Breakout. Escape The City. Stay Alive. Sixteen-year-old David Simmons is on a mission to save his eight-year-old sister. In a smoldering world infested with walking cadavers, the survivors of Simmons infantry reserve unit are going hatches down in a pair of armored personnel carriers and everyone knows that it's only a matter of time until their fuel runs dry. There's a weak short wave radio signal from a place called Sanctuary Base and it's supposed to be zombie-free. But there's more than a thousand miles to cover, a biting, unforgiving cold, armed survivalists, legions of the living dead and someone called SUNRAY. Eight teens. A dying world. An unspeakable evil. They're outgunned, outnumbered and out of time. This tense young adult thriller offers a terrifying vision of survival in a post-apocalyptic world where the bonds of friendship and family are the only things left that are worth fighting for.

Who will the warrior of the next war be? In a war soon to come, warriors will leverage monstrously terrifying and holistically awe-inspiring feats of new engineering, brave new tactics, and endure new tribulations as they face an ever-evolving host of likewise advanced and ruthless enemies. The Next Warrior tells the stories of a few of these warriors and their struggles to overcome forces an era of new combat. Marines, soldiers, airmen, insurgents, and even their terrorist adversaries will be challenged with surviving the same emotional trials of warriors past, while seeking to overcome evil in the next age of conflict. The Next Warrior is written by Jon Davis, a Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps and veteran of the Iraq War. The Next Warrior is based on real projects currently being funded and under development by the United States Department of Defense and DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The goal of The Next Warrior is to create an immersive narrative with attention to detail and focus not just on the technologies themselves, but how they will actually be used by tomorrow's frontline troops. The stories are written to communicate as detailed and realistic a story as possible for readers wanting more than just military science fiction, but a quality military nonfiction... which just hasn't happened yet. The Next Warrior is delivered weekly every Wednesday. The Next Warrior is delivered weekly every Friday on Wattpad. Make sure to follow this story and add it to your reading lists. If you would like to support the creation of The Next Warrior, as well as get access to special bonus features, such as essays about the technology being showcased, author's notes and commentaries on the story behind the story, as well as bonus artwork, become a patron of Jon Davis by following this link. http://www.patreon.com/jondavis.