BOOK II IN THE BLACK TIDE RISING SERIES FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR. Sequel to Under a Graveyard Sky. A family of survivors fightS back against a zombie plague that has brought down civilization.
A World Cloaked in Darkness
With human civilization annihilated by a biological zombie plague, a rag-tag fleet of yachts and freighters known as Wolf Squadron scours the Atlantic, searching for survivors. Within every abandoned liner and carrier lurks a potential horde, safety can never be taken for granted, and death and turning into one of the enemy is only a moment away.
The Candle Flickers
Yet every ship and town holds the flickering hope of survivors. One and two from lifeboats, a dozen from a fishing village, a few hundred wrenched by fury and fire from a ship that once housed thousands...
Light a Flame
Now Wolf Squadron must take on another massive challenge: clear the assault carrier USS Iwo Jima of infected before the trapped Marines and sailors succumb to starvation. If Wolf Squadron can accomplish that task, an even tougher trial awaits: an apocalyptic battle to win a new dawn for humanity. The war for civilization begins as the boats of the Wolf Squadron become a beacon of hope on a Darkling Sea.
**About John Ringo:
** β[Ringoβs work is] peopled with three-dimensional characters and spiced with personal drama as well as tactical finesse.β β Library Journal
β. . . Explosive. . . . fans. . .will appreciate Ringoβs lively narrative and flavorful characters.β β Publishers Weekly
β. . .practically impossible not to read in one sitting . . . exceedingly impressive . . . executed with skill, verve, and wit.β β Booklist
βCrackerjack storytelling.β β Starlog
John Ringo brings fighting to life. He is the creator of the Posleen Wars series, which has become a New York Times best-selling series with over one million copies in print. The series contains A Hymn Before Battle, Gust Front , When the Devil Dances , Hellβs Faire and Eye of the Storm. In addition, Ringo has penned the Council War series: There Will be Dragons , Emerald Sea , Against the Tide , and East of the Sun, West of the Moon. Adding another dimension to his skills, Ringo created nationally best-selling techno-thriller novels about Mike Harmon (Ghost , Kildar , Choosers of the Slain , Unto the Breach , A Deeper Blue, and, with Ryan Sear, Tiger by the Tail). His techno-thriller The Last Centurion was also a national bestseller. A more playful twist on the future is found in novels of the Looking-Glass series: Into the Looking Glass , Vorpal Blade , Manxome Foe and Claws That Catch , the last three in collaboration with Travis S. Taylor. His audience was further enhanced with four collaborations with fellow New York Times best-selling author David Weber: March Upcountry ,March to the Sea , March to the Stars and We Few. There are an additional five collaborative spinoffs from the Posleen series: The Hero , written with Michael Z. Williamson, Watch on the Rhine , Yellow Eyes and The Tuloriad , all written with Tom Kratman, and the New York Times best seller Callyβs War and its sequels Sister Time and Honor of the Clan , all with Julie Cochrane. In addition, Ringoβs Princess of Wands and Queen of Wands broke new ground in contemporary fantasy adventure. And his science-based zombie apocalypse Black Tide Rising series includes Under a Graveyard Sky, and To Sail a Darkling Sea. A veteran of the 82nd Airborne, Ringo brings first-hand knowledge of military operations to his fiction.