He didn’t want to see it again, so he reached for a fresh sheet of sandpaper to put on his block so he could get back to work. But just before he knelt on the deck to get to it, he glanced to the north one more time and was startled by what he saw. A good-sized sailboat had rounded the point on the other side of the island, and was now heeled over in the afternoon breeze as it headed straight his way on a beam reach. Artie was sure it was one of the two boats they knew were anchored around on the other side. They’d seen them when they first arrived, but had not made contact. Now, it looked as though they were about to meet the crew of at least one of them after all.
“Hey Larry! You’d better get up here!” Artie knew it didn’t pay to assume anything these days. Everyone they met was a threat until proven otherwise. He yelled across the anchorage as loud as he could to Casey and her friends, and then dashed below to get Larry’s portable air horn. He had to let them know to get back to the boat before the strangers arrived.
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The Pulse Series:
The Pulse: A Novel of Surviving the Collapse of the Grid (Book I)
Refuge After the Collapse (Book II)
Voyage After the Collapse (Book III)
The Darkness After Series:
The Darkness After (Book I)
Into the River Lands (Book II)
The Forge of Darkness (Book III)
Standalone Novels:
Sailing the Apocalypse: A Misadventure at Sea
Nonfiction:
On Island Time: Kayaking the Caribbean
Getting Out Alive
Paddling the Pascagoula
Bug Out: The Complete Plan for Escaping a Catastrophic Disaster Before It’s Too Late
Bug Out Vehicles and Shelters
About the Author
SCOTT B. WILLIAMS HAS been writing about his adventures for more than twenty-five years. His published work includes dozens of magazine articles and twelve books, with more projects currently underway. His interest in backpacking, sea kayaking and sailing small boats to remote places led him to pursue the wilderness survival skills that he has written about in his popular survival nonfiction books such as Bug Out: The Complete Plan for Escaping a Catastrophic Disaster Before It’s Too Late. He has also authored travel narratives such as On Island Time: Kayaking the Caribbean, an account of his two-year solo kayaking journey through the islands. With the release of The Pulse in 2012, Scott moved into writing fiction and has written several more novels with many more in the works. To learn more about his upcoming books or to contact Scott, visit his website: www.scottbwilliams.com
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