I didn’t see Rebecca die the second time.
Bookseller David Blake narrowly escaped the zombie outbreak in his small town. Conscripted by a super-secret, century-old, zombie-killing Special Forces unit, he races to stop the end of the world. But flesh-eating monsters aren’t the only enemies, and the darkness in humanity itself may be its downfall.
Heart-pumping action and complex characters will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. If you enjoyed The Walking Dead or World War Z, you’ll love this book.
Becoming a zombie was much more painful than he had expected.
Return to the award-winning zombie series called “the best since World War Z!”
In a world devoured by chaos, survival hangs by a thread. Amidst the relentless onslaught of the undead, hope flickers dim. But beyond the horrors of the walkers lies an even graver threat. Massive bunkers crumble under unyielding assault, plunging into darkness. Across icy wastelands, stranded scientists fight starvation’s cold grip. Can David Blake and the remnants of AEGIS rescue the salvation-bearing scientist from the frigid grip of Antarctica, or will humanity succumb to the merciless jaws of extinction?
Kindle Book Review “Best Indie Books of 2013” Top 5 Finalist
Available in audiobook formats on Amazon, Audible, and Apple Books
He awoke and, for the first time in almost twenty-five years, remembered who he was.
The triumphant finale of the series critics call “the best since World War Z!”
Twenty years after Z-Day, humanity’s remnants prepare to reclaim the surface from underground bunkers. But as survivors venture upward, they discover a chilling truth: the world above has changed in ways no one anticipated.
When a new threat emerges that could trigger a second Z-Day, Eden Blake and the remaining heroes of AEGIS must make their final stand. In this race against extinction, the greatest enemy may not be the undead after all.
Heart-pounding action meets moral complexity in this explosive conclusion that fans of The Walking Dead and World War Z won’t be able to put down.
Kindle Book Review “Best Indie Books of 2017” and “Best Indie Books of 2018” Semifinalist
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Conclusion to the series that began with End (#1) and continued in Interval (#2), and The Walker Chronicles (short story collection)
The zombie apocalypse didn't begin on Z-Day—it's been raging in secret for 150 years. From an 1872 military unit's first walker encounter to Nazi experiments in concentration camps, from Cold War cover-ups to the final days before collapse, these classified stories reveal the conspiracy that doomed humanity. While the world slept, Unit 73 and AEGIS fought a shadow war against the walking dead. Some secrets should stay buried—but like the dead themselves, truth always rises.
The Walker Chronicles expands the universe of The Dying of the Light trilogy, uncovering the untold history of humanity's fight against the walking dead. While David Blake's journey in End, Interval, and Beginning shows the apocalypse and its aftermath, these essential stories reveal the covert battles that raged for decades before Z-Day changed everything. Each tale deepens the conspiracy, heightens the horror, and illuminates the sacrifices made to keep humanity alive.
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Short stories supplement and expand upon the backstory of End (#1), Interval (#2), and Beginning (#3)
“Morano does something few writers do. He provides us with a unique perspective – that of the exploited animal. In doing so, he demonstrates just how profound and pervasive humans’ effect on the ocean is.”
— Roger Rufe, President of The Ocean Conservancy
Lupé might be the very last Guadalupe petrel alive, and he knows the best way to save his flock is to find the Islands of Life and a mate. The problem is the well-meaning man-flock that’s decided to keep him safe… in a cage. But Lupé has hatched an escape plan all his own!
Told in a 'Disneyesque' style, A Wing and a Prayer will have you smiling and laughing as you're introduced to wonderful characters but also important themes, especially the environment. Don't miss more adventures in Makoona (#2), Out There, Somewhere(#3), and Flocks of One (#4)!
Often compared to works such as Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Watership Down, and The Jungle Books, this 25th Anniversary Edition also features an introduction by Mark Tercek, President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy.
First in a four-part series
Environmental/conservationist themes with an uplifting, hopeful message
“Sometimes it takes a book like Makoona to remind us just what amazing sights are lurking beneath the surface… It brings the ocean and its life to us… reminding us of its value and what needs to be done.”
—Kathryn Fuller, President of World Wildlife Fund
Welcome to the inspiring story of Binti, a female octopus who lives in the Makoona coral reef, and Kemar, a Cambodian boy who fishes the reef.
As a mollusk without a shell, Binti believes she’s missing something… but the reef is a dangerous place to search for anything, let alone the shell that will make her complete and let her communicate with the spirit-fish. But helped by her friends and a psychedelic octopus who speaks in Grateful Dead lyrics, the search is on. Fifteen-year-old Kemar, a boatperson fleeing the Khmer Rouge, fishes the waters around Makoona where he crosses the path of a strange octopus and befriends both a Vietnam vet and an old American mechanic who claims she was once a world-famous aviatrix.
Makoona will make you laugh out loud as it transports you into the world of the coral reef and takes you on an island adventure that never loses sight of environmental concerns, personal fulfillment, friendship, self-awareness, and the tenets of eco-literature that Morano created in his unforgettable first novel, A Wing and a Prayer.
Don’t miss more adventures in Out There, Somewhere (#3) and Flocks of One (#4)!
Features a special introduction by Kathryn Fuller, President of World Wildlife Fund.
