Sometimes rebellion flows in our blood, ready to be awakened.

On July 28, 2057, a cataclysmic event occurred in the United States. Careful planning enabled a tiny percentage of the population to seek refuge underground. Twenty-seven years later, the survivors continue the rebuilding process, back on the earth’s surface, in a small community located near Bellows Falls, Vermont. But as they struggle to piece together their new world, questions linger in the minds of the people.

What was the post-apocalyptic event?

Was it orchestrated, and could it happen again?

Are they truly the only ones left on earth?

Follow Cowan, Kenji, and others as they search for answers in a dystopian society controlled by a man who rules with an iron fist. The fires of rebellion have burned in the past only to be quenched. Rebels have sought salvation beyond the Territory’s borders, with only news of their demise returning.

Is history about to be repeated?

Don't miss Rebel Blood, the thrilling first book in the Children of Apis trilogy. If you enjoyed books like The Hunger Games and Divergent, you will love this unique blend of the post-apocalyptic and dystopian genres.

Rebel Blood is currenty free, so download your copy now and get started on this edge-of-your-seat-science fiction technothriller full of plot twists and heart-pounding action.

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This is The Diggers Edition 2 - It is still read-in-one-sitting, but now with a bonus tale - Rest Home !

A note from the editor -
'When Jonathan Maas sent me the read-in-one-sitting manuscript for The Diggers, it left me shaken - because tales of the undead tend to do that.

But at the same time, this is no ordinary tale of the undead.
The standard tropes of power outages, societal collapse and roving militias -
No, those aren't in The Diggers.
But something far, far worse lies beneath the soil.
And the characters herein are more than willing to dig it up.

Originally published in the collection Thylacine Dreams, this is a page-turner novella that will hook you from the first word to the last. So download it today, and see what lies beneath our feet. You'll find that there are terrors far greater than the roving undead - far greater indeed.'

- J. Shaw, editor, Cynical Optimist Press

For fans of - Read-in-one-sitting tales, short fiction, zombies, the undead, The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman, 28 Days Later, Stephen King, horror, philosophy, and tales from the perspective of the Universe
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Zombies, zombies, zombies! How does it feel to be one of the walking dead? Hunted? Not free? Never allowed to live the life you choose? Charlie Dunlap, newly infected with the zombie virus, fears he is about to find out. Charlie doesn’t want to become one of the mindless corpses at Norwood High School, where his few friends include the zombified Emma Fletcher. In this post-apocalyptic Armageddon, undead hordes are part of the horror of daily life. Just as Charlie is losing hope, though, a mysterious government agent appears at the door, raising questions about the boy’s late mother. How was the vanished scientist connected to the origin of the virus? Why was this terrible plague unleashed on the world? And who is now targeting zombies for persecution? Charlie, recruited to aid in the investigation, faces each new adventure with a dose of gallows humor and fading hope for a cure. But Charlie knows there’s more than his own fate on the line. At stake is the power to control the whole human race. Will Charlie survive? Who can he trust? In a world at war with the living dead, it’s not always easy to tell who the real monsters are. From author Geoff Camphire comes this high-flying, pulse-pounding zombie novel series, a new kind of dystopian science fiction. “CHARLIE DEAD and the So-Called Zombie Apocalypse” is Book 1 of the acclaimed CHARLIE DEAD series. PRAISE FOR ‘CHARLIE DEAD’: ‘I only put it down, temporarily, when absolutely forced to. I’m looking forward to the next installments!’ - Scott Leonard ‘A great read! Geoff Camphire puts a unique spin on the genre with fascinating characters - both of the living and zombie kind. He’s a great storyteller with writing and a plot that keeps you hooked.’ - Mary Tamberrino ‘I am fifteen. I really liked the books. I am ruthless when it comes to reviewing books and movies on my favorite subject. This more than held my interest, and that is no easy feat… I will pass the word on to my friends.’ - L. Hartley ‘In the first of Geoff Camphire’s CHARLIE DEAD young-adult zombie-lit series, life returns to a new kind of normal in a post-apocalyptic world… Camphire’s writing is crisp, and the plot and pacing are fresh and focused… I’m hungry for more!’ - Kevin S. ‘Irresistible. The story flows, the characters are vibrant, and the prose is witty!’ - Sarah ‘Never miss a ‘Walking Dead’ show? Here is the book to tide you over during those long breaks. Camphire pulls you in like the master of ghoul Stephen King and never lets you go.’ - Paula Kay ‘Light-hearted and creepy all at the same time, CHARLIE DEAD weaves through a world where zombies are a way of life, for the living and the non-living. Forget prom dates and pimples, Charlie and his friends have a zombie apocalypse to grow into.’ - Michael T. Gabriele ‘It’s as wonderfully fresh and different from any zombie literature as ‘Shaun of the Dead’ is from any zombie film!’ - T. Riordan ‘Attention YA Librarians: Geoff Camphire has written a YA-Lit book with chops. The main character, Charlie, is nicely ‘fleshed out’ as a teen with both smarts and doubts... reflective, yet quick-acting when needed. The overall scenario in which the teen finds himself is unenviable - infected with a zombie virus, and unsure of who his true allies are. The portrayals of friendships are well-crafted, and the adventures well-paced. Along side the adventures, Camphire interweaves some political and cultural themes within this new zombie world, ranging from the subtle to the profound to the laugh-out-loud-funny. I can see this being a great book-discussion book.’ - Kathryn
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After a flood and fever kill 90% of the world population, two young women escape a labor camp and cross America in search of their dreams.

