The Fall: Book 1 - Conversion
by S.T. Campitelli
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Pub Date Sep 29 2017 | Archive Date Apr 30 2018
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Description
“Imagine a touch of I am Legend with a dash of Mad Max and you may get somewhere close.”
Melbourne, Australia, 2052, two years since The Fall.
A wave of infection, the Jackson Virus, has swept the world, leaving in its wake a terrifying apocalyptic wasteland populated by wild cleanskin survivor groups and the ravenous, infected night predators – the jacks. In this nightmare landscape, one of the last remaining sanctuaries is Kulin Wallcom, a community enclosed by a 10-metre wall patrolled by what’s left of the military. The wallcoms are the last remaining bastions of defence and security in a world gone over the edge.
But the people of Kulin can’t stay behind their wall forever.
Recovery expert, John Bradley, is part of a major operation into the wasteland looking to not only ensure the survival of Kulin by bringing back critical supplies from the abandoned Southstone Supermall, but, more crucially, to also locate and extract the only person left who may be able to reverse the tide of infection.
However, the mission faces danger at every turn. It seems to be compromised from the inside, Southstone is thought to be an impossible target overrun with infected, and wasteland survivor bands, led by the psychopathic wasteland leader, the Headhunter, are bent on making sure the operation has to fight each step of the way to get back to the wallcom before nightfall.
Because that’s when the jacks come out.
And they will find you.
Welcome to the world of The Fall.
Advance Praise
"Campitelli is a masterful storyteller with a storyline that is both engaging and exciting. As a first time author, he hit it out of the ballpark with this book! "
"The Dystopian setting of a virus-infected Australia offers a Mad Max vibe meshed with the desolate, yet deadly creature-infested world of Starship Troopers, and I loved every minute exploring their world."
"It was so well written, the plot, the story the tale - it was so gripping. Not a single dull character, not one single moment in the book felt out of place or like it didn't belong. Everything had a purpose, everything meant something later on, and there were several little "Aha!" moments when things fell into place."
"Imagine a touch of ‘I am Legend’ with a dash of ‘Mad Max’ and you may get somewhere close."
"The Fall is a story that manages to make you feel, and that's not something that's easy to find these days."