Bone and Cinder

"Bone and Cinder" is the first book in the "Zapheads" series, a fast-paced post-apocalyptic thriller for young adult readers, typically ages 12-16. It follows Mackie Dailey as he navigates a world ravaged by a cataclysmic solar storm, where many survivors have mutated into violent 'Zapheads.' Mackie's quest to find Allie, the person he cares for most, leads him to a college campus turned stronghold. Here, he faces not only the external threat of the Zapheads but also an internal power struggle with a dangerous human leader whose vision for a new world is as horrifying as the extinction they all face. The book explores themes of survival, humanity, and the difficult choices people make when civilization collapses, offering a blend of science fiction, horror, and adventure. Parents should be aware of prominent themes of violence, peril, and scary scenes involving mutated creatures.

"Always surprises and always entertains." Jonathan Maberry, Rot & Ruin ZAPHEADS #1: BONE AND CINDER A post-apocalyptic thriller set in the world of the bestselling AFTER series. When Mackie Dailey survives a cataclysmic solar storm that wipes out civilization and mutates others into violent killers, he seeks out the one person he cares about most. But when he returns to a college campus looking for Allie, he discovers she is a Zaphead—nearly unrecognizable as the human he once loved. Mackie becomes caught in a power struggle among a small group of survivors who turn the campus into a stronghold against the Zaphead threat. His old nemesis, Lucas Krider, has taken charge, but Krider’s vision of a new world is just as horrifying as the extinction they all face. Will Mackie sacrifice himself so the group has a chance to survive, or will his demons turn out to be more dangerous than the strange, rampaging creatures that nature has unleashed? Look for Zapheads #2: Scars and Ashes. ------------------------------------- keywords: ebook, mutants, post-apocalyptic horror, survivalists, EMP, supernatural sci-fi, science fiction horror books, zombie fiction, futuristic action and adventure, books like Stephen King, mutant thriller ebooks, survival military fiction, dystopian zombies, doomsday preppers, D.J. Molles, David Moody, Blake Crouch, G. Michael Hopf, Hugh Howey, J.L. Bourne, David Wellington, Brian Keene, Bobby Adair, T.W. Piperbrook, Nicholas Sansbury Smith