Apocalypse - Matt J Pike

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Résumé :
Resources are running low as winter closes in again. Groups are getting desperate and the big moves are being made. Whatever happens next is going to change this city forever. Where do you turn when hope is lost? How do you rebuild ... carry on ... start again, when almost everything you know and love has been destroyed? In the fourth and final chapter of the multi-award winning series Apocalypse: Diary of a Survivor, Jack Baldwin's life has been torn apart. Chased out of New Adelaide by an enemy whose cruelty and violence knows no bounds, Jack and his increasingly small band of fellow survivors face the prospect of starting their post-comet lives all over again. But life, karma and fresh new alliances have a way of turning things full circle. And he's got a big debt to settle. It's game on. And there can only be one winner. Praise for the Apocalypse: Diary of a Survivor 4 A dark, thrilling finale to this set of post-apocalyptic YA novels. Wishing Shelf Book Awards (UK) From the judges... Excellent for teenagers looking for a dark read. Cool adventure story. Lots of death and destruction. The cover grabbed me, pulling me in. The beginning is powerful, dark and gritty.

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.