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Zwarm Book 1: Decisions of an Unread Man
Zwarm Book 1: Decisions of an Unread Man
Zwarm Book 1: Decisions of an Unread Man
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Zwarm Book 1: Decisions of an Unread Man

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He loved books. She loved nothing. They began to love each other.

Naive to a fault, they were high school seniors who were trying to figure out what to do with life.

Then it all ended and what was fantasy became real.

Together, they drew on their knowledge from their video games, movies, TV shows, and books and prepared for survival. Warriors emerged from teenagers. Every step was planned out and together they shaped their violence into an unstoppable team, beginning to reclaim what was lost.

They began a life together, not the one they wanted, but the one they were dealt, and they swore to stay ahead of the doom enfulging their world, but at what cost?

More than anything she wants to find a place, a way, to live again.

To live again. To find a life worth living.

Captain K. Hutchison, Genuine Apocalypse Aficionado

Many of us who spend time thinking about the real possibility of societal breakdown are always on the lookout for insightful answers to the big questions. What will happen? What skills can I draw on to get me through when others cannot? Eppeldauer's story has the answer! This insighful, inventive, and introspective first book of a trilogy on the struggle against the odds of survival is well within the realms of reality and imagination. Tense, riveting, and a new interesting take on post-apocalyptic dynamics.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherXlibris US
Release dateApr 10, 2015
ISBN9781503550179
Zwarm Book 1: Decisions of an Unread Man
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Andrew Eppeldauer

Andrew lives in Maryland with his wife, daughter, and two dogs. This is his second published novel in the Zwarm trilogy. With his friends and family, he shares the love of using his imagination to come up with ideas regarding what may happen to us all after civilization ceases to exist. Andrew works full-time and started writing most evenings as a way to relax and better himself.

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