Fire (Elements of The Undead)

Fire (Elements of The Undead)

No one knows what caused the dead to rise. No one knows what caused them to attack the living. Fighting for their lives, scattered survivors find the attempted cure to be almost worse than the disease.In the twilight of a shattered civilization, the fate of humankind rests upon the actions of a handful of war-weary survivors. Driven to a scorched corner of the former United States, they alone hold the key to a global reawakening.Or the final epitaph for a dead planet. I began the novel that became Fire in the midst of the Great Recession, when my own world was crashing down around me just like that of the characters in the book. Mired in anxiety over the future, I poured my energies into Megan and Jack and Hollister, setting them loose in a post-apocalyptic wasteland that on some days, was more appealing than the real world. A story of good and evil, of damaged goods versus false perfection, it's still one of my favorites. William Esmont lives in Tucson, Arizona with his wife and a motley collection of  Great Dane rescues, cats, and chickens. He is a software engineer by training and has spent his career working in industries from video games to industrial controls to high-tech manufacturing. When he is not writing, he enjoys cycling and exploring the mountains of the southwest. William enjoys reading and writing espionage thrillers ( The Reluctant Hero Series ) and post-apocalyptic zombie horror ( The Elements of the Undead Series ). 2012 is going to be a busy year, with new releases in both genres, so stay tuned!