Zeb Simms was a mountain man, trapper and a scout. Hired first by a missionary to guide himself and his wife into a land of Indians they intended to convert, Simms found himself hired on as a guide to an eastern trader named Jake Styles. Styles had heard a story of an untamed wilderness with riches in abundance and beaver with pelts as white as snow. Styles was intent on reaching this valley deep within what was known as the Unorganized Territory. Simms, however, knew it to be called Colter’s Hell.
Led by Simms, Styles and his small company of men headed for unknown territory with one thing on their minds, getting rich. A Blackfoot chief named Lame Bull, however, had other plans for the group. His plans included the deaths of them all. Both Styles and Simms managed to escape Lame Bull not once, but twice, and Zeb Simms found that his most dangerous adversary all along was the man who had hired him as a guide, Jake Styles.
John W. Sammon is a versatile author, freelance writer, actor and (former) newspaper reporter who has written 42 books across a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction genres. His writing styles and roles cover several areas: Creature Horror novels: His newest novel The Parasitoid Horror about a swarm of DNA-mutated giant wasps that kill human victims and use their bodies as birth incubators was released on September 7. It is the third in a series of adventures involving deadly beasts, exotic locales, romance and a hero marine biologist who in his job must scuba dive and is terrified to do so. The second of these three creature horror books, Infested Waters, got this response from a reader. “This is a truly great book.” His other books include: Historical Fiction and Westerns: He writes gritty frontier tales and historical adventure novels, including works focused on the American West like The Donner Party: Whispered Pleadings In The Wind Swept Snow. Non-Fiction and Journalism: He has worked as a newspaper reporter and freelance journalist covering community news, historical tragedies, and deep-dive human interest profiles. Political Commentary: He writes opinion columns and political punditry pieces on current events. Comedy and Humor: He produces lighthearted humor and comedy writing alongside his serious historical work Screenplays: He writes scripts for film and media projects, drawing on his background as a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) actor and film narrator. Films and television: He has been an actor appearing in the films including the sci fi movies Deathsport (1978), It lives Again (1978), One from the Heart (1981) a musical romantic drama directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and also playing a thug on the television series General Hospital. He has narrated historical documentary films.