If the zombie apocalypse happens tomorrow—how would you spend your last day?

All Dr. Brianna Lewis wants is a cup of coffee.

Coffee, to make slaving away in her cell culture lab at Green Fields Biotech a little more bearable on a Friday afternoon when everyone is home already.

What she doesn’t count on is a group of terrorists blowing up all the entrances to the building and taking her and a select few others hostage. Bree soon finds herself conflicted. Not only does she know their charismatic leader. She also starts to suspect that there is a lot more to this than the hunt for an illegal bioweapon—a virus that could potentially kill millions in just a few days—particularly as there is currently a flu epidemic raging across the country, and reports about violent behavior among the afflicted are getting more and more alarming.

Books in the series (complete):

#1: Incubation
#2: Outbreak
#3: Escalation
#4: Extinction
#5: Resurgence
#6: Unity
#7: Affliction
#8: Catharsis
#9: Exodus
#10: Uprising
#11: Retribution
#12: Annihilation

Short Stories: Beyond Green Fields

#1: Beginnings
#2: Regrets
#3: Lost & Found
#4: The Ballad of Sadie & Bates
#5: Survival
#6: Red’s Diary
#7: Savage
#8: One Grand Post-Apocalyptic Road Trip

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An action packed, fast-paced, mystery thriller, unlike anything you've ever read before!

All references to historical locations, religions, ancient writings, and the representation of current beliefs of local peoples from around the world described in this novel are true.

John Mitchell's life in the small Midwestern town of Mill City is changing forever. The animals in his lab are dying, he learns gut wrenching news about his wife, and the most important meeting of his career gets canceled when Dr. Frank Johnson mysteriously disappears.

After receiving a cryptic package from the missing doctor and accidentally injecting himself with its contents, a serum made from the instructions scribed onto a seven-thousand-year-old artifact, John discovers he has new powerful abilities, and new blood-chilling enemies. He and his wife Jenny are soon running for their lives, hunted by the terrifying figures that will stop at nothing to protect the serum's seven-thousand-year-old secret, and retrieve the artifact needed to finish their plans.

On the run and searching for answers, they are thrown into a world of ancient secrets, esoteric mysteries and a clandestine underground race, when they become trapped in a cavern that holds the shocking secret history of the Human Race, deep underneath the ancient ruins of Babylon.

As millions of people around the world suddenly begin disappearing, John and Jenny learn the horrific news of the inevitable extinction of the human race. But when John discovers the hideously evil, secret motivation of the ancient race that is supposed to be saving them, he must rely on his new-found abilities to rescue the woman he loves, Earth, and the billions of tortured souls locked deep within it.

Join the thousands of fans that have taken S.E. Meyer's thrilling, fact filled, roller-coaster ride, deep into the thought provoking, controversial, yet compelling world of what we think we know to be true.

Both books in the two part series are now available on Amazon!

Origins: ASIN B00CEKDQO6
The Crossing: ASIN B00J44TO46
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