6 HACKERS... 1 GAME... 1,000,000 UNDEAD
Welcome to the World of Gameland, a live-action virtual reality arcade in a post-outbreak Long Island and home to the controlled undead. Think you've got what it takes to compete in the arena? For the uber-rich and super-talented masters of The Game, it's an escapist fantasy world of lawlessness, violence, and mayhem.
But for one group of gamers, it's a trap they'll wish they never hacked into. This 14-episode series (previously published as GAMELAND, has been significantly updated and expanded and now includes the companion titles, GOLGOTHA, VELVENTEEN, and THE INFECTED FILES. |
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GOLGOTHA
Attempting to avert a global disaster, a molecular geneticist self-administers an experimental antidote against a military virus that reanimates the dead. But in order to ensure it works, he must first infect himself and allow the infection to proceed to its inevitable, terrifying conclusion.
This prequel is a standalone tale of suspense and horror, Golgotha sets the stage for the epic post-apocalyptic series in THE WORLD OF GAMELAND. Available in ZPOCALYPTO Episode 4: Sunder the Hollowmen, as well as in boxsets and omnibus editions. Also available in the story collection, Shorting the Undead and Other Horrors and as a standalone digital story on AMAZON. |
A DARK AND SURE DESCENT - BEING THE TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE LONG ISLAND OUTBREAK
It's the summer of 2030. The government is experimenting with a new technology on Long Island. That's not all they're bringing.
This is the true account of a biomedical disaster that changed the world in the most terrifying way imaginable… and it all started with a single bite.
After the unexplained death of their newborn son, experimental biologists Lyssa and Ramon Stemple find themselves the focus of a brutal murder investigation. The case takes a shocking twist when it's linked to a mysterious and deadly new virus consuming Long Island.
This is the true account of a biomedical disaster that changed the world in the most terrifying way imaginable… and it all started with a single bite.
After the unexplained death of their newborn son, experimental biologists Lyssa and Ramon Stemple find themselves the focus of a brutal murder investigation. The case takes a shocking twist when it's linked to a mysterious and deadly new virus consuming Long Island.
A Dark and Sure Descent is a standalone novel in, and a second prequel to, the world of GAMELAND. The events in this current book take place a few years after Golgotha and a dozen years before the series begins.
This prequel can be read at any time, but I personally recommend enjoying it after you've read ZPOCALYPTO Episode 8: Jacker's Exploit.
Available individually here, or as part of Bundle #1.
VELVETEEN
Everyone was sick in those days. Even me.
Especially me. All of Long Island is in the deadly throes of a terrifying outbreak. But six-year-old Cassie Stemple can't worry about that. She's focused on her recently deceased baby brother. And now her pet rabbit is sick. As her parents desperately try to protect themselves from the pestilence sweeping over the island, they fail to notice something far more insidious taking hold over Cassie. Velveteen is a standalone novella inspired by a scene from the 4th episode of ZPOCALYPTO, Sunder the Hollowmen. It is included with Episode 5: Prometheus Mode, as well as in bundled editions. Although this is a standalone story and may be enjoyed at any time whilst reading the series, I recommend reading it anytime after Episode Five. A very limited number of paperback copies of this title with the cover image seen here are still available. If interested in a signed copy, please contact me here. |
INFECTED - HACKED FILES FROM THE GAMELAND ARCHIVE
Taken from the private collection of the disgraced former commander of the Undead Omegaman Forces, these top secret documents contain vital information about key players in the development of Reanimation Technology, the construction of GAMELAND, and the politics behind the civil war that fractured the United States and gave rise to the Southern States Coalition.
Includes:
This series of titles is available in ZPOCALYPTO episodes 10: Return to the Arcade and 14: Open-World Spawn as well as in the boxsets and omnibus editions containing those episodes.
I recommend reading this guide anytime after Golgotha.
Includes:
- Timeline of key events
- Character watch list
- Glossary of important terms
- What really happened in Eugene Halliwell's laboratory the night he injected himself with Reanimation virus?
- Was Halliwell’s zombie really behind Richard Daniels' death?
- How did The Life Service Law come into being?
- And how did we come to accept the living dead among us?
- Transcripts from the Congressional Hearings on Reanimation Technology
- Fully annotated voice transcript from the infamous Golgotha Event
- Articles on the rise of zombies in popular culture
This series of titles is available in ZPOCALYPTO episodes 10: Return to the Arcade and 14: Open-World Spawn as well as in the boxsets and omnibus editions containing those episodes.
I recommend reading this guide anytime after Golgotha.
GOOD KILL
Years before his sister Jessie ventures into Gameland, Eric Daniels wins a coveted spot in the Omegaman Force, an elite Marine team of killers once commanded by his grandfather, "The Colonel." Eric's job is to take out high priority targets using the Reanimation Technology his father created. And he's good at it. Very good.
Some might even say too good. Collateral kills are always a risk, especially when the weapon - and target - are thousands of miles from your center of operations, but Eric's record is nearly spotless, something he takes immense pride in. But he'll soon learn that kills aren't always so clean, and the victims aren't always deserving. Love, Virtuality, and the Good Kill is a standalone short story in the upcoming multi-author anthology The Future Chronicles: The Gamer Chronicles. It is the opening story of the planned new series, STRIKE FORCE ZULU. This story and the planned series many be read at any time before, during, or after any of the other ZPOCALYPTO books. |
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