Brandon Zenner

The world ends. War doesn't: Those left alive following the unrelenting disease, and the war which reduced whole cities to radioactive rubble, were faced with the oppressive task of rebuilding society. From behind tall fences and guard towers, the colonies of Alice and Hightown were established, and a sense of normalcy prevailed. But now, a corrupt band of mercenaries, once thought to be extinguished, present their greatest threat yet to the fate of the colonies and humanity at large. Fueled by personal desire, and the need to survive at all costs, these mercenaries won't stop until the colonies have fallen and the citizens are all annihilated. This is the final war.

When a colleague dies under suspicious circumstances, everyone wants a piece of Nick Grady's criminal enterprise. However, Nick complex past comes full circle, thrusting the new manager in a scramble to decipher the truth behind the chaotic lives of the people he holds dear. "A large marijuana growing operation, Russian mobsters, undercover drug agents, and a biker gang, wraps up with a series of unexpected and shocking plot reversals that brings the book to a violent, surprising, and powerful end." (BookLife Prize in Fiction, by Publishers Weekly)

When civilization collapsed, evil rose to power: In the deep recesses of solitary confinement, a wickedness emerges to defile what is left of humanity. With society coming to its knees, the opportunity is right for a terrible army to claim the world as their own, and inflict upon it the same pain they received in life. The After War series continues. This is the story of Karl Metzger. "It is said that even a villain is the hero of their own story. And everyone does have a story ... In the end, that's what we all are-stories, little stories that build to bigger stories, that make up the epic of a lifetime." - Manhattan Book Review