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The Doomsday Kids #1: Liam's Promise

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"This book is the bomb!"

That's what one reader said about book one of The Doomsday Kids series. If you love post-apocalyptic, dystopian stories, welcome; this book is for you. If you're a fan of The Walking Dead, The 100, Doomsday Preppers or The Road, this one's for you!  If you love heart-pounding adventure, characters you can love and page-turning excitement, this one is for you!

When nuclear disaster strikes, eight misfit kids (ages 7-15) find themselves alone except for each other. Separated from their parents, scared and products of the "Internet" generation, they now must dig deep inside themselves to find the skills they will need to survive. In the face of danger, death and deprivation--and in the ruins of the world they once knew--the kids embark on a perilous two-hundred-mile walk to a cabin in the West Virginia mountains where they hope they will be safe.  

Kirkus called Liam's Promise "a solid start to a post-apocalyptical tale" and reviewers and readers have added to the praise:

"My coffee-is-gone-cold page turner!"
"I cared about every one of these characters."
"Real... all to real."
"Getting my go-bag together now!" 

And if you like it, there are two more books in the series and fourth on the way.  Visit www.thedoomsdaykids.com to find out more and to match our pictures of The Doomsday Kids with the ones you've created in your imagination!All Rights Reserved

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