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They Thought the End Would Be Loud. They Were Wrong. September 19, 2025, dawns like any other day. Across Chicago, a diverse group of strangers—a determined single mother, a retired grocer, an ambitious executive, a struggling artist, and a gentle giant—navigate their morning routines, unaware that the world is already ending. News reports whisper of isolated incidents: a bizarre flu, violent airport attacks. The truth is far more terrifying. The Lazarus Vector is not a virus. It is a prion-based mutagen, a silent, airborne ghost that rewrites the human brain, reducing its victims to ...

In the summer of 2025, the tri-state area becomes a graveyard as a mysterious pathogen triggers the zombie apocalypse. A diverse group of survivors, including a hardened ex-soldier and a relentless computational biologist, must navigate this new world of terror. They soon discover the infected are evolving into agile, intelligent Runners, deadlier than any shambling horde. As the military's containment efforts spiral into lethal chaos, the survivors are pushed to their absolute limit. Forced to forge new bonds and make heart-wrenching sacrifices, they embark on a desperate journey to find a...

Earth is quickly becoming an undead wasteland, that much is for sure. What isn't certain is the fate of her three children, as their desperate bid to find safety at their family cabin is cut off by the revelation of world-altering proportions. What seems like a lifetime ago, the secret battle to be the first superpower to perfect the perfect bioweapon has been corrupted into a scourge now headed straight for them. Suddenly Abby's past becomes just as unclear as her future.

The Veil has been revealed, but the War of the Veil is far from over. Freya Valdis, the immortal Kráka and Custodian of a near-infinite power, has achieved the unthinkable. Alongside her Shield, Gunnar, she has defeated the cosmic Acquirer and emerged as the most powerful being on the planet. But victory has come with a profound cost and a terrifying new vulnerability. As she grapples with the overwhelming memories and responsibilities of a millennium now resting on her shoulders, a deeply personal battle begins. Freya is with child. The pregnancy is a beacon in the magical world, the ...

The shield is complete. The children are born. So why is the sky beginning to crack? In the fragile peace following a cataclysmic sacrifice, Freya and Gunnar face their greatest challenge yet. Parenthood under a crumbling sky. Their newborn twins, Astrid and Leif, are miracles of prophecy, but their unique powers are spiraling out of control, threatening the very Veil they were born to protect. When a breach tears open at the heart of their sanctuary, the new family is attacked from within the walls they thought were impenetrable. As an ancient, hateful force descends upon Ydalir in a storm...

A non-stop zombie apocalypse adventure compilation, written by FMP’s bestselling author, SJ Morris. The entire planet is being overrun by the dead, and billions of people have succumbed to the Perdition Virus. The humans who have outlasted this zombie plague will prove to be ruthless killers willing to do anything to survive this post-apocalyptic world. If you love zombie short stories, then this book is for you. Before the Outbreak is a collection of short stories that delve into the macabre of the zombie apocalypse before and during the worst times in the character's lives and what led ...

In the epic fourth installment of The War for the Veil, Freya Valdis, the Kráka and her Shield, Gunnar, stand as the last hope against a god who consumes love and hope itself. The King of Ice and Sorrow marches to shatter the world's defenses, and his victory seems inevitable. To save everything, Freya and Gunnar must become the Dyad, weaving a golden magic born of their bond. But a shocking sacrifice changes the nature of the battle entirely, leaving the fate of the Veil hanging by a thread. In the crushing silence after the storm, they will learn that some victories come at a terrible ...

In the explosive third installment of the War of the Veil series, Freya Valdis must finally embrace her destiny as the Kráka to face a world-ending dragon from Norse mythology. The cosmic Dreki, a primordial hoarder of reality itself, turns its incandescent rage on our world, forcing Freya to make a devastating bargain with the ancient, memory-hoarding raven, Muninn. To gain the power to wound the beast, she must sacrifice a foundational memory of her own past, forever altering her soul and testing her bonds with her allies. The quest for a fabled weapon leads her and her fractured team ...

