About Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Nicholas Sansbury Smith is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than forty novels with two million copies sold. Before his writing career, he served at Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, a background that inspired many of his story concepts. A two-time Ironman triathlete, he enjoys running, biking, and hiking. Nicholas also loves traveling, especially to his cabin in Northern Minnesota where he weaves his tales. He lives in Iowa with his wonderful wife and their son and daughter.
About Jeff Olah
Jeff Olah is the author and creator of the bestselling series the Dead Years, the Last Outbreak, and the Next World. He writes post-apocalyptic, supernatural horror, and dystopian/science fiction. He lives in Southern California with his wife, daughter, and seven-year-old Chihuahua.
About Mark Tufo
Mark Tufo was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he received his BA. He later joined the United States Marine Corp, where he was stationed in California, Hawaii, and South Carolina. After his tour he went into the human resources field and has gone back to college to complete his master’s degree. He has written the Indian Hill trilogy and many other novels, including the Zombie Fallout series. He lives in Maine with his wife, three kids, and two English bulldogs.
About Rachel Aukes
Rachel Aukes is the award-winning author of 100 Days in Deadland, which made the Best of the Year list by Suspense Magazine. Her other series include the Fringe series, the Deadland Saga, and the Colliding Worlds trilogy. A licensed pilot, she can be found flying old airplanes over the Midwest countryside with her husband and an incredibly spoiled, fifty-pound lapdog. She lives near Ames, Iowa.
About Anthony J. Melchiorri
Anthony J. Melchiorri is a scientist with a PhD in bioengineering. By day, he develops cellular therapies and 3D-printable artificial organs. By night, he writes apocalyptic, medical, and science fiction thrillers that blend real-world research with other-worldly possibility. When he isn’t in the lab or at the keyboard, he spends his time running, reading, hiking, and traveling in search of new story ideas.
About Russell Blake
Russell Blake is the author of twenty-nine acclaimed thrillers, including the Assassin, JET, and BLACK series. He has co-written two Fargo novels with Clive Cussler: The Eye of Heaven and The Solomon Curse. He lives on the Pacific coast of Mexico.
About Bronson Pinchot
Bronson Pinchot began talking at 9 months of age. Today, half a century later, he talks into a microphone in a soundproof booth for a living. In between, he attended Yale University as well as the acting programs at Shakespeare & Co. and Circle-in-the-Square, logged in well over 200 episodes of television, starred or costarred in a bouquet of films, plays, musicals, and Shakespeare on Broadway and in London, and developed a passion for Greek revival architecture.