Environmental/conservationist themes with an uplifting, hopeful message
“Morano does something few writers do. He provides us with a unique perspective – that of the exploited animal. In doing so, he demonstrates just how profound and pervasive humans’ effect on the ocean is.”
— Roger Rufe, President of The Ocean Conservancy
For nearly one hundred million years, the coelacanths have lived in the ocean depths. They are living fossils, humble and powerful. They have hunted, borne young, and prayed to the spirit-fish. But for the canth called Maputa, all that is about to change. SeaTopia is an aquarium run by the man-tide. The Director, Dave, is an empathetic man who tries to help both humans—ocean whiz-kid, Kemar, and neglected teen, Samantha—and fish, but no measure of kindness can turn a prison into the sea.
Out There, Somewhere continues the outstanding focus on environmental concerns, personal fulfillment, friendship, self-awareness, and the tenets of eco-literature that Morano created in his unforgettable first two novels, A Wing and a Prayer and Makoona. Like those, Out There, Somewhere is a children’s book for adults and a young adult novel with universal themes, a story that you can enjoy by yourself or share with the entire family.
Don’t miss more adventures in Flocks of One (#4)!
Features a special introduction by Roger T. Rufe, Jr., President of the Ocean Conservancy
Environmental/conservationist themes with an uplifting, hopeful message
“…that’s why John Morano’s books are important. He puts us in the minds of some lesser-known, perhaps unloved creatures. The octopus we all know, of course, but how many of us spare daily thoughts for a coelacanth or a petrel?”
— Andrew Sharpless, President of Oceana
Glyde, Gonzo, and Azul have one thing in common: they’re all flying as flocks of one. Other than his father, Lupé, Glyde has never seen a pure Guadalupe petrel, so when he hears of a similar petrel in danger, he implores his father to join him in a daring rescue attempt. Along the way, Glyde is joined by Gonzo, an endangered ivory-billed woodpecker, Zomis, the last remaining passenger pigeon, and a barred owl who speaks only in Shakespearean English. Meanwhile, after losing his mate and being smuggled out of the shrinking Caatinga, Azul finds himself in the care of a celebrated conservationist. However, not everything is as it seems, and the Spix’s macaw must fight to return to the place he knows best. But with a disappearing habitat and without a mate, can his journey lead him home?
The John Morano Eco-Adventure Series is back with a fourth installment that asks the question: What does it mean to be home in a changing world? As the climate warms and habitats are lost, will the man-flock help the birds before it’s too late, or will these flocks of one become flocks of none?
Features a special introduction by Andrew Sharpless, President of Oceana
With a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry, this collection serves horror that gets under your skin—and stays there.
What’s on the menu tonight? Something unexpected. Something forbidden.
Twelve deliciously disturbing tales await your consumption in this horror anthology where dinner becomes deadly and appetite turns sinister. From Victorian steam tunnels harboring unspeakable entities to futuristic alien feasts with humanity on the menu, these stories explore the darkest corners of hunger and desire.
Award-winning authors and fresh new voices combine to create a feast of horror that spans science fiction, psychological terror, dark fantasy, and pure nightmare fuel. Here you’ll find stories of cannibalism, torture, sacrifice, and transformation, all served with a side of dark humor and unforgettable imagery.
Pull up a chair, but remember: at this table, you might find yourself on the wrong side of the menu.
My favorite part of the book was definitely Sarah’s companions, all of whom stole the show—it was quite heartwarming to see them forge a strong bond of friendship and loyalty to each other and to Sarah.— Si Ning Yeoh for Readers’ Favorite (4 Stars)
Greystone Valley is a land of wizards, dragons, and warriors—and one young girl who ends up there quite by accident when her idle wish is granted.
Sarah discovers that not everything in the valley is as magic as she might’ve wished—especially the nearly illiterate wizard, the mouse-sized dragon, and the warrior who can’t stand the sight of blood. Being hunted isn’t helping, either. Will Sarah survive this new life of hers, and can she make it home?
And, more importantly, will she ever be the same again?
Sarah is a teenage wizard, and she learned her magic from her mom. But where did her mom learn it?
When her best friend gets kidnapped by sword-wielding monsters, Sarah finds herself confronting a past she’s been made to forget. She must journey to the magical world-between-worlds known as Greystone Valley, with many deadly dangers of its own.
Joined by friends both new and old, Sarah finds herself facing an enemy that magic alone can’t defeat. Will she be able to save her friend, or is she destined to be forgotten, too?
Don’t miss the start of Sarah’s adventures in Greystone Valley (#1)
This bittersweet chronicle about how a working horse finally gains his freedom was inspired by a real animal and true events, yet its underlying theme is about the universal value of friendship.
The hero is a sturdy draft horse: old, eccentric and irritable. His name, suitably enough, is Groucho. By day, he hauls a tourist carriage around the heritage streets of Montreal. By night, he goes home to a stable in a run-down, working-class district. When his owner dies, Groucho feels the loss and is helped through it by the ancient stableman, Doyle, who is also set in his ways. This is the story of how they cope with each other, as well as the threat which endangers their entire way of life.
Silver Medal for Best Fiction Ebook of the Year from the Independent Publisher Book Awards (2013)
Inspired by an actual horse, Catari, and stable from Montreal, The Horse Palace
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