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Sick B*stards: Everywhere
The prequel to the best-selling trilogy.BEFORE BROTHER. BEFORE SISTER. BEFORE FATHER. BEFORE MOTHER.
There were still SICK BASTARDS EVERYWHERE
What would you do if the world, as we know it, ended tomorrow?
Would you lay low and wait to be rescued and taken somewhere safe?
Would you go out and try and help others in less fortunate positions than where you find yourself?
Or would you simply head out and see what you can take for yourself?
What would you do?
It’s a question that has been on the minds of those in the government for a while now. On paper, they would have a duty to try and save as many people as they possibly can but, is it worth it? Perhaps the funds, which such a mission would cost, would be better spent elsewhere? Perhaps it would be better to let the survivors fend for themselves? Sanctuary would be offered to those who made it there but, otherwise, they would be left to rot. Unable to answer the question, as to what would be best to do, the government decided to run these tests to see if there would be anyone worth saving. With the state of the world as it was now, they suspected they already knew the answer but - this was society’s last opportunity to save itself. One last ditch attempt for the government to see if there were still some good people out there.
There were still SICK BASTARDS EVERYWHERE
What would you do if the world, as we know it, ended tomorrow?
Would you lay low and wait to be rescued and taken somewhere safe?
Would you go out and try and help others in less fortunate positions than where you find yourself?
Or would you simply head out and see what you can take for yourself?
What would you do?
It’s a question that has been on the minds of those in the government for a while now. On paper, they would have a duty to try and save as many people as they possibly can but, is it worth it? Perhaps the funds, which such a mission would cost, would be better spent elsewhere? Perhaps it would be better to let the survivors fend for themselves? Sanctuary would be offered to those who made it there but, otherwise, they would be left to rot. Unable to answer the question, as to what would be best to do, the government decided to run these tests to see if there would be anyone worth saving. With the state of the world as it was now, they suspected they already knew the answer but - this was society’s last opportunity to save itself. One last ditch attempt for the government to see if there were still some good people out there.
102 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 31, 2024
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About the author
Matt Shaw
529 books2,191 followersBiography
MATT SHAW was born, quite by accident (his mother tripped, he shot out) September 30th 1980 in Winchester hospital where he was immediately placed on the baby ward and EBay. Some twelve years later (wandering the corridors of the hospital and playing with road kill when he was on day release), the listing closed and he remained unsold, he was booted out of the hospital to start his life as a writer and hobbit – beginning with writing screenplays and short stories for his own amusement before finally getting published when he was twenty-seven years and forty-five seconds old.
Once Published weekly in a lad's magazine with his photography work, Matt Shaw is also a published author and cartoonist. Has to be said, can be a bit of a flirt and definitely, without a shadow of a doubt, somewhat of a klutz.
Favourite books
"Roald Dahl's Collection of Short Stories"
Tim Burton's Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy
Anything, really, written by himself. Because he is that good.
MATT SHAW was born, quite by accident (his mother tripped, he shot out) September 30th 1980 in Winchester hospital where he was immediately placed on the baby ward and EBay. Some twelve years later (wandering the corridors of the hospital and playing with road kill when he was on day release), the listing closed and he remained unsold, he was booted out of the hospital to start his life as a writer and hobbit – beginning with writing screenplays and short stories for his own amusement before finally getting published when he was twenty-seven years and forty-five seconds old.
Once Published weekly in a lad's magazine with his photography work, Matt Shaw is also a published author and cartoonist. Has to be said, can be a bit of a flirt and definitely, without a shadow of a doubt, somewhat of a klutz.
Favourite books
"Roald Dahl's Collection of Short Stories"
Tim Burton's Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy
Anything, really, written by himself. Because he is that good.
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May 26, 2025
I'm not a big fan of short stories; somehow I am unable to make a connection with any of the characters due to the short length. Nevertheless, it was exactly what I expected it to be: a supplement to the overall series that explains how the entire trilogy came into being and, at the same time, provides a different vantage point to what we've already read.
For some reason, this seemed like the best part of the entire series.
For some reason, this seemed like the best part of the entire series.
August 25, 2025
Sick Bastards is one of my favourites from Matt Shaw but I was not so sure about this addition to the series. Too much editing. It jumps backwards and forwards in the timeline and switches characters far too much. The Prime Minister sub plot also didn’t really add anything.
To be honest, it didn’t really start to find its stride until mother, father, sister, brother joined the story which is where Sick Bastards begins and this is near the end of the book.
To be honest, it didn’t really start to find its stride until mother, father, sister, brother joined the story which is where Sick Bastards begins and this is near the end of the book.
November 20, 2024
Where? Everywhere!
It is a nice expansion to the world.
I hope there is another in the future.
It would be awesome to have a short story collection featuring guest authors.
It is a nice expansion to the world.
I hope there is another in the future.
It would be awesome to have a short story collection featuring guest authors.
October 14, 2025
My least favourite of the series of books. Was nice to see it from the start though. Definitely don't read this prequel before the first three if you don't want the twist spoilt.
December 13, 2024
How it all began…
A prequel to Matt Shaw’s infamous trilogy that shows how everything all began…
A short, sharp read that packs a punch with some very nasty scenes, but that comes across mostly pretty tame when compared to Shaw’s other work.
This is pretty much the Sick B**tards version of Cube Zero, going right back to the start and as such, is a fitting end to the series for fans of the original trilogy, a good read, and whilst not really bringing anything new to the table is still a worthy entry in the series.
A prequel to Matt Shaw’s infamous trilogy that shows how everything all began…
A short, sharp read that packs a punch with some very nasty scenes, but that comes across mostly pretty tame when compared to Shaw’s other work.
This is pretty much the Sick B**tards version of Cube Zero, going right back to the start and as such, is a fitting end to the series for fans of the original trilogy, a good read, and whilst not really bringing anything new to the table is still a worthy entry in the series.
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