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Savage Mist
The world is in denial as a world war looms, and foreign powers begin moving military might to all corners of the globe. The security America once enjoyed is reduced to fear when a biological weapons attack is unleashed in downtown Seattle, transforming the citizens into violent killers. Xavier, a war veteran, leads a group of survivors through a treacherous and unforgiving landscape, where the inoculated citizens are behind every corner, and a foreign power makes landfall on the greatest nation on earth.
279 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 15, 2017
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Jason Merchant
1 bookI am new to the world writers and I must say, it is a great feeling to finish my first novel. I managed to complete this book despite the hurdles provided by my three boys. Jayden, Jacob and Josiah, I love them very much and I want them to see daddy’s love for books, and hope they adopt the same joy in reading and writing. My wife Jennyfer was my key beta-reading and supporter, she ran interference for me with the boys, so I could get this accomplished. Thank you, baby, I love you.
I drive a metro bus for a living in beautiful Seattle Washington, I consider myself very lucky to do so. I have had many different jobs in the past, from being a Correctional Officer, to a Massage Therapist. I also served in the U.S. Army for six years, and served two tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom. My job history has exposed me to so many different types of people, from so many different walks of life, I’ve had an amazing journey so far.
My mom always told me I would grow up to be a writer, I wish I would have started sooner. I love a good story of survival and hardship, people overcoming adversity and growing closer as a group because of it. The human spirit and resilience is fascinating, I try to incorporate both into my writing. I hope you enjoy Savage Mist, and thank you for reading.
I drive a metro bus for a living in beautiful Seattle Washington, I consider myself very lucky to do so. I have had many different jobs in the past, from being a Correctional Officer, to a Massage Therapist. I also served in the U.S. Army for six years, and served two tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom. My job history has exposed me to so many different types of people, from so many different walks of life, I’ve had an amazing journey so far.
My mom always told me I would grow up to be a writer, I wish I would have started sooner. I love a good story of survival and hardship, people overcoming adversity and growing closer as a group because of it. The human spirit and resilience is fascinating, I try to incorporate both into my writing. I hope you enjoy Savage Mist, and thank you for reading.
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February 25, 2018
Prepare for a lot of action, guys! This debut novel of a metro bus driver (honestly, I just love that people who we meet on daily basis write novels) starts fast, picks up the pace and finishes even faster. It's a rollecoaster ride full of bomb blasts, people turned into savages and international conflict. I must admit that pure action novels aren't something I often reach for so I found this book quite refreshing.
The story follows a group of survivors from downtown Seattle who witnessed other people mysteriously turning savage and killing everyone in their sight. With their fellow Americans going crazy, Chinese army in the harbour and their own army nowhere in sight, they have to make a run for their families and for safety. But where is the right place to survive all this?
There is one character, Xavier, who served in the army for some time and now works as a nurse and who has a hero complex so where he goes, action follows. I'd appreciate more background on him and other characters because there were quite a few people around but I couln't connect with most of them since their lives and motives were mentioned only briefly (I know it's difficult to make a back story while the character is under constant attack from all sides but this is exactly what should be in books because that's the part they usually leave out in the movies).
All in all, it was an enjoyable book. If I omit all the typos and classic mistakes self-published authors make in their first books before more people proofread for them, I'd recommend it to the action junkies in my life.
Bonus: if you want to make it funnier, try to take a shot (healthy alternative which will prepare you for apocalypse: do ten burpees) whenever someone gets into a chokehold or headlock ;-) Yeah, repetition is an evil lady...
The story follows a group of survivors from downtown Seattle who witnessed other people mysteriously turning savage and killing everyone in their sight. With their fellow Americans going crazy, Chinese army in the harbour and their own army nowhere in sight, they have to make a run for their families and for safety. But where is the right place to survive all this?
There is one character, Xavier, who served in the army for some time and now works as a nurse and who has a hero complex so where he goes, action follows. I'd appreciate more background on him and other characters because there were quite a few people around but I couln't connect with most of them since their lives and motives were mentioned only briefly (I know it's difficult to make a back story while the character is under constant attack from all sides but this is exactly what should be in books because that's the part they usually leave out in the movies).
All in all, it was an enjoyable book. If I omit all the typos and classic mistakes self-published authors make in their first books before more people proofread for them, I'd recommend it to the action junkies in my life.
Bonus: if you want to make it funnier, try to take a shot (healthy alternative which will prepare you for apocalypse: do ten burpees) whenever someone gets into a chokehold or headlock ;-) Yeah, repetition is an evil lady...
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