Empire - an undead serial thriller

[Dave_Dunwoody]

(Note: EMPIRE is only available in print as of Summer 2009.) First off, though it's my first visit to the HPotD forums, I love this site. I wanted to let everyone know about the recently-launched EmpireNovel.com, sponsored by Permuted Press, and the serial zombie tale there. The plot: a century after the outbreak of a zombie infection, America's government is still struggling against its own inevitable collapse. Those who have already given up hope are holed up in coastal cities-turned-strongholds. One such city, Jefferson Harbor, is about to find their knowledge of the undead turned upside-down, while a deposed Grim Reaper searches for a way to deal with the death-defying flesh eaters. I appreciate you checking it out! Thanks. -Dave

[UndeadAnthology]

Permuted Press is glad to be helping out on this one. Everyone's who is reading please stop by and post your thoughts at the brand new (and still being tweaked) message board for EMPIRE here: http://www.permutedpress.com/forum (registration required) Jacob

[Dave_Dunwoody]

Also wanted to mention that for anyone who's joined the Empire mailing list (sign-up on the main page), starting in October there will be a poll deciding the fate of a character or characters, with the poll results to be executed in the Halloween update. This won't be a gimmick merely disposing of throwaway characters - it'll affect the course of the story. Stay tuned! -Dave

[Danny]

very nice to see a zombie tale that doesnt try to spend it first outing describing its own mythos to set up a franchise ,which is a rare thing lately, nice one.

[Dave_Dunwoody]

Thanks.

[Exatreides]

Really enjoying it so far, keep it up.

[Dommm]

awesome

[Dave_Dunwoody]

Hi everyone & happy holidays! I wanted to let you know that Empire is now posted in its entirety and will remain that way for the time being. I've also posted 1 of 5 "appendices" that are being written to add supplemental info to the book. Thanks! -Dave

[Dave_Dunwoody]

Empire has a publisher! Permuted Press will be publishing a revised & expanded version of the novel next year. The online version will remain, however, so check it out if you haven't already! Also - the prequel to Empire, "AfterDead", is available for free download in .pdf format. "AfterDead" is a novella-length story that reveals the origins of the plague. Visit empirenovel.com to get it! Thanks, Dave

[Dave_Dunwoody]

One more cool bit of news - starting with episode 34 of the "Library of the Living Dead" podcast, host Dr. Pus will be reading three chapters from the expanded edition of Empire! One of the excerpts featured will be an all-new chapter. Check it out! If you don't already listen to this excellent podcast, I think you'll get hooked. Thanks, Dave

[Dave_Dunwoody]

EMPIRE is available for pre-order! With free shipping! http://permutedpress.com/preorders.php This expanded edition of my online zombie novel will ship in April! With 20% new material and all the gory goodness of the original, EMPIRE is coming in print from Permuted Press, publisher of JOHN DIES AT THE END, DYING TO LIVE and HISTORY IS DEAD. "David Dunwoody's EMPIRE is a macabre masterpiece of post-apocalyptic zombie goodness." -Dr. Pus, Library of the Living Dead podcast The outbreak began in 2007. It's now 2112. The crippled U.S. government is giving up in its fight against an undead plague. Military forces and aid have been withdrawn from the last coastal cities, leaving those who choose to stay in the "badlands" defenseless against hordes of zombified humans and animals. It's been a hopeless battle from the beginning. The undead, born of an otherworldly energy fused with a deadly virus, have no natural enemies. But they do have one supernatural enemy… Death himself. Descending upon the ghost town of Jefferson Harbor, Louisiana, the Grim Reaper embarks on a bloody campaign to put down the legions that have defied his touch for so long. He will find allies in the city's last survivors, and a nemesis in a man who wants to harness the force driving the zombies—a man who seeks to build an empire of the dead where America once stood. Thanks for all your support! -Dave

[Dave_Dunwoody]

Just wrapped up a contest at the Permuted Press forums - a few guys have got naming rights to characters in the Empire sequel. Check out the thread for details and to see the "trading cards" for Empire universe characters. Look back in on Permuted from time to time, I might spring another contest on ya. Wanted to let everybody know that the book is now on Amazon, and doing pretty well- thanks! -Dave

[UndeadAnthology]

EMPIRE by David Dunwoody The living dead have taken over a post-apocalyptic United States and the Grim Reaper embarks on a bloody campaign to put down the legions that have defied his touch for so long... Available for purchase now from many stores including: * Permuted Press - Free shipping on any 2 or more books! * Amazon US * Amazon UK * Amazon Canada (coming soon) * Amazon.de * Barnes & Noble * Many Others "A macabre masterpiece of post-apocalyptic zombie goodness. If you have waited until the end of the world for a wonderfully told, well written, and exciting as hell novel ... your world has just ended. EMPIRE is that novel." --Dr. Pus, Library of the Living Dead Podcast

[Dave_Dunwoody]

Thanks to everyone who's made Empire a Permuted bestseller. There are still some surprises to come... -Dave

[Dave_Dunwoody]

I wanted to alert readers to my new serial novel, The Harvest Cycle. This one's decidedly different from Empire, though it shares some themes of the apocalypse, and of course hordes of monsters: It's the Year of the Fiftieth Harvest. Fifty years after an alien threat, seeded for eons at the bottoms of Earth's oceans, rose to devour humanity. Warring factions of humans have descended into the tunnels of the cities to try and survive - always fearfully awaiting the next randomly-scheduled Harvest. But the Harvesters are not the only threat. Man's own robot companions have determined that it would be better for Man to be mercifully exterminated than to be Harvested. Death squads roam the surface world, cleaning out human "nests" without any thought toward trying to defeat the aliens. A group of men and women, however, have devised a plan that they believe may end the invasion once and for all. Trekking across open country, running afoul of psychotics and cannibals, the humans set out to repel the Harvesters and the Other God who sent them. The Harvest Cycle is largely inspired by Lovecraft, with a touch of Asimov and Clarke. It's primarily horror, despite the sci-fi elements; the Harvesters are viewed less as aliens than simple monsters. Hope you'll check it out!