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In September of 2008 he began his first ever foray into the online fiction world by releasing the first book in The Zombie Chronicles Trilogy, Escape, via a free podcast novel on his website and Podiobooks.com.

2 months later, all 3 books were purchased by Permuted Press with th first one slated for release in the Fall of 2009.

That all has changed though as Permuted Press has just entered into a co-publishing venture with Pocket Books, a division of Simon and Schuster.

Escape is one of 7 books that will be released by the publishing giant and is now slated for release in 2010.

It will be available in stores nation wide.

James is a big believer in Creative Commons, podcast fiction and the word 'FREE.']]> male 1787582 5984231 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1249502148m/5984231.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1249502148s/5984231.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5984231.The_Zombie_Chronicles_Vol_1_Escape 3.50 32 http://www.jamesmelzer.net

When an asteroid passes by our planet and leaves a trail of death in its wake, a quarter of the population have become the living dead.

Twenty-five years later the zombies are under the control of the government. Citizens are chosen to participate in Project Mirror, a cloning project in which their "mirrors" are used as food for the undead. When one man discovers that something in his blood is being used to create an army of super-zombies, he decides to help his mirror escape. In doing so he uncovers a secret so guarded that the powers that be will stop at nothing to eliminate him and all those that he loves.

The Zombie Chronicles is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that will take you on an adventure beyond your wildest imagination and leave you wanting more with each episode.

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