside, it sounded like the howl of a wild animal, more of a roar than anything else. It was followed by several loud bangs as if somebody with a bat was beating at the door from the other side. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It couldn't have been a long incubation period,\" Pete muttered as he locked the door and stepped away. \"There wasn't anything wrong with them yesterday.\" He shook his head. \"Why did I have to go in tonight? I could have just stayed away for the night.\" The last part was said quietly to himself. In truth, I wondered if he'd forgotten I was with him in our room. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Who's out there?\" I asked again, forcing my voice to be calm. \"What, not who, would be a little more accurate.\"","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45565651353751,"sku":"9798498242538","price":1294.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798498242538.webp?v=1767931216","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-survivors-a-post-apocalyptic-novel-9798498242538","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}