A physically and psychologically abused teenager brutally strikes back against her tormenting mother, exacting her revenge without realizing the significant events unfolding around her during the dawn of the zombie apocalypse. Written for the '...And Then There Were Zombies!' contest, this short story features the origin tale of characters contained in the second book of my ongoing zombie series, "SurvivorZ."

Mercenary life is rough, especially for the Eagle X team. Wanted by galactic governments and clandestine organizations, eking out a living seems harder and harder every standard year. When they are hired to protect a VIP from the shadows it seems as if they've finally caught a break. Then the proverbial shit hits the fan. Pirates, clones, cannibals, mad robots, and deep space starship battles, it will take a special breed of hero to protect the leader of the human race. Join Spider, Raven, and Renegade as they do what they do best: save the universe. 1st Place Winner of The Freedom Awards(2019) Science Fiction Category Highest Score: #2 in Robots (12.26.18), #1 Spacecraft

Mercenary life is rough, especially for the Eagle X team. Wanted by galactic governments and clandestine organizations, eking out a living seems harder and harder every standard year. When things don't go as planned, a member of the team is infected with a virus which claims the lives of nearly everyone it touches. Aliens, clones, robots, smugglers, mercenaries, and the EC's finest, only our heroes can save themselves. Join Spider, Raven, Renegade, and brand new friends in their hunt for a cure. The clock is ticking in this new Eagle X adventure!

Mercenary life is rough, especially for the Eagle X team. Wanted by galactic governments and clandestine organizations, eking out a living seems harder and harder every standard year. On a solo mission, Renegade finds herself backed into a corner and must rely on new allies to survive. Meanwhile, Liam and the rest of the team travel through alien space on a difficult supply run. Machines, clones, aliens, secret agents, and warships, our heroes will need to broaden their horizons and trust new skills if they're going to succeed. Join Spider, Raven, Renegade, and the rest of the team as they stock up for their war against the Pale Garden.

Randall Cashe, a mechanical and electrical engineer, joins a team of scientists in a Mars-mission habitat hoping to rake in a massive payday. Their goal: to produce their own air, water, and food while testing the building with simulated disasters. When the outside world succumbs to a lethal airborne pandemic, the hermetically-sealed structure is suddenly the safest place on earth. As tensions among the group of scientists rise, Cashe has every intention to not only survive, but thrive. After all, why would he let a world-wide apocalypse and a few murders prevent him from making a profit? The parts I publish initially will be 90% where I want them to be. Feel free to criticize anything.

The Hand And the Hatchet Part 2

The advent of winter has turned humanity's ongoing war against the living dead into a violent test of endurance. For one tormented group of survivors, escaping the massacre of Boston was only the start of their perilous journey north. To overcome a world seeking to destroy them will require more than perseverance, ingenuity, and teamwork. It could cost them their eternal souls. SurvivorZ: In Cold Blood is the third and final book of the character-focused episodic horror adventure series from acclaimed storyteller Cameron Jon Bernhard. It is a tribute to the original George Romero zombie horror, with a fresh take on the scientific origin behind the walking dead and unexpected, terrifying ramifications of the outbreak. New installments will be released biweekly.

Captain Andrew Craskell, is a veteran with more experience in space than any other Unified Space Forces, hand-picked to lead a mission to Uranus. Four months before their final preparations to orbit Uranus, they lose all communications with Earth and everywhere else. After a thorough investigation, they discover the reason. Earth and almost everywhere else is burning or gone. With all communications lost, Earth decimated, nowhere to run and another attack imminent, what will he and the crew of the Tama Maru do? Will they survive, or are they in too deep? TY Jem776x for the help.

The world changed forever after the Awakening. It activated long dormant genetic code, giving people degrees of telekinetic abilities, known as Talent. As certain that power corrupts, the Dynasties arose. To the favored upper classes came freedom and luxury, to the lower classes repression and poverty. The Blue Uprising emerged to overthrow the oppressive Dynasty. Terra Lorr was a top agent for the Blue Uprising, a stealthy spy and deadly assassin. As atonement for blowing a mission, she was sent to a remote province to find a mythical 'Hooded Man', if he existed at all. What she found was Will Sall, an enigmatic man who already knew far too much about her. He opened her eyes and challenged her to reexamine the cause she served, all the while touching deeply her heart. But there existed an unsettling darkness about him, one that could upset the very basis of the society they lived in. This is their story. Cover by IvoryKeen.

Rachel, a junior assistant in the cargo bay, wasn't prepared for the spaceship's AI to gain awareness during what should have been a routine update, nor had anyone expected it to take exception to the crew and the crates of illegal cargo aboard. Rachel races against time to try and get life-saving systems back online while stranded in the middle of deep space. Unfortunately for her, the AI can access every system, door, and airlock. As truths emerge, the AI realizes that even computers can make miscalculations, and it focuses on the young woman who had dared to confront it. Rachel is left floundering when the AI decides that she would make an excellent captain, albeit one in need of training. As she struggles to learn her new duties and dodge shady government groups, she must ultimately discover what it truly means to be a Starship Captain. ------- There is no romance in this story. Copyright April 2018. All Rights Reserved. Readers may not copy, alter, translate, or steal this story. Fanfictions are allowed to use my *world* and *AI set-up* as long as credit is given.