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Extinction-Level Event, Book One: Holding Ground, Part 1
What would you do if zombies came to real life—the running kind that isn’t dead?
Coastal Wilmington, North Carolina stands at the crosshairs. The economy struggles. A flu pandemic spreads. Authorities claim crazies popping up all over town are on the newest zombie drug. But everyone’s saying zombies are real. Suspicion grows that the drug is a government cover story for something that would panic the nation.
For former Staff Sergeant Peter Sullivan, it’s a good thing. He hasn’t done well as a Wounded Warrior civvie. But for perfectly civilized PhD candidate Phebe Marcelino, it’s a descent into kill-or-be-killed.
War vet US Army Rangers and Marines-turned-cops band together. The combat is bizarre. And the US Armed Forces never tried to kill each other before. Only their training and teamwork can get them out, if they can get their sh*t together.
For Phebe, her survival instinct is all she’s got. You never know what you’re made of until tested!
The clock ticks over five days in the ‘pilot episode’ book of the most unpredictable, wildest, next-gen apocalypse series by a nerdy author with a background in the US Armed Forces. Influenced by true-life events of 2012’s ‘bath salts zombie apocalypse.’
Contains dark humor, burns on buddies, and irreverent smartassery—the only sane way to deal with war.
From reviewers of Extinction Level Event by K.J. Jones, the original
“Great characters and believable action”
“Speaking as a cynical old soldier and nitpicking fool, all I can say about this book is it rocks hard and I could not wait to see the sequel. Most of these types of books are boring and derivative - not this one.”—Michael L. Peirce, reviewed June 12, 2020.
“This one goes in the reread pile!
“Love this book. It puts a new spin on zombie fiction, and quite frankly scared the crap out of me, since out of all the zombie books I've read this one seems like it could really happen! The storyline, humor, and action helped keep me reading instead of heading out to buy a bunker.”—Carolyn, reviewed December 25, 2022.
Coastal Wilmington, North Carolina stands at the crosshairs. The economy struggles. A flu pandemic spreads. Authorities claim crazies popping up all over town are on the newest zombie drug. But everyone’s saying zombies are real. Suspicion grows that the drug is a government cover story for something that would panic the nation.
For former Staff Sergeant Peter Sullivan, it’s a good thing. He hasn’t done well as a Wounded Warrior civvie. But for perfectly civilized PhD candidate Phebe Marcelino, it’s a descent into kill-or-be-killed.
War vet US Army Rangers and Marines-turned-cops band together. The combat is bizarre. And the US Armed Forces never tried to kill each other before. Only their training and teamwork can get them out, if they can get their sh*t together.
For Phebe, her survival instinct is all she’s got. You never know what you’re made of until tested!
The clock ticks over five days in the ‘pilot episode’ book of the most unpredictable, wildest, next-gen apocalypse series by a nerdy author with a background in the US Armed Forces. Influenced by true-life events of 2012’s ‘bath salts zombie apocalypse.’
Contains dark humor, burns on buddies, and irreverent smartassery—the only sane way to deal with war.
From reviewers of Extinction Level Event by K.J. Jones, the original
“Great characters and believable action”
“Speaking as a cynical old soldier and nitpicking fool, all I can say about this book is it rocks hard and I could not wait to see the sequel. Most of these types of books are boring and derivative - not this one.”—Michael L. Peirce, reviewed June 12, 2020.
“This one goes in the reread pile!
“Love this book. It puts a new spin on zombie fiction, and quite frankly scared the crap out of me, since out of all the zombie books I've read this one seems like it could really happen! The storyline, humor, and action helped keep me reading instead of heading out to buy a bunker.”—Carolyn, reviewed December 25, 2022.
417 pages, Paperback
Published August 4, 2023
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