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Internationally Published, Critically Acclaimed, Zombie Apocalypse Horror Author Marie F Crow Presents:
The Risen: Courage - The sequel to the Best-Selling, Award-Winning, Post Apocalyptic Zombie Horror Novel, The Risen: Dawning
The Risen: Courage is the second novel and fourth book in The Risen series by author Marie F Crow. This book continues the story presented in The Risen: Dawning. The Risen: Dawning and The Risen: Remnants are necessary to be read first before beginning this novel in order for the reader to follow the story progression.
Synopsis:
When everything shatters into madness, how do you pick up the pieces that are left? When your friends lie bleeding around you, which ones do you fight to save? To find these answers, Helena Hawthorn will have to face the ghosts that now walk the halls around her.
In the wake of J.D.'s madness, Helena and G.R.I.T. will have to find the courage to fight for their home and for each other as a new evil takes hold of their lives. The biggest threat to the high school and its survivors is no longer The Risen, and G.R.I.T. will have to fight to survive.
Comments from fans about Marie F Crow's zombie apocalypse series:
"FINALLY!!!!! A zombie story that I LIKE!!!!"
"Freakishly awesome!"
"From the beginning to the end...THIS is an amazing zombie apoc story."
"I mean...Zombies...Bikers...the Paranormal? YES PLEASE!"
"With zombie books, one of the greatest pleasures is to be able to get that chill up your spine as you embrace the apocalyptic chaos and atmosphere of death, destruction and despair. That is exactly what Crow does here, she paints the sublime with her words and in doing so creates a lovely and violent story where you can feel each chapter viscerally through her deep descriptions."
"Marie F Crow once again delivers a powerful and gripping novel to The Risen series that will have you fearing for Helena every step of the way. She and her companions have to face off against zombies that are becoming more intelligent and her own inner demons that are becoming stronger by the day. If that wasn't enough, they find themselves confronted with religious fanatics that will challenge their will to survive to its absolute breaking point."
"I think the approach Crow takes to zombies is perfect. You don't hold back, and you don't ease into things. This is a really screwed up world. You don't get time for a nice calm intro before the chaos, you get brought right into it, and you've gotta sink or swim. That's what her writing does to the reader. You're either in or out, but there's no in between here. By this point, people who have read all the books are fiercely loyal to someone, or to a bunch, but you've got your emotional strings all kinds of tied up in this story, and Crow starts pulling at them, one by one. It's going to hurt, I expected this going in, but I still loved it!"
"Marie F Crow will be a force to be reckoned with in the very near future, this I can already see..."
"Kudos to Marie F Crow for such a fantastic read!"
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The screaming won’t stop. They surround us with their panic-filled screams that beg for random help. The agony of the prolonging screams of misery at the sight of so many lost to us forever. The mind piercing screams of panic resulting from confusion and helplessness at the sights before their eyes. All of this is mixing with the moans of the wounded in a delicate recipe of death. It’s the icing upon Death’s birthday cake. It swirls with the red and crimson colors of the blood that coat the hall and floor like a whipped topping. For today, there will be no celebrating of any birth in a manger. There was no bright star leading us to salvation last night. Today, the only celebration is being held by the wicked, walking Demi-Gods of life.
The ones to which we pretend to not hold homage. The ones whose wrath we fear just the same: Truth, Karma, Death and Fate. These are the ones celebrating today. These are the ones dancing around us. They dance around us and along this hallway of suffering with bare feet of jubilation. Santa did not bring us gifts this year, but they did. Oh, how they did, and their holiday has just begun.
What people are saying about Marie F Crow's zombie apocalypse series and The Risen: Courage:
"As a huge fan of the first book in the series, Dawning, as well as Remnants, I was eagerly awaiting the publication of Courage to continue where Dawning left off. I am delighted to say that Courage did not disappoint! The only problem now is that I have to wait again for the next book! Make sure to read The Risen: Dawning and The Risen: Remnants before jumping in to Courage, to make sure you have the complete background on what's going on. If you're a fan of The Walking Dead, like myself, then you will love this series as well." ~ K. Perry
"Yet another awesome, apocalyptic nightmare from Marie F. Crow. This starts off from where Risen: Dawning left off and throws you straight in. You really need to read the other two books first before this one, so that you can follow the story properly. I found this to be the best book so far, as it seems to show off Crow’s talents a lot more. The twists in this book are completely unexpected and the storytelling, as usual, is fantastic; leaving you horrified and edgy but unable to put the book down. Crow’s writing style is more pronounced too; this, along with her character development made this the awesome book that it is. I expected this to be good but I didn’t realize, how good; I’m impressed." ~ Karl"Marie F Crow has done it again! I love reading her books, and this one tops it off. The first book was sensational, and this one definitely does the series justice. This book has be intrigued right from the beginning (just like a good book should), and kept me intrigued through to the very end. I am very happy to have read such a wonderful book, and would highly recommend it to those who have a keen interest in horror." ~ Daniel
"Taking on a series that packs in zombies with true grit, and emotional clarity is no easy task. Many authors continue to try and make a buck on the zombie craze, but this second book and follow up of “The Risen” series points readers into a continuation that is full of everything that made the first book great, and then drops it to all new levels of emotion. It grips you, and the questions you may have had from the first book are clearly illustrated in the continuation of Helena Hawthorn’s quest." ~ J. Orduna
About the author:
Marie F Crow is the author of the post-apocalyptic series, The Risen. She weaves her stories around the human element of the horror verses the "monsters" themselves. She believes that the real horror of life does not come from the expected, but from the unexpected responses of the human nature and what depths of trauma a person has to survive in certain situations. She began writing The Risen series when feeling that the popular genre was slipping too deep into the realm of pure "slasher" and forgetting what the horror of zombies can mean for a story.
Now with her children's series launched, Marie hopes to use her favorite "monster" as a teaching tool to inspire children to understand that not everything that looks scary, is scary. With Abigail and Her Pet Zombie series, Marie hopes to further spread her love for all things "that go bump in the night" with small children showing them that it's okay to be different and to embrace those same differences in those around them.
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