Afterburn: A Free Post-Apocalyptic Thriller

Scott Nicholson

Oct 2015 · Next Book 1 · Haunted Computer Books

About this ebook

 "One of the most thrilling writers working today. Miss him at your peril." - Blake Crouch, Dark Matter

A near-future spinoff of the bestselling AFTER post-apocalyptic thriller series.

NEXT #1: AFTERBURN

Five years after a devastating solar storm wipes out civilization and spawns a strange race of mutants, Rachel Wheeler and her misfit family must choose whether to hide away or fight to join other survivors.

As their food supply dwindles in the military bunker they’ve occupied, radiation from abandoned nuclear plants is altering the world around them. Not only are the mutants building their own cities and weapons, the remaining dregs of the U.S. military are massing for an attack. As the environment decays, hostile new creatures crawl out from the crevices and up from the waterways to threaten them all.

But as a half-mutant, Rachel’s choice isn’t as simple as mere survival—the mutant way of life might be more promising than anything humans could hope to restore. And Rachel’s next decision could tear apart her family and the entire world.

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"Always surprises and always entertains." - Jonathan Maberry, the Joe Ledger series

"Like Stephen King, he summons serious scares." - Bentley Little, The Mailman

"Nobody thrills like Nicholson does. Nobody." - J.A. Konrath, the Jack Daniels series

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Ratings and reviews

Disappointing 'teaser' if that's what this apparently extremely short book (novella???) is supposed to be. Very confused as its listed on-line as being 300 pages long and yet didn't even reach 100 pages by the time it was done on my reader. Would have given 2 stars except it left me slightly interested only because much of the action took place either where I grew up or even at one point across the street from where my father grew up. But for the price, sure here's 3 stars. Very doubtful, however, that I'll continue with the rest of the series any time soon, if at all.

It's an interesting take on society after zombies, and the zombies aren't your classic brain eaters. I didn't really like it very much. It's all character and story development, maybe it's better once you read the whole series, but I'm not interested enough in this book to pick up the next one.

Got this first installment as a free book so was pleasantly surprised by the quality of both storyline and writing. More kudos to the author in that my only complaint is, it's too short. Meaning I will now buy the next installments, clever fellow.

About the author

Scott Nicholson is the international bestselling author of more than 20 thrillers, including The Red Church, The Harvest, and Creative Spirit. His website is www.AuthorScottNicholson.com.