Surface

The Well #3

by David J. Nix

On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a forbidden inter-tribal encounter between Jenn and Micah leads to a virtual death sentence for both. Bound wrist to wrist by a cable of ancient technology, the two must survive on the run for thirteen days with bands of tribal members vying for their capture in order to obtain a position of power at the next tribal parley. During their desperate flight across a fallen landscape, the pair encounters friend and foe alike, but none more unexpected than a group of new arrivals from a mythical place – the moon. Jenn and Micah join the group and their leader, Singer, in a secondary quest to find the mysterious Lucy on the far side of a barren salt plain, all the while hoping to escape tribal pursuit. The competing groups and missions come into violent collision, laying bare revelations of the fall of civilization and of the Darkness, with ramifications that will forever alter the fate of humanity. The action-packed conclusion to The Well series.

115 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 7, 2015

About the author

Engineer by day and writer by night, David broke into traditional publishing in 2020 writing historical romance for Entangled Publishing under the pseudonym Sawyer North. In a stroke of luck, a photo of him wearing a cowboy hat on a Regency romance writers’ social media page landed him the opportunity to write a three-volume progressive western series for Sourcebooks in 2022. His love of researching history and bringing it to life – especially the stories of forgotten women – has led him lately toward writing historical fiction. He has a podcast in the works, Plot Twisted History, that tells true historical stories from a writer’s viewpoint – in service of the surprises and plot twists along the way.

David has called Austin home since 1998 with his wife and three children, where he fully embraces the city motto of “keep Austin weird.” He is a member of Regency Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of Central Texas, female centered organizations that have taken him under their wing and shared their collective wisdom.

Reviews

[M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked to meet this new society and world. But, I wanted to know the reason behind the law that upturned Jenn and Micah’s lives so drastically. What led the tribes to agree to such a rule? Other than that, the story and characters were compelling (again) and a few surprises were still in store. Namely about the Darkness, which I was so sure I had figured out in book two.
Very good.

[Sandra Sandel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I truly enjoyed this series. Will definitely be reading more from this author.