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Caldera
Series · 12
books · 2014-2020

Books in series

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#1

Caldera

2014

For years, the biggest threat that Yellowstone was thought to offer was in the form of its semi-dormant super volcano. Little did anyone realize the threat was real and slowly working its way to the surface, but not in the form of magma. Lying deep within the bowels of the earth itself, an ancient virus waited. Recently credited with wiping out the Neanderthals, the virus is released within the park and quickly spreads. A desperate plea for assistance reaches the military, but are they coming to help those battling for their lives or to wipe out every living thing in an effort to prevent a second mass extinction? Can humanity survive the raging cannibals that erupt from within?
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#2

Out Of The Fire

2017

Recently credited with wiping out the Neanderthals, an ancient virus is released within Yellowstone National Park and quickly spreads. A desperate plea for assistance reaches the military, but are they coming to help those battling for their lives or to wipe out every living thing in an effort to prevent a second mass extinction? Follow along with a select group of individuals as they fight for survival. Can they avoid the infected? Can they evade the military called in to help? Can they trust each other? Will humanity survive the raging cannibals that erupt from within?
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#3

Return To Yellowstone

2017

Months after an ancient rage virus erupts from the depths of Yellowstone, survivors find themselves scattered. Clinging to life in clusters, hiding from the infected and scavenging from the remnants of humanity, life has evolved to mere survival. The United States government has attempted to reestablish itself in the last safe place on earth...an offshore flotilla of naval vessels. The last of the CDC's disease researchers work tirelessly to find a cure, but the virus keeps mutating. They need the original strain from Yellowstone. Only one man knows the park well enough to escort the military to the source of the virus. Daniel Hatcher is called upon once more to face the threat of Yellowstone. Follow along as they try to survive ground zero.
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#4

Countdown To Oblivion

2017

Months after an ancient rage virus erupts from the depths of Yellowstone, survivors find themselves battling not only the infected, but each other. Predators prey on the weak and strength comes only in numbers. Government researchers are working tirelessly to find a cure, but time is running out. Over 90% of the world’s population is dead or infected and the number climbs daily. Follow a select group of survivors as they fight to carve out an existence while defending themselves from rage fueled cannibals and roving bands of marauders.
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#5

United We Fall

2018

Infected Ragers on one side, Marauders on the other, Hatcher and his people find themselves pinned between a rock and a hard place.On the off-shore Navy frigate Kauffman, an infected researcher threatens the lives of everybody onboard the new floating CDC laboratory.Within the infected, certain disturbing traits are observed that cause survivors to question everything they thought they knew about the virus that devastated mankind.In the battle for supremacy, who will come out on top?
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#6

New World Order

2018

Hatcher and his band of survivors want more than to simply survive. They abandon their industrial shelter and set out to begin rebuilding their lives in an attempt to salvage their humanity. The Marauders have been broken, but Simon refuses to surrender. Gathering a handful of his enforcers, he sets about getting his revenge…and he doesn’t care who gets hurt in the turmoil. The Ragers are starving…and evolving. They don’t care who wins the war between the Survivors and the Marauders, they just want to pick their teeth with the bones of the losers.
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#7

The End Is Here

2018

While Hatcher and the survivors strengthen the defenses of their new home, the people’s resolve begins to waver. New and unexpected faces join their ranks and the survivors must deal with the threats that the new world throws at them. The Marauders have been broken, but Simon continues his crusade. His forces are scattered and face uncertain fates while he plots his revenge. If he can’t have his toys, nobody will. The government continues to work towards a cure, but their best minds begin to feel that something more is wrong than just a species decimating virus. Paranoia creeps into the picture and the lead researchers feel forced to abandon the safety of their flotilla. The Ragers are starving…and changing. What more can happen as the cannibalistic creatures begin to plot against the uninfected?
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#8

Simon Sez

2019

Hatcher and his colony of survivors continue to hack out their place in an uncertain world. They cling to hope as new lives are created and old ones struggle to rebuild the world that once was. Government researchers have released a cure in a last ditch effort to save those infected with the rage virus. Humanity’s future lies with a genetically modified bacteria being spread across the globe. Simon finally has his army. Even through the blur of fevered infection, his hatred for the Cagers never falters. He is determined to destroy those who humiliated him and take back that which is rightfully his. So many things can go wrong, and humanity’s future lies in the crosshairs.
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#9

From The Ashes

2019

From the Ashes Hatcher and his community of survivors attempt to recover from a devastating and well-coordinated attack from the Zulus. With their home burned and their infrastructure failing, they branch out looking for a new place that they can defend. A place that they can call home. The CDC researchers discover that their cure was not what they thought. As the first to be exposed begin to change into something else, they worry that they’ve doomed what is left of humanity to a fate worse than death. Simon is wounded. The vast majority of his infected army destroyed in the attack on the Cagers. Now his people are shaking off their virus induced rage. The cure is taking hold and his ranks thin even more. He wakes to find himself alone in a changed world. But is he alone?
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#10

Brave New World

2019

Brave New World After discovering a new location to call home, Hatcher returns to Yellowstone. Ghosts of his past call to him in his dreams and he has to know their fate. With their lives hanging in the balance, Broussard and Chaplain work to find a fix to their cure. With the aid of the CDC’s remnants they fight to save what is left of the U.S. government. Simon finally finds peace of mind and does his best to slink into the shadows and disappear from thought. While running from his past, he discovers a new group of survivors that don’t realize they need his help. Will his softer and gentler nature be enough to keep them safe?
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#11

All Good Things

2019

Hatcher gives up his search of Yellowstone and turns his sights for home. Just as things are starting to look up for the survivors, tragedy strikes and old friends pay dearly for their complacency. Broussard and Chaplain set up shop in Fort Collins with the rest of the CDC personnel. Can peace truly be had with the infected still roaming the hills? Simon and his new group of survivors try to carve out a life in the mountains. As he continues to turn from who he was, those around him insist on poking the bear, doing their best to force him back to who he once was. Is he willing to pay the ultimate price to maintain his humanity?
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#12

Kingdom Come

2020

Hatcher and his people welcome newfound survivors into their fold as an infected threat rears its ugly head. Even with their increase in numbers, can they overcome a force of Biblical proportions? CDC researchers flee for their lives as their own government threatens to weaponize the virus. In a nearly dead world, can they escape from a force that still has modern surveillance capabilities? Jedidiah and his Holy Army position themselves to enact God’s wrath and cleanse the Earth of mankind. With the largest collection of Throwbacks and ravenous hunger as his weapons, will he fulfill his destiny and see the end of His greatest creation?

Author

Heath Stallcup
Heath Stallcup
Author · 32 books
Heath Stallcup was born in Salinas, California and relocated to Tupelo, Oklahoma in his tween years. He joined the US Navy and was stationed in Charleston, SC and Bangor, WA shortly after junior college. After his second tour he attended East Central University where he obtained BS degrees in Biology and Chemistry. He then served ten years with the State of Oklahoma as a Compliance and Enforcement Officer while moonlighting nights and weekends with his local Sheriff’s Office. He still lives in the small township of Tupelo, Oklahoma with his wife and three of his seven children. He steals time to write between household duties, going to ballgames, being a grandfather and the pet of numerous animals that have taken over his home. Visit him here, at heathstallcup.com or on Facebook.com for news of his upcoming releases.
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