Going their separate ways, they adapt their extraordinary "gifts" to their ordinary lives. The results, however, aren't always pretty -- particularly when one of them engages in a killing spree. With little more to go on than the psychic link that they all share, the survivors seek out one another to uncover the murderer and bring him or her to justice.
The fireman, the grandmother, the psychiatric patient, the basketball player, the mute girl, the rich blonde, and the man in the wheelchair -- they all have secrets worth hiding. They can't trust each other. They can't even trust themselves.
You write one short story at the age of 10 about a pit on the moon laden with poisonous hamburgers, and suddenly you're an author. That's the way I saw it when "Murder on the Moon" became an instant hit with my fourth-grade classmates. I'd always been a voracious reader, but upon sharing my little yarn with my friends, I suddenly realized the freedom (and power!) of becoming the storyteller. Over the next few years, I would go on to write several short stories, mostly involving murder mysteries and my schoolmates.
....Fast-forward to my last semester at Florida State University, where I was starting to regret my decision to pursue a business management degree instead of something more literary. I had big stories in my head. Instead of second-guessing my educational path, I used my free time to pursue my passion. A few months later, my first novel had arrived in the world--and it wasn't pretty. Like all writers, though, I had to start somewhere.
I went back to the drawing board with my ideas for The Survivors--a contemporary fantasy story about what would happen if real people found themselves empowered with superhuman abilities. But The Survivors wasn't so pretty either. The concept was fun but the execution was rough. It was temporarily shelved while I set out to learn how to be a better and publishable writer. And 10 years later, I think I may have learned a thing or two.The Survivors
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In 1692, when witch trials gripped the community of Salem, Massachusetts, twenty-six children were accused as witches, exiled, and left for dead. Fourteen of them survived.
The Survivors is the first installment of the tantalizing tales of the fourteen ill-fated Survivors and their descendants, who have been content in hiding for over three centuries. Isolated on a Montana mountainside, only Sadie, the rogue daughter, dares to abandon the family’s sacred hiding place. But no matter how far Sadie runs, something always pulls her back.
On a muggy summer night in Tennessee, she witnesses a shocking scene that will change her life forever. It is the first in a sequence of events that will drag her from the human world she’s sought to belong to for over a century and send her back to her Puritanical family and into an uncertain future filled with cunning witches, mysterious nosferatu shape-shifters, dangerous eretica and vieczy vampires, millennia-old mythology, and the search for her own mortality. After all…
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Amanda Havard thinks in stories. She writes books and songs, tells stories to people over coffee or in elaborate iPad apps, in short films or subtle photographs. Stories are her life.
The Survivors: Body & Blood is her third novel, and is an amalgamation of all of her storytelling love combined.
Originally from Dallas, Texas, she now lives in Nashville, Tennessee, a place where creativity drips from the sap of the trees, radiates from the attitude of the population, and seeps from the concrete. The inventor of the Immersedition™ interactive book app, Havard is always looking for the next best story — and the most innovative way to
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“This is Safe Haven Refugee Camp. Can anyone hear me?
Hello? Is anyone out there?”
The end of the world has given us a harsh, merciless existence, where nature tries hard to push mankind to the very brink of extinction. Everything is against us, between us…
Untold miles of lawless, angry roads wait for our feet, and the Future, cold and dark, offers little comfort. Without CHANGE, there will be no peace. Only Survivors.
Fated to lead New America, seven special people survive the apocalypse, only to find themselves on an adventure that will shake the very core of who they thought they were. From dangerous trips into dark, decaying cities, to patriotic rescues and magic revelations, Life After War is an action-packed fantasy where those left must come to terms with their mistakes in the old world, while fighting for a place in the new one.
The Survivors: Book One. It’s the start of a new magic, fantasy, and horror series that Stephen King and Stephanie Meyer fans have been hoping for. This way, please…
The Survivors has been an Amazon bestseller in fantasy series, dark fantasy, science fiction adventure, and romance series, 29 consecutive weeks and sold more than 10,000 copies in its first year.
From the reviewers:
“Seven very gifted survivors are destined to rebuild their country after a nuclear apocalypse… If they can stay alive long enough to find each other. Impossible to put down. Set along the lines of The Stand and The Postman, this is a chilling vision of the collapse of all society and the rebirth of a nation by those who survived. So much more than just another fantasy quest.” -The Review Shop
I happen to be a nut for end of the world fiction, movies and books and this vision of the future is truely chilling. I loved it. It was so realistic! From the nuclear blasts to the way society simply collapsed. Great writing, very vivid. I could almost feel the sparks between the Mother an the Father and there’s a lot of action. Tornadoes, sand storms. Just a great read. Can’t wait to dig into book two, on the road. – Dave
I love post apocalyptic fiction and this one hit the spot! Well written, it combines some classic elements of the genre (a group of unlikely companions) with a gritty portrayal of what the leftovers of an apocalypse could look like. I enjoyed this a lot and look to read more of the series. – Adrian
The Survivors: Book One (Life After War) is like nothing I’ve read before. I’ve never been one for this genre. But here’s the truth, the structure is quickly overlooked once this book engages you, forcing you to regard the intense relatable circumstances. As I blazed through the final pages I had to ask myself. Can this really happen here?
