The Colony

Series · 7 books · 2013-2015

By Michaelbrent Collings

Books in series

Genesis

2013

Forget everything you think you know about zombies. In under 10 minutes, 99.9% of the world's population will be dead… or changed. Conversion is instant. Headshots just make them angry. And they’re getting smarter. Ken Strickland has made it through the first moments. But his family is still out there. Can he survive? Can he find them? Or will he become one more of the creatures that now rule our world?

Renegades

2013

Being alive just means you have more to lose. The zombies are changing. Growing faster. Stronger. Smarter. Working together to destroy all of humanity. Ken Strickland has found his family. But finding something and keeping it are two very different things. The survivors are bruised. They are broken. And they are about to find out that the worst monsters are among those they count as their friends.

Descent

2013

The dead will rise and the living will fall. The zombies have trapped them. Just a small band of survivors, alone in a building surrounded by hordes. Ken's family is shattered. His wife doesn't trust him. His son is gone. And his daughters... are changing. The survivors want to fight. To live. But some of them will not survive. Some will die - or worse. And the rest will find that the only way out... is through a whole new set of terrors.

Velocity

2014

You can either run fast...or die slow. Once there was a man. Once this man had a child. Once this child was bitten. Once this child came back. Ken Strickland has faced every parent's a lost child, now returned. Ken has found every parent's a lost child, returned as something else. Facing his son, the world is spinning, picking up speed, moving too fast. Reaching a terminal velocity that could kill them all. THE VELOCITY is the fourth volume of an apocalyptic series by #1 bestselling novelist Michaelbrent Collings.

Shift

2014

The dead are no longer the only threat... \\\* After all they have gone through, all their struggles to survive, Ken and his friends have found monsters within. Ken is alone. Again separated from his family. And true friends have become enemies. Now Ken must fight again. Alive, but alone. Separated not only by distance, but by speed. And other enemies will come as well. Forces beyond comprehension are at work. And everything is about to change...

Buried

2015

The survivors have lost much. Friends, children, parents. Ken is gone. Now, they must continue their struggle to survive, more lost and alone than ever. They are lost, alone, frightened. Nowhere to run to, and nowhere to hide from the enemies that stalk them... or the old friends who still hunt them. It is only a matter of time not a question of if they will die, only when. Not a question of if they will be killed, only where they will be buried... and how long their bodies will stay that way. Because in this new world nothing is sacred. Life is cheap, and death is just another doorway to a living Hell on Earth.

The Reckoning

2015

The conclusion to the internationally Colony Saga! The final days of the end of the world. The survivors have been hunted. Their numbers have thinned. The few that remain must face a final trial. A last enemy greater than any they have yet encountered. They must prepare themselves for anything, because the Change was just the start. This is The Reckoning.

Author

Michaelbrent Collings

Author · 45 books

One of the most versatile writers around, Michaelbrent Collings is an internationally bestselling novelist, produced screenwriter, and multiple Bram Stoker Award finalist. While he is best known for horror (and is one of the most successful indie horror authors in the United States), he has also written bestselling thriller, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, humor, young adult, and middle grade works, and Western Romance. In addition to being a bestselling novelist, Michaelbrent has also received critical acclaim: he is the only person who has ever been a finalist for a Bram Stoker Award, a Dragon Award, a RONE Award, and a Whitney award: and he and his work have been reviewed and/or featured on everything from Publishers Weekly to Scream Magazine to NPR. He is also a frequent guest at comic cons and on writing podcasts like Six Figure Authors, The Creative Penn, and Writing Excuses. Find more about him at his website, WrittenInsomnia.com, or sign up for his mailing list (and get a free book!) at http://writteninsomnia.com/michaelbre....