Clifton Becker always enjoyed solitude. Until the apocalypse. An unstoppable disease sweeps across the nation. Rumors spread that the infected become something inhuman. Something dangerous. Something from a terrible nightmare. But Cliff is not afraid. He knows the perfect place to find refuge. A place he often went to escape civilization even before it collapsed. Along with his faithful companion and protector, a German Shepherd named Sage, he establishes a foothold for himself in this new world. But an unexpected intrusion threatens his new way of life. He must make a choice that tests the very rules by which he and Sage have survived all this time. A choice that may cost him far more than he can afford. This is a short story from The Tide universe. It can be read at any point before, after, or during The Tide main story. The Tide main novels include: Book 1: The Tide Book 2: The Tide: Breakwater Book 3: The Tide: Salvage Book 4: The Tide: Deadrise Book 5: The Tide: Iron Wind Book 6: The Tide: Dead Ashore Book 7: The Tide: Ghost Fleet

Captain Dominic Holland leads a crew of skilled covert operatives and talented scientific personnel. He’s taken them to all corners of the earth to protect the United States from biological and chemical warfare. When his CIA handler, Meredith Webb, gives him a mission to investigate a disturbing lead on a laboratory based out of an abandoned oil rig, they discover the most terrifying threat to mankind they’ve ever faced—a genetically engineered biological weapon called the Oni Agent. Back in the United States, Meredith discovers a frightening connection between the CIA and the Oni Agent. But her investigations are short-lived when the Agent spreads and brings mankind to its knees. Cities burn as it turns humans into warped creatures hell-bent on destruction. Dominic and Meredith vow to do everything they can to combat the Agent and find a cure. But will their efforts be enough to turn the tide—or is humanity’s fate already sealed?

The race to save humanity continues... The Oni Agent outbreak has devastated countries across the globe. Despite this apocalyptic new world, Captain Dominic Holland and the Hunters are determined to save the survivors and develop a cure. New threats and discoveries challenge them every step of the way. But they soon find potential help from an unlikely source...if they can survive long enough to receive it.

Book 3 in Anthony J Melchiorri's The Tide series. As new heroes emerge from the smoldering ashes of humanity... So do new threats. A man-made plague has ravaged humanity, the military is in shambles, and chaos reigns over the United States. Hopes seems nothing more than an ephemeral dream. But Captain Dominic Holland is determined to stop the inevitable. His daughters are finally safe, and his crew has found new ways to combat the Skulls. He leads the Hunters on a mission to recover vital research that may hold the key to stopping the biological agent responsible for this apocalyptic new world. Unexpected new dangers threaten the Hunters' efforts. They must adapt—or face the consequences. After all, it's no longer just their lives on the line. The future of the human race relies on their success. Can the Hunters salvage what remains of humanity? Or is it already too late?

They might be humanity’s only hope… And they were left for dead. The Tide Series, Book 4 Captain Dominic Holland’s greatest weapon against the apocalypse is his ship. The Huntress is the heart of Dom’s scientific research and military operations. And it has been taken. Dom must embark on a perilous mission to retake it if he stands any chance at finding the cure the world so desperately needs. Dom’s daughter, Kara, is stranded in the middle of Skull-infested Virginia. While she and a few others struggle to reunite with Dom and the Hunters, enemies more terrifying and ruthless than the Skulls emerge. New adversaries emerge at every turn. The Hunters are running out of time and resources. They have no choice but to rise in the face of almost certain defeat and fight to save humanity from the brink of utter annihilation.

