The Lingering Outbreak At Hope Cove
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His father and the fisherman ran out into the water and grabbed a rope hanging from the bow of the boat. The two began to pull the boat towards shore, and it was then the boy saw the heads appearing above the edge of the boat. The face of the men, if that was what they were, looked haggard and full of hunger.
The boy started to shout a warning to his father, but the crashing surf drowned out his cries. The men suddenly jumped from the boat and started attacking the two pulling the vessel ashore.
The boy’s eyes went as wide as saucers, and he turned and started to run back towards his village. However, before he could make it more than a few yards, powerful hands pulled at his long dark hair.
Pain filled his neck, and then a strange sensation flowed through his body. All memories and thought left him. Now all the boy felt was hunger, and the need to feed and bite.
And so started the infection of Europe.
About The Author
Ben Brown was born in Reading, England. He struggled through school academically. Diagnosed with dyslexia meant being removed from class to attend ‘remedial” lessons. As a child, Ben did not enjoy reading and writing, and left school early to work with his father as a builder. It wasn’t until his mid-twenties that Ben persisted in teaching himself to read — and finally read his first novel.
Ben emigrated to Perth, Western Australia in 1990, where he now lives with his wife Michelle and two adult children, Chelsea and Zac.
To pass the hours working as a bricklayer, he would think about writing a novel. However, it took many years for him to pluck up the courage to turn his dreams into words.
His dyslexia, and informal knowledge of the English language and grammar, made his first book a real challenge. Luckily, he had plenty of people around him to help him on his journey.
His love of scientific facts, futuristic possibilities, and fast-paced action infects his plots and writing style. He thoroughly enjoys pushing himself creatively, which means venturing into many types of storytelling. As a consequence, his catalogue is a mixture of sci-fi, speculative and horror fiction.
Ben now has a growing number of novels to his name, and he fully intends to expand on that number.
Questions or comments? E-mail me at bensebooks@outlook.com or find me on the following social networks:
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All the best,
Ben.