The Crow & the Cosmic Collector Book V in the War of the Veil Series by SJ Morris As the War for the Veil intensifies, the battlefield undergoes a most insolent and perilous transformation. Freya Valdis, the Kráka and fated Crow Queen, has only just begun to master the terrifying psychic powers of her ancient bloodline. Alongside her bonded warrior, Gunnar Rask, she has forged the Dyad. A union of preternatural might designed to be the ultimate shield against the primordial horrors that threaten our very existence. Having withstood gods, dragons, the draugr legions of the underworld, and ...

Betrayed by a friend and hunted by an ancient evil, Freya Valdis's fight to control her power has become a war for her very soul. In this heart-pounding Norse mythology urban fantasy and gripping sequel to Blood of the Crow, the fragile Veil protecting our world is tearing apart. Freya, the last Kráka, is all that stands between a vengeful Draugr vampire lord and his apocalyptic goal. But when a shocking betrayal shatters her trust and reveals a devastating secret about her own origin, she must master her volatile abilities before a ritual of soul-shattering magic dooms humanity to an age ...

On her twenty-first birthday, Freya Valdis’s life fractures. The dormant psychic powers of her ancient Viking bloodline roar to life, forcing her to see terrifying premonitions of death and the ghostly horrors that walk unseen in our world. She is the Kráka, the Crow Queen, the latest in a long line of fated Seers. Now, targeted by the Mýrdalsjökull, a demon of the burial ground that feeds on sorrow, Freya must master her abilities to survive. With a loyal Shield by her side, her steadfast boyfriend, and her closest friends, she races to uncover hidden runes and secure a mystical ...

If you love zombie short stories, then this is for you. Before the Outbreak is a collection of short stories that delve into the macabre of the zombie apocalypse before and during the worst times in the characters lives and what led them to that fateful moment when they became one of the undead. *These short stories can each be read as a stand-alone.

If you love zombie short stories, then this is for you. Before the Outbreak is a collection of short stories delving into the macabre of the zombie apocalypse before and during the worst times in the characters lives. Showing what circumstances led them to that fateful moment when they became one of the undead.

"Come on, guys. We're going to be late!" Marie yelled from the kitchen of the three-bedroom ranch she shared with her husband, Bill, and their two children, Mason, and Pheobe. Marie made her family a quick breakfast of toasted waffles covered with either peanut butter or chocolate hazelnut spread depending on who was eating it. The children ran to the table quickly, eating their food before rushing back upstairs to get dressed and brush their teeth. Like many small-town families, Marie's never had enough time in the morning to get everything done and everyone out of the door on time. This ...

The entire planet is at risk of being overrun by the dead, and millions of people have succumbed to the Z-Strain Virus. The humans who have outlasted this zombie plague will prove to be ruthless killers willing to do anything to survive this post-apocalyptic world. Abbigail Norrington sets off with her three children and their dog to find safety at the family cabin. They soon discover that Abby's dead husband had an unimaginably violent past that leads them to uncover dangerous secrets about the government.

The entire planet is overrun by the dead. Millions of people have fallen to the Perdition Virus. The humans who have outlasted this zombie plague have proven to be ruthless killers willing to do anything to survive this post-apocalyptic world. When a shadowy stranger is found watching her cabin, it raises the question, will this person prove to be the savior Abbigail Norrington and her band of survivors need? Or will they only make everything more complicated for Abby and those she promised to keep safe?

On her twenty-first birthday, all Olivia Derickson wants is a research position and dry shoes. Instead, a frantic dog and a freak storm reveal a terrifying truth: she can stop time. Now, pursued by a shadowy organization that sees her not as a person, but as a weapon, Olivia is forced to flee everything she knows. With her loyal dog, Scoots, and a handsome, brilliant but wounded physicist, Eli Stevenson, she must unravel the mystery of her own birth and the legacy of a woman she never met. Hunted from the streets of New York to the desolate Dakota plains, Olivia must learn to control the ...

The entire planet is being overrun by the dead, and billions of people have succumbed to the Perdition Virus. The humans who have outlasted this zombie plague will prove to be ruthless killers willing to do anything to survive this post-apocalyptic world. In this third installment of Z-Strain, Abbigail, Chris, Kamil, and Jimmy are doing everything they can to end the zombie plague unleashed upon the world. They soon discover that what’s left of the government is more power-hungry than ever and lead by a predator who embodies the absolute worst of humanity.