Fear the Dead: A Zombie Apocalypse Book

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This book is dedicated to my wife, who has the patience to listen to me, and to my mum, who knows that asking for honest feedback means ‘tell me what you like about the book’.

Chapter 1

Black shadows slid from the spines of the trees and covered the woods in darkness. Night was nearly here, and soon it wouldn't just be the infected lurking in the forest; the stalkers were coming.

The rain beat down on the hood of my windbreaker in heavy patters that danced off the top of my head and seemed to weigh me down with each drip. My shoulders were slick with water from where the waterproof lining of my coat had faded. Across to my left, in the distance, an infected stumbled through the trees, its clumsy footsteps crunching on the twigs beneath it.

I reached for my knife. I thought about getting out my revolver from my bag, but gunshots were the last thing I needed. That was a sure fire way of getting a crowd of infected to come looking for you, drawn in by the prospect of a meal. I walked quieter and breathed a little softer.

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