Cirrus@Austlit

'The Viking Maiden’s crew has received some long-awaited shore leave and all Dana Valkyrie wants to do is kick her heels up, stay out of trouble, and devour the steaks and vegetables you just can’t get in the middle of space. She might be the Maiden’s champion, the best fighter on the toughest ship to sail the spaceways, but even Dana knows better than to pick a fight in a port as strict as White Harbor.

'Her plans soon go awry when the local security division sends an agent to tail Dana through her shore leave, one of her subordinates proves determined to get into a brawl, and even her Captain volunteers Dana for a back dock MMA fight with the pride of the ship at stake.

'Dana knows the smart play is saying no, but as the stakes get higher and the Captain endangers the ship’s very livelihood, Dana’s got no choice but to put up her dukes and fight… even if it means prison if they’re caught.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When the zombies rose, Val and Janice retreated to small farmhouse in the mountains, putting up fences and joining forces with the local militia to keep their community safe. “At least we have each other,” they thought, “everything will be just fine.”

'It turns out long nights hunting the dead and long days wondering if something has gone wrong will take its toll on every marriage.

'Trouble is brewing out past the fence, and Janice fears it will soon find its way inside.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Nothing goes right in Dean’s life. His mother is seeing another woman, his wife left him for a buzz-cut from the militia, and his own prospects don’t seem to be getting any better. He can’t put his finger on what’s dragging him down.

'On one hand, it might be the drinking. On the other, it might be the zombie apocalypse.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The Miracle Man: Stitched together from seven different cadavers, and back from the dead with a living brain instead of the undead hunger everyone’s born with. He hits the local diner looking for a meal, all too aware of the looks he attracts.

'Nobody else wants to serve him, so Megan steps up. She recommends dishes and brings the Miracle Man his food, and for all her instincts tell her to put a bullet in his skull, she tries to remember that she’s a professional.

'Serving a living zombie is the hardest thing she’s ever done, but it just might awaken something Megan’s never realised about herself.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Tillie is selling everything and preparing to move to Tucson, unable to stand being in her house after the dead ate her husband and children. Drinking to forget what’s happened and what the world used to be, she’s desperate to get out.

'Jacks and Arthur are young kids preparing to move into their first home together, and they need furniture to fill the space. Having grown up with the realities of the walking dead, they’re pragmatic and well-armed.

'A yard sale brings the three together in a generation clash of those who remember the world before the undead and those who grew up knowing fighting zombies was their birthright.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Eli and Marla track down dead people, looking for answers so those who lost someone to the rains and the walking dead. Their job is providing answers and ensuring the recently departed aren’t coming back to cause problems for their still-living family.

'It’s a good job, and Eli’s glad he’s got one. Good jobs are scarce these days.

'But some recent trouble with the militia, who decides who can and can’t enter the safety of town, has him wondering if he really wants to trust Marla with his life.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Patrick and his friends were the oldest people in their settlement, and now the settlement is gone. All The Children have packed up and headed inland, desperate to escape the rains and the throngs of undead wandering along the coast.

'Patrick and his friends didn’t want to abandon their home, but staying behind isn’t a picnic. As they celebrate their independence and talk about the old days, it’s clear some decisions require a higher price than any of them expected.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.