Sanctuary in Steel

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Black ops agent Chad Halverson of the CIA's National Clandestine Service escapes plague- and zombie-ravaged Santa Monica with dress designer Victoria Brady and sets sail up the smoldering California coast.

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Along the way, Halverson and Brady rescue the idealistic Dr. Parnell, the UCSB coed Brittany Pine who is in a state of shock induced by the loss of her boyfriend to the walking dead, and the cynical reporter Blake Reno.

Seeking sanctuary from the walking dead in Alcatraz prison, Halverson and his band discover that all is not as it seems on the island haven at the Rock.

In fact, they may have more to fear than the walking dead in the person of Alcatraz's reigning "Chosen One," the charismatic proponent of law and order Jefferson Bascomb, who believes zombies have the right to a fair trial.

"Cassiday blends thoughtful suspense and pulse-pounding terror to deliver a novel with both bite and creeping dread."—David Dunwoody, author of "Empire" and "The Harvest Cycle"

"Written with the epic scope of 'World War Z' and infused with the gritty spook works derring-do of a Robert Ludlum spy thriller, 'Sanctuary in Steel' is full of zombie mayhem through and through."—Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of "Flesh Eaters" and "Inheritance"

"'Sanctuary in Steel' made me feel like I did the first time I watched Romero. Fresh, exciting and engaging like any outbreak story should be."—Iain McKinnon, author of "Domain of the Dead"

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 344 pages

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