Z-Trick to Evolution
The Series

Book 1: Capacitors Collide

One morning, when Jack Zailer's parents tell him to find new movies for their movie shop's inventory, something he's done countless times before, he finds a video that he first believes to be a trailer for some new zombie movie, one of his favourite types of entertainment. But as he looks into it further, more zombie videos begin to appear, and he starts to notice things do not seem right.

Soon they have the family building fortified, and ready for what they think might come, but what does arise over time is much more than anyone ever expected. Everything from the concept of death, to life itself, changes. Nothing will ever be the same, no matter how much people hoped it would. That especially goes for Jack Zailer, as he gets the biggest shock of his life, propelling him into a life he'd only ever seen in the movies he'd enjoyed and sold.

As death changes, life evolves.

Whistler Independent Book Award Review 2023 below

ISBN: 978-1-7782013-0-1 | 376 pages; trade paperback | Book 1 in a series

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Excerpts from Whistler Independent Book Award Review 2023

In the post-apocalyptic environment described here, the protagonist is preoccupied by the four basic needs: Feed, Fight, Flight, and F*k. However, I love that the narrative goes beyond that to follow the stages outlined in Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, and seek a higher calling, a selfless purpose. Whether intentional or not, it works! From Zombie apocalypse to cyberpunk post-apocalypse, this is a survival-through-ingenuity adventure novel.

The description of the new post-apocalyptic cyberpunk environment is poetic and new! The author is particularly gifted in describing emotional states of mind: p. 75, “My mind was unforgiving as it played different possible scenarios in unwanted detail.” There is a natural rhythm to the writing, which invites full immersion into the story, and yet it is impossible to guess in advance what happens next. A master of suspense, the author is succeeds in keeping the reader on the edge. Well done!