From the author of The End of All Things comes a
collection of short stories about the Infection that swept around the globe,
decimating the population, and leaving behind a small number of survivors,
unprepared to deal with the brutal new world which had replaced the one they'd
known.
The End of All Things told the story
of Carly Daniels, a young woman in Juneau, Alaska, left in a state of shock
after the virus ravaged her home town. She ekes out a meager existence by
scavenging for herself and Sam, the wolf puppy she found starving in the
streets. Sam gives her a reason to keep going when giving up seems like the
more attractive option.
Carly is discovered by Justin, an ex-soldier who is
intent on making his way to a warmer climate before the winter sets in. Justin
coaxes her out of her hiding place and convinces her to join him on his
journey. They travel across a shattered nation in search of a safe place to
settle, but it's also a journey into love. There is still hope, a light among
the shadows. If the old world is gone, it is up to the survivors to build a new
one.
Carly finds strength in her faith that things can
be even better than they were before, that compassion and charity are not luxuries;
they are what make us human. Life endures, and so does love. The End of All
Things is only a beginning.
And now, Lissa Bryan gives us three new stories in Tales
from the End.
Three of them introduce us to new characters you
will meet in the upcoming sequel to The End of All Things, and the
fourth, "Birthday" is a visit with old friends.
The Horsemen
L.A.'s mayor has declared quarantine to try to halt
the spread of the Infection. Pearl sets off across the city to buy supplies,
but already the world is changing. Something strange is in the air. The
Horsemen are coming ...
Veronica
When Veronica's mother doesn't come home from work
and no one answers the phone when she calls for help,
a nine-year-old girl is thrown into the chaos of a world coming to an
end. The television shows her nothing but confusing images she doesn't
understand. Veronica decides it's up to her to find her family.
"Veronica" is the story of a little girl's courage in the face of the
end of all things.
"I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud"
They called her Shadowfax-- the mare Carly and
Justin found on their travels. But before she was found by Carly, the retired
dressage horse was known as Cloud. An unusual tale of the end, told through the
eyes of a confused and lonely horse, left in her pasture.
Birthday
A previously-published bonus story. Carly knows Justin has never celebrated his birthday, and after society
crumbled, no one knows what date it is, anyway. But she wants to do something
special for him. Celebrating the little things helps them keep hope alive, and
as a blizzard rages outside, a small gesture of love warms their home.
Tales of courage, tales of survival... Tales from the End.
Lissa
Bryan is an astronaut, renowned Kabuki actress, Olympic pole vault gold
medalist, Iron Chef champion, and scientist who recently discovered the cure
for athlete's foot ... though only in her head. Real life isn't so interesting,
which is why she spends most of her time writing.
Her first
novel, Ghostwriter, is available through The Writer's Coffee Shop (which is the
least expensive option), Amazon, iTunes, and Kobo. Her second novel, The End of All Things, was released on
January 24, 2013, and is available through TWCS, Amazon,
and iTunes.
She also has a short story in the Romantic
Interludes anthology, available from TWCS, Amazon
and iTunes.
Her third novel, Under These Restless
Skies, is scheduled
for release in spring of 2014.
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These stories sound fantastic. I'll definitely be checking them out!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteBest of luck to Lissa.... I've never tried putting several short stories together, but it's an interesting idea :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! This is the first time I've ever tried something like this. It was an interesting experience.
DeleteThank you for hosting me!
ReplyDeleteYou are quite welcome Lissa!
DeleteHi Lissa,
ReplyDeleteOkay, finally, I have arrived to leave one of my um highly collectable comments. Lissa, what an imagination you have. Or maybe it's not your imagination and...And to merge all those stories is an intriguing premise.
With that, my space craft must now take me back to whence I came.
All the best, Lissa. Nancy, very good of you to bring this awareness.
Gary :)
As Mark Koopmans says, we must all Pay It Forward!
DeleteThank you! After years of people saying, "You think weird things," I finally have a use for it: writing books! :)
DeleteCongrats Lissa and love your Author bio. Your blurb was so touching and best of luck.
ReplyDeleteThanks! The bio came about because I'm, unfortunately, rather boring. Hopefully, my stories aren't!
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