by Tony Urban
The Preacher, whose given name was Grady O’Baker, walked into the crowd. Mead realized they now watched him with something like adulation. “The ones who don’t believe will burn in the fires of Hell for all of eternity!”
The woman, Juli Villarreal, came to Grady’s side. Together, they dropped to their knees, clasped their hands together and raised them over their heads.
“It is up to the believers to save humanity! I cannot do it alone, I need your help. And God needs your faith! So, I ask you, are you ready to believe?”
The crowd, including Owen, but not Mead, shouted, “Yes!”
“Then pray with me now.”
Apart from Mead, every man and woman in the tent, joined the Preacher, going to their knees and bowing their heads.
As Grady O’Baker led the others in prayer, Mead realized something. He was scared. More scared than he’d ever been before.
Author’s Note
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I’m amazed at the success of the “Life of the Dead” series and I hope you’ve enjoyed the first 4 books. I can never thank my readers enough for taking a chance on a new author and for investing your time into reading about the characters and world I’ve created. It’s a dream come true and I’ll be forever grateful to you.
The most asked question I had from readers after “The Ark” was something along the lines of ‘WTF happened to Mead?!’ Of course, I knew what had happened to Mead after leaving the others at the warehouse and I knew how he would return to the main story for the finale, but it was clear readers wanted to experience Mead’s adventures.
It also worked out well because there’s a big time jump (4 years) between “The Ark” and where book 5, “Red Runs the River” starts up. So, I tried to kill two birds with the proverbial one stone. I hope you enjoyed it!
From the time I started “Hell on Earth” in 2016, I knew pretty much how it was going to end. There have been some surprised for me along the way, but the overarching plot and themes remain the same. I’m working very hard to finish up the series and hope to have “Red Runs the River” in your hands (or on your ereader) asap.
I continue to be blown away that the books I wrote in rural Pennsylvania are now being read all over the globe. Again, thank you for taking a few hours out of your life to take a chance on this book and on me!
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About the Author
A professional photographer, writer and fan of general weirdness (both real and imagined), Tony has traveled tens of thousands of miles seeking out everything from haunted locations, UFO crash sites and monsters like Bigfoot and the Mothman. In a previous life, he worked in the independent movie industry but he finds his current career much more exciting.
Tony's first writing memory involves penning a short story about taking a road trip with his best friend and his dog (two different creatures) to watch KoKo B Ware in a professional wrestling event in Pittsburgh. He wrote that epic saga while in the 3rd grade and it was all downhill from there.
His first books were a series of offbeat travelogues but recently his zombie apocalypse series, "Life of the Dead" has been a bestseller online and grossed out readers all over the world.
His ultimate goal in life is to be killed by a monster thought by most to be imaginary. Sasquatch, werewolves, chupacabras, he’s not picky.
If that fails, he’d enjoy making a living as a full time writer. Which of those two scenarios is more likely is up to the readers to decide.
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