Welcome to the Apocalypse
by D L
Richardson
GENRE: Science
Fiction/Apocalyptic
"Players. Welcome to the apocalypse"
Book One – Pandora:
The Apocalypse Games is a state of the art virtual game, yet when it traps over 100 players inside, there’s reason to worry – their simulation pods are designed to last 3 days and the artificial intelligence is taking over.
Book Two –
CyberNexis:
When rescue finally
arrives, the players are transported to an offsite facility to recover from
cyber sickness. Not all the players survived and not all is what it seems. What
is CyberNexis hiding out in the desert?
Book Three – Primal
Scream:
The disaster known as
The Event has plunged the world into icy darkness. Humans can’t survive but a
group of mutants can. All signs lead back to the simulation pods. What were
they really designed for?
Join these characters
on an emotional and fast-paced journey to explore what it really means to
survive.
Excerpt
from Book One:
Jack Minnow grabbed a brochure off
the rack and his eyes scanned the back page. "It says here that rule
breakers are ten times more likely to survive an apocalypse. They're adaptable
and they rely on cunning and instinct."
Jack was five-foot-eight, and the
woman behind the counter, called an operator, was easily six-feet tall. Looking
at her was like looking at a marble statue atop a pedestal. All white – her
hair, her tight-fitting jump suit, her face, neck, and hands, painted to
resemble a computer generated character. He allowed himself to imagine that the
stage make-up covered places he couldn't see.
She smiled at him. "It also
says that rule breakers are ten times more likely to die within the first hour.
They're reckless and often act without thinking."
She pushed a plastic tray towards
him, the kind handed out at airports to slip under x-ray machines. Jack dropped
his wallet, phone, and car keys into the tray.
"So it's a win/win day for a
guy with a superhero complex," he said.
Superman, his mother had called him
after he'd brought home a stray dog for the fifth time.
"Can't help but save
things," she'd told the dog ranger. Even as a boy, Jack knew what happened
to the mutts who were handed over to the ranger, but he still brought dogs home
for one last night of fun. His superhero complex was the reason he'd entered
The Apocalypse Games. Save everyone. Save the world. Nobody dies. Not for real
anyway.
The operator removed the tray and he
stood there waiting for a voucher. None came. A warning flared up into his
brain. What did he really know about this operation?
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
D
L Richardson writes speculative fiction. She is currently a self-published
author of three YA novels "The Bird with the Broken Wing",
"Resident Spy", and "One Little Spell". She is also the
creator of the apocalyptic/sci-fi series "Welcome to the Apocalypse",
and the novella series inspired by Tales from the Crypt, "The Shivers
Novellas".
A
former singer and musician, she credits this stage experience for her ease of
public speaking, conducting writing workshops, and appearing on panels. Her
books don't feature the usual tropes and this has earned her many loyal
readers.
When
she's not writing she enjoys playing music, watching Netflix, reading,
gardening, and walking the dog.
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3 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
Thank you for hosting my book tour. What I really enjoy is that you've hosted another book of mine in the past and it's wonderful to see you're doing well after so long. Well done to you!
I enjoyed the excerpt. Thank you for hosting.
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