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Broken World
These stories have been previously published. One story is a novella and one is a full length book. All your questions won't be answered in book 1.
We need to fight for the future we want, not the one that’s been delivered to us. Taking back our world is a fight we'll never give up on.
When fate and destiny collide, one must fight the darkness or be swallowed up.
In this anthology, each hero or heroine has a dark fate... a marked destiny. Will these inspirational characters survive the cards of fate they have been dealt?
Story 1 – APOCALYPSE – UNDERWATER CITY
by Chrissy Peebles
***This is a 15,000 word novella***
This series does have dark moments and is intended for mature audiences only.
BOOK TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF9Uk...
I’m a survivor, living in a post-apocalyptic world. I live deep in the ocean and that's how we all survived the world's greatest catastrophe known to man. I’d often dreamt of a normal life, but sadly, that wasn’t what fate had in store for me.
Where do I even begin? Let’s start from the beginning, shall we?
My name is Sky Hammons, and this is my story. It’s actually quite like my name, because it is a tale of hope, faith, and new beginnings—like a bright, blue summer sky. Or at least that was what I’d wished for, back when I was naïve and clueless enough to believe it. I really wish my journey could be summed up like that, and at first, it seemed like that might be the case. But then that bright sky darkened, and things fell apart. As if Chicken Little’s fears were coming true, my blue sky shattered. They say “The truth will set you free,” but I can’t say I believe that—at least not anymore. In my case, the bitter truth shook me to my very core. I never would have imagined that life could be so cruel or that people could be so deranged outside of an Alfred Hitchcock script or some awful horror movie, but I learned one thing: Never, ever believe what you’re told.
I’d been hand-fed lies since birth from my so-called government, and like a mindless drone, I’d happily believed every fraudulent word of the garbage they spewed. Maybe I just wanted that warm, fuzzy feeling; their lies comforted me and allowed me to sleep better at night. After all, who doesn’t want peace and hope and goodwill and all those other things splattered in snowy glitter all over the front of Christmas cards?
When I got a little older and started to take a good, close look at the world around me, I began to challenge the world I lived in. I began to realize it wasn’t all marshmallows and unicorns and Norman Rockwell paintings, and I started to ask questions. I’d always hoped for a bright future, but little did I know that absolute terror was lurking just around the corner. As I dug into the unknown, I was confronted by my worst nightmare.
My name is Sky, and this is my story.
Story 2 – THE ZOMBIE CHRONICLES by Chrissy Peebles
The Zombie Chronicles Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/ociUHiL1g70
*This is a young adult book series. Each chronicle will feature Dean's struggles as he tries to survive in this new world. And thus the name, The Zombie Chronicles. I hope you enjoy this series, and thank you for giving book one a chance.*
Warning: Mild violence. For mature teens or older.
Val was bitten by a zombie and now she’s scheduled for lethal injection. Breaking all the rules, eighteen year old, Dean Walters snags an experimental serum.
We need to fight for the future we want, not the one that’s been delivered to us. Taking back our world is a fight we'll never give up on.
When fate and destiny collide, one must fight the darkness or be swallowed up.
In this anthology, each hero or heroine has a dark fate... a marked destiny. Will these inspirational characters survive the cards of fate they have been dealt?
Story 1 – APOCALYPSE – UNDERWATER CITY
by Chrissy Peebles
***This is a 15,000 word novella***
This series does have dark moments and is intended for mature audiences only.
BOOK TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF9Uk...
I’m a survivor, living in a post-apocalyptic world. I live deep in the ocean and that's how we all survived the world's greatest catastrophe known to man. I’d often dreamt of a normal life, but sadly, that wasn’t what fate had in store for me.
Where do I even begin? Let’s start from the beginning, shall we?
My name is Sky Hammons, and this is my story. It’s actually quite like my name, because it is a tale of hope, faith, and new beginnings—like a bright, blue summer sky. Or at least that was what I’d wished for, back when I was naïve and clueless enough to believe it. I really wish my journey could be summed up like that, and at first, it seemed like that might be the case. But then that bright sky darkened, and things fell apart. As if Chicken Little’s fears were coming true, my blue sky shattered. They say “The truth will set you free,” but I can’t say I believe that—at least not anymore. In my case, the bitter truth shook me to my very core. I never would have imagined that life could be so cruel or that people could be so deranged outside of an Alfred Hitchcock script or some awful horror movie, but I learned one thing: Never, ever believe what you’re told.
I’d been hand-fed lies since birth from my so-called government, and like a mindless drone, I’d happily believed every fraudulent word of the garbage they spewed. Maybe I just wanted that warm, fuzzy feeling; their lies comforted me and allowed me to sleep better at night. After all, who doesn’t want peace and hope and goodwill and all those other things splattered in snowy glitter all over the front of Christmas cards?
