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World of Trouble #1
Tribulation of Dax: World of Trouble, Book 1
The world as we know it ended, but after a brief 15-year period of rising dead and spreading chaos, things are more or less back to normal. The maps of the world have changed, now including miles-wide Black Zones, and state lines have been redrawn.
In the aftermath, a game show Cemetery Gates, where contestants test their mettle against the walking dead. The winners go on to fortune and fame, and the losers… well, they're taken care of by the next round of contestants. Enter Terry Dax, who uncovers a secret so explosive, Of The Dead, LLC has decreed Dax will die, and he will die on Cemetery Gates!
Things only go downhill from there. Zombies, bounty hunters, pirate-themed gangs, mega-corporations and an entire six-pack of whup-ass. World of Trouble is a zombie/corporate espionage/adventure story, equally inspired by The Running Man, Richard Stark's Parker novels, and Dawn of the Dead.
In the aftermath, a game show Cemetery Gates, where contestants test their mettle against the walking dead. The winners go on to fortune and fame, and the losers… well, they're taken care of by the next round of contestants. Enter Terry Dax, who uncovers a secret so explosive, Of The Dead, LLC has decreed Dax will die, and he will die on Cemetery Gates!
Things only go downhill from there. Zombies, bounty hunters, pirate-themed gangs, mega-corporations and an entire six-pack of whup-ass. World of Trouble is a zombie/corporate espionage/adventure story, equally inspired by The Running Man, Richard Stark's Parker novels, and Dawn of the Dead.
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Published April 15, 2024
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Thom Brannan
42 books41 followersThom Brannan (est.1976) has been a submariner, a nuclear operator, an electrician, offshore oilfield trash, and now does maintenance on automated machinery for whoever will let him.
He's a freelance editor for anyone who will have him. He has been published in several anthologies, in several genres. Thom find his inspiration equally from Robert B. Parker and H.P. Lovecraft. He is the co-author of Pavlov's Dogs and The Omega Dog (with D.L. Snell). His own books in the Century series, starting with Before the Dawn, are available now on Amazon.
Thom lives in or around Austin, Texas with his lovely wife Kitty, a boy, a girl, a dog and a cat.
He's a freelance editor for anyone who will have him. He has been published in several anthologies, in several genres. Thom find his inspiration equally from Robert B. Parker and H.P. Lovecraft. He is the co-author of Pavlov's Dogs and The Omega Dog (with D.L. Snell). His own books in the Century series, starting with Before the Dawn, are available now on Amazon.
Thom lives in or around Austin, Texas with his lovely wife Kitty, a boy, a girl, a dog and a cat.
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May 19, 2023
Nosiree, this ain't your run-of-the-mill, head-for-the-hills zombie apocalypse story. You ain't been here and you ain't done that. Brannan delivers a tour de force vision of what happens after the dust settles on a world put through the wringer and hung out to dry. Inventive and clever, engaging and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, World of Trouble: The Tribulation of Dax is a welcome stage of evolution for a genre whose gene pool has become increasingly shallow.
November 19, 2023
Welcome to the post-zombie apocalypse world where game show Cemetery Gates is the hottest thing on TV. Terry Dax enters as a contestant and ends up in a struggle to destroy the company behind the hit show. This story is about his legend, chronicled in the gospels of Dax, and their effect on a recovering world. If you like your tales of survival harrowing and full of action you need to read this book.
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