I seldom ever pick up a book that forces me to do more than just google, but rather engage my friends and family to ask them, and myself what if? – Trisha Elizabeth
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I was told a writer’s bio was mandatory if I wanted to be taken seriously as an Author. Despite wondering if that’s true (It’s the story that matters, right?) I dug in and this is what I came out with:
Hello,
I’m Angie. (Pen name)
Now that the pleasantries are out of the way, lets you and I take a little stroll. There’s a story I need to let out of its cage and I think it’s one you need to hear. It’s about the end of the world as we know it…
PS. Little pleases me more than to explore the dark fantasy and horror stories in my head. Knowing other people like them is second only to the magic of this new career I’ve chosen so feel free to drop me a line or post a review.
As a die-hard Cincinnatian, I much prefer writing to the stresses of being a city Taxicab dispatcher. Thank you for making my dreams possible and for looking at this page. I doubt many do.
Also:(This is NOT a 3 set series. I never said it would be done in three books. )
Looking for more? My Dark Fantasy Blog is a good place to start.
And here, in the comfort of your own browser, is your free sample the THE SURVIVORS by Angela White:
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Here’s the set-up for Angela White’s The Survivors: Book One (Life After War), FREE on Amazon Kindle:
“This is Safe Haven Refugee Camp. Can anyone hear me?
Hello? Is anyone out there?”
The end of the world has given us a harsh, merciless existence, where nature tries hard to push mankind to the very brink of extinction. Everything is against us, between us…
Untold miles of lawless, angry roads wait for our feet, and the Future, cold and dark, offers little comfort. Without CHANGE, there will be no peace. Only Survivors.
Fated to lead New America, seven special people survive the apocalypse, only to find themselves on an adventure that will shake the very core of who they thought they were. From dangerous trips into dark, decaying cities, to patriotic rescues and magic revelations, Life After War is an action-packed fantasy where those left must come to terms with their mistakes in the old world, while fighting for a place in the new one.
The Survivors: Book One. It’s the start of a new magic, fantasy, and horror series that Stephen King and Stephanie Meyer fans have been hoping for. This way, please…
The Survivors has been an Amazon bestseller in fantasy series, dark fantasy, science fiction adventure, and romance series, 29 consecutive weeks and sold more than 10,000 copies in its first year.
From the reviewers:
“Seven very gifted survivors are destined to rebuild their country after a nuclear apocalypse… If they can stay alive long enough to find each other. Impossible to put down. Set along the lines of The Stand and The Postman, this is a chilling vision of the collapse of all society and the rebirth of a nation by those who survived. So much more than just another fantasy quest.” -The Review Shop
I happen to be a nut for end of the world fiction, movies and books and this vision of the future is truely chilling. I loved it. It was so realistic! From the nuclear blasts to the way society simply collapsed. Great writing, very vivid. I could almost feel the sparks between the Mother an the Father and there’s a lot of action. Tornadoes, sand storms. Just a great read. Can’t wait to dig into book two, on the road. – Dave
I love post apocalyptic fiction and this one hit the spot! Well written, it combines some classic elements of the genre (a group of unlikely companions) with a gritty portrayal of what the leftovers of an apocalypse could look like. I enjoyed this a lot and look to read more of the series. – Adrian
The Survivors: Book One (Life After War) is like nothing I’ve read before. I’ve never been one for this genre. But here’s the truth, the structure is quickly overlooked once this book engages you, forcing you to regard the intense relatable circumstances. As I blazed through the final pages I had to ask myself. Can this really happen here?
I seldom ever pick up a book that forces me to do more than just google, but rather engage my friends and family to ask them, and myself what if? – Trisha Elizabeth
Visit Amazon’s Angela White Page
I was told a writer’s bio was mandatory if I wanted to be taken seriously as an Author. Despite wondering if that’s true (It’s the story that matters, right?) I dug in and this is what I came out with:
Hello,
I’m Angie. (Pen name)
Now that the pleasantries are out of the way, lets you and I take a little stroll. There’s a story I need to let out of its cage and I think it’s one you need to hear. It’s about the end of the world as we know it…
PS. Little pleases me more than to explore the dark fantasy and horror stories in my head. Knowing other people like them is second only to the magic of this new career I’ve chosen so feel free to drop me a line or post a review.
As a die-hard Cincinnatian, I much prefer writing to the stresses of being a city Taxicab dispatcher. Thank you for making my dreams possible and for looking at this page. I doubt many do.
Also:(This is NOT a 3 set series. I never said it would be done in three books. )
Looking for more? My Dark Fantasy Blog is a good place to start.
And here, in the comfort of your own browser, is your free sample the THE SURVIVORS by Angela White: