Books in series
#1
The Beautiful Dead
2013
She’s dead.
In fact, the whole world’s dead. Every single person, apparently. Unburied and reimagined into a beautiful living-dead woman called Winter, she is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in a quaint, peaceful city with no hunger, no sickness and no bills to pay. Her Second Life is perfect in every way possible.
So why is she so bent on destroying it all?
After angering the mayor, befriending rebel headless teenagers and igniting romance with a dark and brooding neighbor, she finds herself wrestling madly with a First Life she cannot remember and this Second Life she cannot accept. Not to mention the maniacal army of rotting corpses who want her dead. Again.
But none of that matters in comparison to an even worse problem. There’s a guest in her house. A rude, good-looking man on the run ... a man with a heartbeat.
#2
Dead Of Winter
2014
\BOOK #2 IN THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD TRILOGY\
\It is recommended to read this series in order\
THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD (#1)
DEAD OF WINTER (#2)
ALMOST ALIVE (#3)
No one said being an Undead is easy.
Winter’s Second Life became a lot more complicated when the Living moved into her hometown of Trenton. Undead neighbors fight with their Breathing ones. Food is sparse. And, worst of all, the season is taking a change for the colder.
A desperate plea for help to a neighboring city turns deadly and soon Winter finds herself facing an old friend from her past whose plot to annihilate all life on the planet may have everything to do with her.
And what about the man-with-the-heartbeat in her house? Is there even room for love in such a ruined, unforgiving world?
New friends are made. Others are lost forever. In the dead of winter, no one is safe.
#3
Almost Alive
2015
This is Book #3 in THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD trilogy.
It is recommended to read this series in order.
The Beautiful Dead / Dead Of Winter / Almost Alive
Twelve years have passed since the devastation.
The world is changed. What once was a planet struggling to survive is now a planet bursting to life. The humans are thriving. Gardens are growing. Trees are reaching up to the sky and the Undeadly clutch on the planet is slowly letting go.
But what does that mean for Winter and her friends?
In the wake of spring, the last of the desperate Undead gather, fighting to maintain their place in a world that no longer wants them. Mother Nature slowly but certainly works to purge the planet of the Dead, just when Winter thought she had finally embraced this Second Life.
Her new friends are back and old nemeses return for the final chapter in Winter's Undead journey.
#4
The Whispers
2016
This book can be read as a standalone. Although reading the Beautiful Dead Trilogy would enrich your experience, it is not required.
Synopsis: Jennifer needs to know the truth about the Beautiful Dead. Do they really exist, or is it all a lie?
She faces punishment from the university if she pursues her forbidden Undeadly studies - but she could also change the world. One reckless decision (that may or may not be totally illegal) sends Jennifer and her friends embarking on an adventure of a deathtime to find the truth at last.
She did not expect, however, to discover the fate of all humanity resting in her little Living hands.
#5
Winter's Doom
2020
I knew what I did would have consequences.
I didn't realize it would bring the doom of the world.
The president of the university isn't happy with me.
Neither is the whole Living government, apparently.
But I signed away the truth,
swore myself - and all I know - to secrecy
and all I need to do is keep up the appearance that my life isn't
fundamentally changed by what I saw
in the Sunless Reach.
Of course that'll prove impossible.
After one defiant act
that spins the whole campus out of control,
I find myself once again face-to-face
with the Living Dead,
who apparently expect me to lead them
in some great Revolution
to take the world back as their own.
Do I betray the living, who cast me away?
Do I fight for the Dead, who hail me as their queen?
Once again, the fate of the world rests in my
hands, except this time, I'm not sure
I have the strength to stop what's coming.
And the very existence of Life itself
may depend on what I do next.
This is Book 5 in THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD series. It is recommended to read this series in order.
Book #1: The Beautiful Dead
Book #2: Dead Of Winter
Book #3: Almost Alive
Book #4: The Whispers
Book #5: Winter's Doom
Book #6: Deathless (coming soon)
Author
Daryl Banner
Author · 56 books
Daryl Banner is a USA Today Bestselling author, composer, and performer. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston Honors College with a degree in Theatre and Psychology. He is happily married to his piano. Theory suggests this is why he writes romance. During Daryl Banner's time in college, he wrote, composed, and produced a musical under Tony Award-winning musical and Theatre producer Stuart Ostrow, as well as two original plays produced under the mentorship of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson, who also mentored Daryl through the writing of his very first novel. In addition to new adult and M/M romance, Daryl also writes post-apocalyptic fantasy as well as dystopian. Join his mailing list here to be the first to hear about his new releases! He awards an Amazon gift card every newsletter: https://www.darylbanner.com/subscribe... Follow him on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/darylba... Like him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarylBannerW... Connect with fellow readers in Daryl's Doorway: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Daryl... Fun facts about Daryl Banner:
- He is an obsessive self-taught pianist.
- He is a huge video game enthusiast.
- He left his day job of 10 years to tour with a 2-woman-1-man original musical.
- He's been remixing video game music for over 20 years. One of his remixes is featured in the major motion picture "The Spy Who Dumped Me". Check out his work here: http://www.youtube.com/DarylBanner
- He composes original soundtracks that accompany his books and series, including The Beautiful Dead and OUTLIER. He is also the award-winning composer of the audio drama Janus Descending, as well as several films, games, podcasts, and other media. You can enjoy his music here: http://darylbanner.bandcamp.com
