Tales from the Ruins — Claire Davon

Fourteen terrifying tales of a ruined tomorrow!Was it nuclear war, an uncontrollable pandemic, or forces beyond our reckoning? Will we even know what happened once supply lines have been cut, radio silence has kicked in, and our world has come to a grinding halt? Who will have what it takes to carry on? Who will want to?This cataclysmic anthology casts the reader into a post-apocalyptic world where every step taken and every decision made can mean the difference between life and death. These are epic stories of a world in ruins, but they are also intimate and moving accounts. Our masterful contributors take you by the hand and show you what will be. Don't let go, whatever you do...hold on tight! You will share the characters' struggles as you navigate wastelands or hole up as best you can in the crumbling remains of supermarkets and abandoned houses. You will go hungry. Your feet will grow numb. You will fear, and you might have to fight to the death. But in the end, you will remember it is only a book, and that you can close it, knowing you are safe and sound, because we are not in a post-apocalyptic world. Not here. Not now. Not today. But what will tomorrow bring?The Aftermath - Claire DavonHell Takes All Prisoners - Karen BaylyChasing the White Limousine - Kurt NewtonAn Interlude in the English Civil War - David TurnbullA Kissidougou Christmas - Michael PiccoThe Fields - Mark TowseCast Upon the Water - Joseph S. WalkerHelp, Scotland - Malcolm TimperleyThe Deep End - Cameron TrostEnd of the Line - Louise Zedda-SampsonThe Death of a Raccoon - Adam BreckenridgeDarkness at the Edge of Men - Stuart OlverSailors' Delight - Claire FitzpatrickHomecoming - L.P. Ring