The Returners

by John Bullock

The last thing Tom Keighley remembered was nearly being hit by a car one grey, wet, Monday morning.That was nearly a hundred years ago.When he is plucked from a strange contraption in a mysterious building, Tom is thrown into the tiny village of Charles Brook, the last beacon of humanity known to exist in the world. Tom must find his place in the Brook, a village where the streets are so narrow that his shoulders touch the walls. A place where only the well armed or foolish go outside at night.A place where the high, thick wooden walls keep out the dead.

173 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 28, 2012

About the author

John Bullock is the author of a number of freely available short stories on the internet. He lives in a quaint little village in Yorkshire with his long-term girlfriend and baby boy, fervently hoping for the day when scientists invent a drug that will allow him to go without sleep indefinitely.

He generally has too many projects on the go at one time, this is one he finished.

Reviews

[Roj · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a little biased on this, as I proof read it before publication, but this is a great take on the "waking up and the world has changed" idea.
Fantastic snips of humour are included (although again, I know the author so some of them may stand out a little more).
Well recommended.