Fall of Man Books
IT BEGINS WITH A BREAK. Today is the biggest day of Cole Ristler’s life. He’s about to join his wife and unborn child in retirement, an event he didn’t think would ever happen. It’s a cause for celebration, and all that’s left is the ride home. Unfortunately for Cole, the world has other plans. When an unknown phenomenon strikes the planet, man becomes its own worst enemy, transforming into rabid crazies that strike out at the nearest victim, seemingly driven by a single urge: Kill. Cole and a handful of individuals were left mysteriously unaffected. They don’t know why, but more importantly, they don’t care—because right now, it’s all about staying alive. The city streets run red with blood as those infected by the mysterious plague seek out more victims, forcing Cole to reawaken dormant skills from a past life in order to get through the day. Then he has to do it all over again the day after that…and the one after that… Cole only knows one thing: He will get home to his wife and unborn child, and God help anyone that stands in his way. Book 1 in the Fall of Man saga, a new take on post-apocalyptic horror. Are you ready? Don’t be so sure.
THE END OF THE WORLD COMES HOME. Emily Ristler is six weeks pregnant when the beginning of the end blows up her utopian dream. Moving out to a peaceful subdivision beyond the city limits should have put her beyond the reaches of life’s insanity; a waterfront paradise to start a family. But with Cole caught in the heart of the city during a mysterious phenomenon that has devolved man into a primal predator with a single urge—Kill!—Emily must hold the home front until he returns. She’s not alone, but there’s no one she can really count on except herself. It’s a good thing, then, that Emily is no ordinary suburban housewife. The world is spinning out of control, and Man has turned against one other. Then things start getting really bad. It’s kill or be killed, and Emily has everything to live for.
THE REAL FIGHT TO STAY ALIVE BEGINS. They survived the first five days of what might very well be the beginning of the end of the world as they know it. Man has become its own worst enemy, driven insane by an unknown infection that has claimed much of the globe. The infected will target anyone and anything in their path in order to satiate a never-ending bloodlust. For Cole and Emily, reuniting against all odds was a miracle. Now, they’ll have to face the leftovers of a ravaged planet. Fortunately, they’re more than equipped to handle whatever is thrown at them. Or so they thought. The answers to “what happened” lies somewhere out there, but for Cole and Emily, along with the handful of survivors depending on them, getting through the next day—then the ones after that—is all that matters for now. Their goal is to find a safe haven from which to regroup. That’s where LARS comes in…
THE LINE BETWEEN FRIENDS AND FOES IS A BLURRED ONE. They thought they’d found safe refuge, but Cole and Emily were wrong. Dead wrong. After fighting against all odds to reunite, they are, once again, forcibly separated. Surrounded by strange faces with possibly hidden motivations, husband and wife must figure out a way to get back to one another. For Emily, it’s a mystery wrapped in a concrete box. It begins to dawn on her that someone, somewhere has planned all of this, and they’ve just made her a part of it. To save herself and her unborn child, Emily will have to journey to the limits of her humanity, and possibly beyond. Cole, meanwhile, has managed to escape the jaws of death once again. If just barely. Wounded, bloodied, and left for dead, he rises stronger and more determined to find Emily and make their family whole again. But the world, it seems, has other plans for Cole and Emily…