Apocalypse - Matt J Pike

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Résumé :
I thought I had already seen the best and worst of humanity. But I was wrong. When a rogue comet smashed into Earth, Jack Baldwin's life changed forever. In a single night of carnage, the vast majority of the world's population was obliterated, while those who survived were all but sent back to the Stone Age. The lucky ones? They don't necessarily see it that way. Especially Jack, whose dreams of a happily ever after - well as happily ever after as Armaggedon gets - were shattered in a senseless act of violence. With everything and everyone he fought to build and protect now gone, Jack is left truly and utterly alone. And with food supplies growing ever scarcer, and fellow survivors getting more desperate and aggressive by the day, it's going to be a long way back from the brink. Can Jack find himself again, find new purpose and carve out a way forward? Maybe. But first he's going to have to ask himself the biggest question of all: Why?

Biographie:
Like the legendary R M Williams, Matt was born in Jamestown in rural South Australia. But that's where the remarkable similarities between the two end. While Reginald went from bushman to world-renowned millionaire outback clothing designer, Matt is a complete dag who was lured by the city lights of Adelaide. Kindergarten in the big smoke was a culture shock, but it was here he first discovered his love of storytelling.

In high school that love found an outlet in a series of completely unflattering cartoons about fellow students and teachers alike. He survived long enough to turn his art into a successful career in multimedia design but, like a zombified leech, the lure of the written word gnawed at him, forcing him to pen his first novel, the award-winning sci-fi comedy epic Kings of the World. It was followed the next year by Amazon Australia dystopian sci-fi best-seller Apocalypse: Diary of a Survivor.

Matt donates part proceeds of each book sold to find a cure for Rett Syndrome, a neurological condition that affects the youngest of his three children, Abby. As a gorgeous Rett angel, Abby cannot walk, talk or use her hands in a meaningful way. So not only is each book purchase a ticket to fantastically rounded, character-driven, hilarious and poignant sci-fi awesomeness, it also wraps you in a warm feeling of knowing you've made a difference to people who deserve your help the most. Like the zombified leech, it's a no-brainer.