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Affliction Z #6
Affliction Z: Dead Reckoning
Dead navigating without instruments, using only the distance you’ve already traveled.Sean Ryder got his daughter out. He left a nineteen-year-old kid behind to pay for it.
Three days after escaping a fortified compound in the Virginia mountains, Sean is trying to build something resembling safety. Then a scarred pit bull limps out of the forest on three good legs — fifty miles of afflicted-infested wilderness behind her — and the reunion reminds him of the debt he still owes.
Jake Burge opened the gate so Sean’s family could run. Now Jake rots in a cell. And the man running the compound has just discovered how to aim the dead.
A pheromone system that turns afflicted into weapons. Sentries that don’t eat, don’t sleep, can’t be reasoned with. But when a demonstration goes wrong and the compound’s architect is bitten, his transformation into something between human and monster makes him more dangerous than the army he built.
Sean and an old friend are going back in. Fifteen volunteers against three hundred. A nineteen-year-old kid with a fire axe holding the gate from the inside. But breaching those walls means leaving his daughter undefended — and a second force is already moving toward the settlement.
Some debts can only be paid in blood. Not all of it yours.
For fans of Justin Cronin, Blake Crouch, and the early seasons of The Walking Dead.
Scroll up and grab your copy now.
Three days after escaping a fortified compound in the Virginia mountains, Sean is trying to build something resembling safety. Then a scarred pit bull limps out of the forest on three good legs — fifty miles of afflicted-infested wilderness behind her — and the reunion reminds him of the debt he still owes.
Jake Burge opened the gate so Sean’s family could run. Now Jake rots in a cell. And the man running the compound has just discovered how to aim the dead.
A pheromone system that turns afflicted into weapons. Sentries that don’t eat, don’t sleep, can’t be reasoned with. But when a demonstration goes wrong and the compound’s architect is bitten, his transformation into something between human and monster makes him more dangerous than the army he built.
Sean and an old friend are going back in. Fifteen volunteers against three hundred. A nineteen-year-old kid with a fire axe holding the gate from the inside. But breaching those walls means leaving his daughter undefended — and a second force is already moving toward the settlement.
Some debts can only be paid in blood. Not all of it yours.
For fans of Justin Cronin, Blake Crouch, and the early seasons of The Walking Dead.
Scroll up and grab your copy now.
352 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 13, 2026
About the author
L.T. Ryan
263 books1,574 followersL.T. RYAN is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling author. The new age of publishing offered L.T. the opportunity to blend his passions for creating, marketing, and technology to reach audiences with his popular Jack Noble series.
Living in central Virginia with his wife, the youngest of his three daughters, and their three dogs, L.T. enjoys staring out his window at the trees and mountains while he should be writing, as well as reading, hiking, running, and playing with gadgets. See what he's up to at ltryan.com.
BOOKS IN THE JACK NOBLE SERIES
The Recruit (prequel short story)
The First Deception (prequel)
Noble Beginnings
A Deadly Distance
Thin Line
Noble Intentions
When Dead in Greece
Noble Retribution
Noble Betrayal
Never Go Home
Noble Judgment
Never Cry Mercy
Deadline
End Game
BOOKS IN THE BEAR LOGAN SERIES
Ripple Effect
Blowback
Takedown
Deep State (coming January, 2020)
BOOKS IN THE CLARISSA ABBOT SERIES
Beyond Betrayal
BOOKS IN THE MITCH TANNER SERIES
The Depths of Darkness
Into the Darkness
Deliver Us From Darkness (coming soon)
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Contact L.T. Ryan at contact@ltryan.com
About the Author
L.T. RYAN is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling author. The new age of publishing offered L.T. the opportunity to blend his passions for creating, marketing, and technology to reach audiences with his popular Jack Noble series.
Living in central Virginia with his wife, the youngest of his three daughters, and their three dogs, L.T. enjoys staring out his window at the trees and mountains while he should be writing, as well as reading, hiking, running, and playing with gadgets. See what he's up to at ltryan.com.
Social Media Links
Facebook (L.T. Ryan): facebook.com/LTRyanAuthor
Facebook (Jack Noble Page): facebook.com/JackNobleBooks/
Twitter: twitter.com/LTRyanWrites
Goodreads: goodreads.com/author/show/6151659.L_T...
Contact L.T. Ryan at contact@ltryan.com
Living in central Virginia with his wife, the youngest of his three daughters, and their three dogs, L.T. enjoys staring out his window at the trees and mountains while he should be writing, as well as reading, hiking, running, and playing with gadgets. See what he's up to at ltryan.com.
BOOKS IN THE JACK NOBLE SERIES
The Recruit (prequel short story)
The First Deception (prequel)
Noble Beginnings
A Deadly Distance
Thin Line
Noble Intentions
When Dead in Greece
Noble Retribution
Noble Betrayal
Never Go Home
Noble Judgment
Never Cry Mercy
Deadline
End Game
BOOKS IN THE BEAR LOGAN SERIES
Ripple Effect
Blowback
Takedown
Deep State (coming January, 2020)
BOOKS IN THE CLARISSA ABBOT SERIES
Beyond Betrayal
BOOKS IN THE MITCH TANNER SERIES
The Depths of Darkness
Into the Darkness
Deliver Us From Darkness (coming soon)
Social Media Links
Facebook (L.T. Ryan): facebook.com/LTRyanAuthor
Facebook (Jack Noble Page): facebook.com/JackNobleBooks/
Twitter: twitter.com/LTRyanWrites
Goodreads: goodreads.com/author/show/6151659.L_T...
Contact L.T. Ryan at contact@ltryan.com
About the Author
L.T. RYAN is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling author. The new age of publishing offered L.T. the opportunity to blend his passions for creating, marketing, and technology to reach audiences with his popular Jack Noble series.
Living in central Virginia with his wife, the youngest of his three daughters, and their three dogs, L.T. enjoys staring out his window at the trees and mountains while he should be writing, as well as reading, hiking, running, and playing with gadgets. See what he's up to at ltryan.com.
Social Media Links
Facebook (L.T. Ryan): facebook.com/LTRyanAuthor
Facebook (Jack Noble Page): facebook.com/JackNobleBooks/
Twitter: twitter.com/LTRyanWrites
Goodreads: goodreads.com/author/show/6151659.L_T...
Contact L.T. Ryan at contact@ltryan.com
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August 25, 2026
Rough to read
I had trouble understanding the sentence structure. Wood salad comes to mind.
This was the sixth book I read and mostly likely my last in this series
I had trouble understanding the sentence structure. Wood salad comes to mind.
This was the sixth book I read and mostly likely my last in this series
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