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Dead Zero
From the bestselling authors of the Invasion and Yesterday's Gone series comes Dead Zero, a gripping biological technothriller that delivers a heart-pumping race against the clock to survive the first wave of the zombie plague ...
Taking Grandpa to the mall wasn't supposed to be a life or death (and after death) situation.
Thom Sheldon avoids visiting his aging father as much as he possibly can. Even now that Rick started taking a new experimental drug that seems to be helping his Alzheimer's, it's still an unpredictable and rarely pleasant errand.
If Thom could avoid visiting his old man without getting guilt-tripped by his wife or hounded by his own conscience, he would.
But today Thoms' wife Carly and son Brendan are along for the ride, and there is no getting out of taking Rick to the mall.
No one could have guessed that the zombie apocalypse would start near the food court.
Except for Rick.
This is how the apocalypse starts ...
Dead Zero is a stand alone novel built inside of Platt & Truant's Dead World Trilogy, an intelligent, hard science fiction exploration of the zombie subgenre.
Taking Grandpa to the mall wasn't supposed to be a life or death (and after death) situation.
Thom Sheldon avoids visiting his aging father as much as he possibly can. Even now that Rick started taking a new experimental drug that seems to be helping his Alzheimer's, it's still an unpredictable and rarely pleasant errand.
If Thom could avoid visiting his old man without getting guilt-tripped by his wife or hounded by his own conscience, he would.
But today Thoms' wife Carly and son Brendan are along for the ride, and there is no getting out of taking Rick to the mall.
No one could have guessed that the zombie apocalypse would start near the food court.
Except for Rick.
This is how the apocalypse starts ...
Dead Zero is a stand alone novel built inside of Platt & Truant's Dead World Trilogy, an intelligent, hard science fiction exploration of the zombie subgenre.
- GenresZombies
185 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 1, 2020
148 people are currently reading
112 people want to read
About the author
Sean Platt
334 books823 followersSean loves writing books, even more than reading them. He is co-founder of Collective Inkwell and Realm & Sands imprints, writes for children under the name Guy Incognito, and has more than his share of nose.
Together with co-authors David Wright and Johnny B. Truant, Sean has written the series Yesterdays Gone, WhiteSpace, ForNevermore, Available Darkness, Dark Crossings, Unicorn Western, The Beam, Namaste, Robot Proletariat, Cursed, Greens, Space Shuttle, and Everyone Gets Divorced. He also co-wrote the how-to indie book, Write. Publish. Repeat.
With Collective Inkwell
Yesterday's Gone: Post Apocalyptic - LOST by way of The Stand
WhiteSpace: Paranoid thriller on fictitious Hamilton Island
ForNevermore: YA horror that reads nothing like YA Horror
Available Darkness: A new breed of vampire thriller
Dark Crossings: Short stories, killer endings
With 47North
Z 2134: The Walking Dead meets The Hunger Games
Monstrous: Beauty and the Beast meets The Punisher
With Realm & Sands
Unicorn Western: The best story to ever come from a stupid idea
The Beam: Smart sci-fi to make you wonder exactly who we are
Namaste: A revenge thriller like nothing you've ever read
Robot Proletariat: The revolution starts here
Cursed: The old werewolf legend turned upside down
Greens: Retail noir comedy
Space Shuttle: Over the top comedy with all your favorite sci-fi characters
Everyone Gets Divorced: Like "Always Sunny" and "How I Met Your Mother" had a baby on your Kindle
Sean lives in Austin, TX with his wife, daughter, and son.
Follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/seanplatt (say hi so he can follow you back!)
Together with co-authors David Wright and Johnny B. Truant, Sean has written the series Yesterdays Gone, WhiteSpace, ForNevermore, Available Darkness, Dark Crossings, Unicorn Western, The Beam, Namaste, Robot Proletariat, Cursed, Greens, Space Shuttle, and Everyone Gets Divorced. He also co-wrote the how-to indie book, Write. Publish. Repeat.
With Collective Inkwell
Yesterday's Gone: Post Apocalyptic - LOST by way of The Stand
WhiteSpace: Paranoid thriller on fictitious Hamilton Island
ForNevermore: YA horror that reads nothing like YA Horror
Available Darkness: A new breed of vampire thriller
Dark Crossings: Short stories, killer endings
With 47North
Z 2134: The Walking Dead meets The Hunger Games
Monstrous: Beauty and the Beast meets The Punisher
With Realm & Sands
Unicorn Western: The best story to ever come from a stupid idea
The Beam: Smart sci-fi to make you wonder exactly who we are
Namaste: A revenge thriller like nothing you've ever read
Robot Proletariat: The revolution starts here
Cursed: The old werewolf legend turned upside down
Greens: Retail noir comedy
Space Shuttle: Over the top comedy with all your favorite sci-fi characters
Everyone Gets Divorced: Like "Always Sunny" and "How I Met Your Mother" had a baby on your Kindle
Sean lives in Austin, TX with his wife, daughter, and son.
Follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/seanplatt (say hi so he can follow you back!)
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January 18, 2021
I enjoyed this novella very much. I've been a big fan of the Sterling & Stone authors for quite a while. This book has an intriguing twist on the zombie genre, and some great characters to kick off the series. Especially loved "Kick-Butt" Grandpa. The psychological profiles of the main characters develop very quickly and offer some interesting insights. A worthy read for fans of the genre for sure.
November 6, 2023
I got halfway through this book and well, it's just not for me. I don't need to read 50 pages of some dude arguing with his dad; I could save some time and go do that without having to boot up my kindle.
January 26, 2021
A good story
This is an entertaining story. It starts out slightly slow but starts building momentum. I enjoyed it very much, a good one.
This is an entertaining story. It starts out slightly slow but starts building momentum. I enjoyed it very much, a good one.
January 8, 2022
Great book
It was slow getting into the story but once into it it's a great read. Very good story and interesting.
It was slow getting into the story but once into it it's a great read. Very good story and interesting.
April 5, 2022
Good
I got irritated by Thom of course but the storyline was very good and interesting. Certainly will be reading the next book
I got irritated by Thom of course but the storyline was very good and interesting. Certainly will be reading the next book
August 6, 2022
Read : August 7, 2022
Rating :2,5 /3 Stars
A bit rambly feeling and couldn't connect with the characters, nor did I feel for them.
The idea behind it was kinda cool tho.
Rating :2,5 /3 Stars
A bit rambly feeling and couldn't connect with the characters, nor did I feel for them.
The idea behind it was kinda cool tho.
March 9, 2023
An interesting first book with what appears to be an original take on the zombie theme. Well written and with good characters. I'm eager to read the next installment to see where the plot goes.
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