-Highest rank: #24 in science fiction- ... I close my eyes again, wishing not for the first time that I could confess all my worries to an adult and have them tell me they know it'll be okay. Those days are gone, though. I have to be strong, have to be confident that everything will work out. No adult is coming to save me from the apocalypse. ... 2050: The year of the apocalypse. What would you do if you knew the world was crumbling around you? Would you fight to save a civilization that doesn't want to be saved? Eight children, each possessing a supernatural talent, are forced to ask themselves this question in the midst of death and destruction. While World War III rages on around them, and a race of undead mutants begins to take over, these children struggle to define good and evil and to choose a side in the fight. Written from November 2015 to January, 2017.

-Highest rank: #38 in science fiction- ... Sixty seconds in today's world seems to feel like thirty, and you survive another year only to wish you hadn't. ... 2050: The year of the apocalypse. One girl swears she is losing her mind, ironic given the power she holds. Another is convinced her brother is dead, though somehow he's forced himself to continue hoping she is alive. One young teen made a mistake, and now he is being tortured by his own guilt, forced to watch three of his former allies suffer at the hands of his new group of companions. While the past, present, and future seem to haunt different members of the group, these may be the very least of their worries. Decisions will be made, for better or worse, the outcomes of which could leave the group lost in a sea of chaos. Old acquaintances pose deadly threats, and no one can anticipate the dangers lying in wait around every corner. It is a time of despair, yet a time of courage. In an era where only the strong survive, who will continue to move forward, and who will give up on the fight entirely? Written from February to October, 2017.