Book 2 in the hit zombie series readers have described as, "Stephen King's 'The Stand' meets 'The Walking Dead'."In the weeks after a virus decimated humanity and left less than 5,000 people alive in the U.S., a diverse group of survivors struggles to stay alive. Farmer, Wim Wagner has abandoned the safety of his farm in hopes of finding Ramey, the mysterious girl who flitted in and out of life in the midst of the outbreak. But, Ramey is on the road searching for her father and trying to locate the mysterious X on a map that promises safety.Meanwhile, survivors like Jorge and Bundy find themselves lost on the road, trying to locate other human beings and fighting off hordes of zombies. Some rescue missions end in success, but others in tragedy.Teenager, Mitch is trapped in a secret, underground bunker along with his mother and thousands of the undead. Mina has escaped the hospital after killing her father when he turned into a zombie.Grady desperately attempts to protect his autistic son after the boy died and returned as one of the undead.They're only a few of the men and women fighting survival in a world where the dead have returned to life and overtaken the country. Will they find each other on the road or are they destined to life and die alone?*****A post-apocalyptic, dystopian horror story, "Road of the Damned" is book 2 of the "Life of the Dead" saga. It tells the story of multiple men and women from all walks of life, dealing with a zombie apocalypse. Wim - a 30 year old farmer. Ramey - a high school drop out. Mead - a washed up line cook. Bundy - a 500 pound prisoner. Jorge - an army medic. Emory - a 80 year old millionaire. Juli - a lonely but resourceful suburbanite. Grady - father to an autistic son. Mitch - the spoiled son to a US Senator. Mina - a housekeeper caring for her abusive father. Solomon - a violent and cunning businessman. Aben - a homeless war veteran.What readers are saying: "I f*****g love this book, man!" Nathan "It's Stephen King's The Stand meets The Walking Dead! Graphic and well written with fully developed characters. Read it in a few hours. Can't wait for the next book!!" Audrey S."One of the best I've read in a long time." Bill H."Disgusting, poignant and fun." Rachel S."Loved this book! There are a lot of characters to meet and I can't wait to see if any of them cross paths in the series. It's a quick and easy read with a lot of action and some intense scenes! Looking forward to the next one." Amazon Customer"Holy Nutballs - This was Amazing" Amazon Reviewer"Just loving this story, can't wait for the next part. The characters are good and I like the authors style of writing and structure." Book Demon"4.5 stars. A good/solid zombie story with plenty of diverse characters." Dave"I really could not put this read down until it was done. The beginnings of all the characters were great and I can't wait to read what's in store for the next sequel. Thank you for a great, great read!! " KennG"The characters, in my opinion, were excellently written and developed. A very good book to read to occupy your time." Marcus

A small town once haunted by a serial killer braces for a new evil in this debut horror novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Ink. Thirty years ago, a blues musician called the Bone Man killed the devil at the crossroads, only to be beaten and hung like a scarecrow in a cornfield—or so the story goes. Today, the people of Pine Deep celebrate their town’s grisly past by luring tourists to the famous haunted hayride, full of chills and scares. But this year as Halloween approaches, “The Spookiest Town in America” will learn the true meaning of fear. Its residents will see the real face of evil lurking behind the masks of ordinary people. They will feel it—in their hearts, in their bones, in their nightmares. Because evil never dies. It only grows stronger . . . Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel First in the Pine Deep Trilogy Praise for Ghost Road Blues “Maberry supplies plenty of chills, both Earth-bound and otherworldly, in this atmospheric horror novel . . . . This is horror on a grand scale, reminiscent of Stephen King’s heftier works.” —Publishers Weekly Praise for Jonathan Maberry “Jonathan Maberry’s horror is rich and visceral. It’s close to the heart . . . and close to the jugular.” —Kevin J. Anderson “Maberry has the chops to craft stories at once intimate, epic, real, and horrific.” —Bentley Little “Maberry spins great stories. His (Pine Deep) vampire novels are unique and masterful.” —Richard Matheson “Maberry’s works will be read for many, many years to come.” —Ray Bradbury

"Time travel, UFOs, mysterious planets, stigmata, rock-throwing poltergeists, huge footprints, bizarre rains of fish and frogs-nearly a century after Charles Fort's Book of the Damned was originally published, the strange phenomenon presented in this book remains largely unexplained by modern science. Through painstaking research and a witty, sarcastic style, Fort captures the imagination while exposing the flaws of popular scientific explanations. Virtually all of his material was compiled and documented from reports published in reputable journals, newspapers and periodicals because he was an avid collector. Charles Fort was somewhat of a recluse who spent most of his spare time researching these strange events and collected these reports from publications sent to him from around the globe. This was the first of a series of books he created on unusual and unexplained events and to this day it remains the most popular. If you agree that truth is often stranger than fiction, then this book is for you"--Taken from Good Reads website.

A journalist examines the war in Kosovo.PW Best Book of the Year - Nonfiction, 2002

Russell, Penny and Will have not seen each other for twenty years. Why, then, do they spend a month driving around the coast of Britain in a van refusing to listen to music? Why do they find little blue bottles washing up on the shore containing pages from a future Bible? And why is Penny carrying such a huge spade? Funny, surprising and good-hearted, The Brandy of the Damned is a dream-like short novel that leaves the reader strangely grounded and which reveals different things each time it is read. It is the literary equivalent of stepping off the path and heading out into the woods, knowing that if you can't see what's ahead you are never bored. The Brandy of the Damned is a genuinely original story told by a unique voice. It exists in a genre of one.

A remarkable eyewitness account of the most brutal combat of the Pacific War, from Peleliu to Okinawa, this is the true story of R.V. Burgin, the real-life World War II Marine Corps hero featured in HBO®'s The Pacific. “Read his story and marvel at the man...and those like him.”—Tom Hanks When a young Texan named R.V. Burgin joined the Marines 1942, he never imagined what was waiting for him a world away in the Pacific. There, amid steamy jungles, he encountered a ferocious and desperate enemy in the Japanese, engaging them in some of the most grueling and deadly fights of the war. In this remarkable memoir, Burgin reveals his life as a special breed of Marine. Schooled by veterans who had endured the cauldron of Guadalcanal, Burgin’s company soon confronted snipers, repulsed jungle ambushes, encountered abandoned corpses of hara-kiri victims, and warded off howling banzai attacks as they island-hopped from one bloody battle to the next. In his two years at war, Burgin rose from a green private to a seasoned sergeant, fighting from New Britain through Peleliu and on to Okinawa, where he earned a Bronze Star for valor. With unforgettable drama and an understated elegance, Burgin’s gripping narrative stands alongside those of classic Pacific chroniclers like Robert Leckie and Eugene Sledge—indeed, Burgin was even Sledge’s platoon sergeant. Here is a deeply moving account of World War II, bringing to life the hell that was the Pacific War.

Ali Mohamedi, an Afghan worker, lives with his wife, Zaira, and their four children in Kabul. Ali is born and grown up in conditions of extreme poverty and misery, a reality that continues to also exist after his wedding. A series of dramatic events that seal indelible in his life will lead him to migrate with his family to Greece.