Day Zero is a novella, the first installment in The Zero Trilogy, a novella series complementing the international bestselling Collapse Series.
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(The Zero Trilogy #1)
Publication date: October 10th 2014
Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult
SYNOPSIS
Elle is a survivor.
Since the collapse of modern society, she’s been living in the remains of downtown Hollywood, California, foraging for food and fighting for her life.
And then everything changes.
After she is forced out of her home, she heads north. What she finds is a group of bunker survivors, unlikely comrades, and the hope of a safe haven. Together, they journey toward the dregs of civilization, facing starvation, imprisonment and death.
They are alone, but they are ready.
Day Zero begins today.
GUEST POST
The Delinquents – Who are they?
Day Zero was fun for me to write because I finally got to add characters that I never had a chance to include in my ongoing Collapse Series. I was able to explore the personalities and characteristics outside of the military environment in which Cassidy Hart – the protagonist of The Collapse Series – finds herself.
I explore the survival mentality of people who are not militarily inclined, but rather the average of the average: teenagers. Elle herself is a hardened survivor, but other characters in the book are just learning the ropes of staying alive after the apocalypse, and it was fun to test out their resilience, so to speak. The Delinquents – as I call them – are the survivors that Elle teams up with in Day Zero. Without giving anything away, I can say that the group is diverse, and I loved creating the backstory for each and every character.
AUTHOR BIO
Summer Lane is the author of the international bestselling Collapse Series, which includes State of Emergency, State of Chaos, State of Rebellion and State of Pursuit. The fifth installment, State of Alliance, is releasing January 2015. Summer is also the author of The Zero Trilogy and an upcoming survivalist/science fantasy series coming in 2015. She owns WB Publishing, Writing Belle Magazine, and is an accomplished creative writing teacher and journalist.
Summer lives in the Central Valley of California, where she spends her time writing, teaching, and writing some more. When she is not writing, she enjoys leisurely visits with friends at coffee shops, dates to the movies, hiking in the mountains and strolling on the beach.
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GIVEAWAY
- Dead Girl Walking, by Ruth Silver
- Fractured Dream, by K.M. Randall
- Spirit Warriors: The Scarring by DEL Connor
- Eyes of the Enemy by Kelly Hess
- Jacob, King of Portalia by Casey Club
- Destiny Gift by Juliana Haygert
- Aftershock by Roberta Trahan
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I love this kind of book! Sounds so good.
Me too. As soon as I saw the cover, I wanted to share it. Have a great weekend, Jennifer.
Isn’t that cover stunning?!! I so want to win this book!
Forgot to answer the giveaway question. I’d first search for food in local food pantries and churches. They collect food to give to those in need, and maybe nobody had got to it yet. Forget grocery stores and gas stations. It would be too dangerous.
I am a sucker for covers and would grab the book just because of it. I think food would be a very high priority. The cover is awesome. Good luck, Laura.