Book 5 in Anthony J Melchiorri’s The Tide series. The Democratic Republic of the Congo already faced the extreme ravages of war before the outbreak. But deep within the militia-controlled jungles, Captain Dominic Holland and his covert group, the Hunters, follow a lead in a desperate race to uncover who is responsible for the biological weapon turning humans into the monsters known as Skulls. But what they uncover may be far more dangerous and frightening than they ever expected. Back in the United States, a lost member of Dom’s team makes a final stand to survive and reunite with the Hunters. He faces a relentless tide of Skulls alone. Haunted by his past, he soon realizes far more is at stake than just his survival. The fate of the Hunters and their mission may rest in his hands. Book 1: The Tide Book 2: The Tide: Breakwater Book 3: The Tide: Salvage Book 4: The Tide: Deadrise Book 5: The Tide: Iron Wind

Book 6 in Anthony J Melchiorri’s The Tide series. In Morocco, tourists and merchants once packed the winding alleys and expansive markets of Tangier. Now there are only Skulls. Captain Dominic Holland and the Hunters pursue the mysterious organization responsible for the Oni Agent straight into the ravaged city. But something more frightening than anything they’ve encountered awaits. Across the Atlantic, Colonel Jacob Shepherd is tasked with delivering a key enemy scientist to the United States Government. But no journey at the end of the world is without disaster. Faced with a mission derailed by catastrophe, Shepherd must make an impossible choice to save his country—and the world.

Book 7 in Anthony J Melchiorri’s The Tide series. Even the oceans are no longer safe from the scourge of the biological weapon known as the Oni Agent. Governments struggle to stand under the weight of civilization's collapse. Some remnants of human society have risen from the ashes. But the radical military organization responsible for the Agent has developed a new weapon more terrifying than their last. Rumors spread that a ghost fleet of ships have been commandeered to deliver the killing blow that will destroy any hope of humanity’s resurrection. Captain Dominic Holland and his group of covert operatives are charged with uncovering the whereabouts of the fleet and stopping them before they reach land. On a mission that takes them around the crumbling strongholds of Europe, they uncover a plot more sinister than they could have possibly imagined. With few resources and little time, Dom and his Hunters put their lives on the line to save the world from utter destruction. But even that may not be enough.

Book 8 in Anthony J Melchiorri's The Tide series. The apocalypse is here. Nightmarish creatures haunt every corner of the globe. They are the result of a biological agent that subverts human biology, turning people into monstrosities covered by overgrown bones and fueled by an unquenchable hunger. And that is just the beginning. A fanatical organization led by a rogue Russian biowarfare expert continues to expand their arsenal of biological weapons. Each design is more diabolical than the last. Now the group plans to launch a new airborne agent that will destroy every last pocket of humanity eking out an existence in this horror-filled world. Captain Dominic Holland and his team of elite covert mercenaries are assigned to stop the launch of this terrifying new weapon. In a desperate race against time, they must navigate the treacherous waters and cities around Europe to save humanity. Book 1: The Tide Book 2: The Tide: Breakwater Book 3: The Tide: Salvage Book 4: The Tide: Deadrise Book 5: The Tide: Iron Wind Book 6: The Tide: Dead Ashore Book 7: The Tide: Ghost Fleet Book 8: The Tide: Devil to Pay

Book 9 in Anthony J Melchiorri’s The Tide series. Humanity faces extinction. A few stubborn governments fight back, caught on the defensive. But even their concerted efforts may not be enough to stem the tide of the biological weapon sweeping the world. As people succumb to this genetically engineered weapon, they devolve into weaponized monstrosities hell-bent on destruction. But humanity hasn’t breathed its last breath yet. Those that are determined to vanquish these abominable creatures and the fanatical organization behind them still fight. Captain Dominic Holland, Meredith Webb, and their fellow covert operatives return on a mission to destabilize the terrifying organization trying to bring humanity to its knees. Instead of chasing their enemy, this time, they are going on the offensive—straight into the heart of enemy territory.

Humanity is on the edge of defeat. Soon no one will be free from the nightmarish effects of the virulent bioengineered Oni Agent. The fanatical organization responsible has pushed mankind to the brink of extinction and is on the verge of victory. In one final surge, they prepare to sweep the globe from ground zero in Siberia. Only one man and his team of operatives stand in their way. Captain Dominic Holland and former intelligence officer Meredith Webb launch a final mission to prevent a total world collapse, but the costs will be enormous if they are to save humanity from the Oni Agent.