Apocalypse Survivors: Jack
Originally launching in 2013 with Apocalypse: Diary or a Survivor, Jack’s story extended over four books, culminating in Apocalypse 4 in 2019. The series gained a readership around the world, appeared on Amazon’s bestseller lists in dystopian fiction and won bronze medals in US and UK book awards.
Now the author has gone back to the beginning of events to tell the story of the Norwood crew. There was much bloodshed between the two groups and there are many new tales to tell within that world. But Jack’s story was where it all began.
Apocalypse: Diary of a Survivor 1
BRONZE MEDAL: 2015 Global Ebook Awards (US), Teen Fiction
BRONZE MEDAL: 2015 Wishing Shelf Book Awards (UK), Teenage
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“I guess it was inevitable – the end of the world we know – the end of humanity.
Finding out early was a gift, surviving impact night was a miracle, living to tell the tale, well, that was the price I will pay, forever.
There’s no going back now.”
Award winning author*, Matt Pike, takes you on a journey to the end of the world and beyond, as told through the eyes of an Australian teenager, who records his experiences day by day in a survival diary. From the social chaos in suburban Adelaide in the lead-up, a night of total global catastrophe and the aftershocks as community and humanity crumble around him – the world changes forever. What’s left is a place where the conditions can kill you just as easily as the other survivors.
Everything our teenager relied upon for survival in the pre-disaster world falls apart – utilities, community, environment – the only things that can keep him alive are his resources and resourcefulness.
*2013 Global Ebook Awards: Gold Medal – Teen Literature Fiction for Kings of the World
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Sabrina Ricci
http://www.digitalpubbing.com/ebook-review-apocalypse-diary-of-a-survivor/
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5 stars
Indie Bookworm Ebook Reviews
http://indie-bookworm.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/apocalypse-diary-of-survivor-by-matt-j.html
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4 stars
Underground Book Reviews
http://www.undergroundbookreviews.com/magazine/review-of-apocalypse-diary-of-a-survivor-by-matt-pike
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Apocalypse: Diary of a Survivor 2
BRONZE MEDAL: 2017 Wishing Shelf Book Awards (UK), Teenage
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“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 Armageddon 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?
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“I’ve been anticipating this sequel since the moment I finished reading book 1 in this series, and I was not disappointed (now eagerly awaiting book 3)!
Diary of a Survivor 2 picks up shortly after where it left off at the end of the first book, which was a heartbreaking ending. Jack has learned a bitter lesson, and it’s clear that he’s done a lot of growing up. He’s grittier, and more cautious, though just as smart as ever.
…Matt Pike is a wonderful writer, able to take his readers on very emotional journeys with complex characters. He’s one of my favorite writers, and I can’t wait to read whatever he writes next.”
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“A perfect follow on from the first book. Once again so easy to immerse yourself in the world that is being painted around you. It’s very easy to get caught up in the emotions of characters in the book, I grieved when they grieved, feared when they feared and celebrated when they celebrated. I loved the tales told and was lost to another world whilst reading and am left pondering the unspoken future of the characters. An obviously well researched, and well written book. If tales of the apocalypse and dystopian world survival are your thing then this is the book for you.”
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Apocalypse: Diary of a Survivor 3
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“In some strange way, I feel the diary is more important than me. I will go but these words and everything and everyone they
represent, must not – cannot – disappear.”
It’s been months since a rogue comet changed the world forever.
Having teamed up with others and successfully defended his new city home from a larger group of rival survivors, Jack Baldwin must help stay ahead of the game to stay alive.
With a newfound sense of community and belonging, he must help find a way to live sustainably for when the last of the pre-rock supplies dry up. It’s a task many have failed and paid the ultimate price. It all must be done in the shadow of the larger, more heavily armed, Norwood hubbers – a force they have defeated once, but seem destined to face again.
Can Jack and his crew find a way to survive and thrive until the darkness of the ash cloud lifts? Can they possibly prepare to defend themselves from a more fearsome force, hellbent on their resources and revenge?
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Apocalypse: Diary of a Survivor 4
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The fourth and final chapter in the multi-award winning Apocalypse: Diary of a Survivor series.
Jack and what’s left of his crew have to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of events that reshaped their lives and the city forever.
Run, fight, rebuild, resettle – there are so many ways forward.
Another bleak winter is approaching fast. The resources squeeze is on and other groups in the city grow more desperate as the inevitable becomes clear – make your move or run out of food. Fight or die.
Something big is brewing and Jack and his team need to make all the right moves to stay alive. One way or another, the city is about to be reshaped once more. Will they be left standing when it does?