When I got a little older and started to take a good, close look at the world around me, I began to challenge the world I lived in. I began to realize it wasn’t all marshmallows and unicorns and Norman Rockwell paintings, and I started to ask questions. I’d always hoped for a bright future, but little did I know that absolute terror was lurking just around the corner. As I dug into the unknown, I was confronted by my worst nightmare.
My name is Sky, and this is my story.
Story 2 – THE ZOMBIE CHRONICLES by Chrissy Peebles
The Zombie Chronicles Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/ociUHiL1g70
*This is a young adult book series. Each chronicle will feature Dean's struggles as he tries to survive in this new world. And thus the name, The Zombie Chronicles. I hope you enjoy this series, and thank you for giving book one a chance.*
Warning: Mild violence. For mature teens or older.
Val was bitten by a zombie and now she’s scheduled for lethal injection. Breaking all the rules, eighteen year old, Dean Walters snags an experimental serum.
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250 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 25, 2014
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About the author
Chrissy Peebles
135 books500 followersChrissy Peebles, a practicing nurse, has always loved reading and writing fantasy from the earliest age she can remember. She plotted every single twist she could think of during bedtime stories for her children. When her little ones begged for more adventures, she felt confident enough to let her overeager imagination and sense of humor spill out into her first novel. She lives in Ohio with her husband, two young kids, one hamster, three dwarf hamsters and cat. When she's not taking the kids to Little League soccer, basketball, or baseball, she loves to snap photos as her favorite hobby.
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August 13, 2016Deleted for two reasons - one, I've already read one of the novellas included and I'm doubtful as to whether I'm interested in the other one. Even if I do decide I want to read it, I'd imagine I could pick it up on its own. Two, that cover. I don't know what is going on with that girl's face, but she looks like bloody Barbie or something. Edited to death. Horrendous. Not to mention, creepy.
March 10, 2016
Story 1 – APOCALYPSE – UNDERWATER CITY
Sky Hammons lives in an underwater dome built by her grandfather as a meteor was hurtling toward earth ending life as they knew it. Sky was born here, so she doesn't know what it is like outside the dome and people are being sent back up to recolonize earth. It is a nice beginning to the series and there are many aspects that make me want to read more - like the conspiracy theory she has regarding their leader and hints that the underwater dome might be destroyed (with people still in them)? I enjoyed reading it even though I didn't much like Sky - to be honest. I cannot really say what it was about her, but to me she seemed a little fickle and she kept saying she's strong (emotionally/physically) but I did not get the feeling that she was - she just seemed paranoid. Even though I have an idea why she should be cautious, she has (as yet) no proof of why she should feel this way.
Story 2 – THE ZOMBIE CHRONICLES
I enjoyed this story from the first word. Immediately it seemed as if I was in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. However, I did not like Val, especially when she first met Claire and Jackie. I don't really like it when girls in stories can only be strong when they act like men. Women are strong in their own way! So, even though I loved this story I couldn't care if they find a cure for Val or not as I could not connect with her.
Sky Hammons lives in an underwater dome built by her grandfather as a meteor was hurtling toward earth ending life as they knew it. Sky was born here, so she doesn't know what it is like outside the dome and people are being sent back up to recolonize earth. It is a nice beginning to the series and there are many aspects that make me want to read more - like the conspiracy theory she has regarding their leader and hints that the underwater dome might be destroyed (with people still in them)? I enjoyed reading it even though I didn't much like Sky - to be honest. I cannot really say what it was about her, but to me she seemed a little fickle and she kept saying she's strong (emotionally/physically) but I did not get the feeling that she was - she just seemed paranoid. Even though I have an idea why she should be cautious, she has (as yet) no proof of why she should feel this way.
Story 2 – THE ZOMBIE CHRONICLES
I enjoyed this story from the first word. Immediately it seemed as if I was in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. However, I did not like Val, especially when she first met Claire and Jackie. I don't really like it when girls in stories can only be strong when they act like men. Women are strong in their own way! So, even though I loved this story I couldn't care if they find a cure for Val or not as I could not connect with her.
March 19, 2015
Zombies
A good start to a series. Very young with not a great story line but readable all the same. Characters were fairly good and believable.
A good start to a series. Very young with not a great story line but readable all the same. Characters were fairly good and believable.
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APOCALYPSE – UNDERWATER CITY by Chrissy Peebles
THE ZOMBIE CHRONICLES by Chrissy Peebles
APOCALYPSE – UNDERWATER CITY by Chrissy Peebles
THE ZOMBIE CHRONICLES by Chrissy Peebles
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