Vampire Apocalypse: Fallout

HOSTAGE ZERO by John Gilstrap

By Derek Gunn

Here's a taster of what I wrote about the new thriller from New York Times bestselling author John Gilstrap's latest novel for The Big Thrill, the July edition of the monthly newsletter from The International Thriller Writers Association in my capacity as a contributing editor...

Jonathan "Digger" Grave is a free lance hostage rescue operative. When two teenage boys are inexplicably kidnapped from a Virginia residential school for children of incarcerated parents, Grave and his crew set out to locate the victims and apprehend the abductors.

When Hostage Zero by John Gilstrap came into my mailbox I wondered if I would have the time to read it all in time for this article. Hostage negotiation novels are not my first choice usually so I began it with a little trepidation. This novel was nothing like any hostage negotiation I have ever read before. In fact there was no negotiation at all, only blistering action and a taut plot that keeps you turning the pages. Two days later, and suffering from lack of sleep, I finished the book and immediately ordered the first one in this series, No Mercy. Hostage Zero was nothing like I had expected. The pace is frantic, the characters believable and you will end up shouting encouragement to the good guys as they dole out well-deserved punishment to the bad guys. Read more at the ITW website

BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback program - Thursday 8th July from 1.15pm to 1.30pm. I'll be taking part in their weekly book club segment tomorrow and we'll be spending 15 minutes discussing the rising popularity of Vampire. Listen in at fiction.http://ping.fm/zcUkX

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Trade paperbacks of the three VAMPIRE APOCALYPSE books and THE ESTUARY are widely available from online retailers and can be ordered in your favourite store if they don't stock it. Electronic editions are available from Amazon (kindle) and Smashwords (multiple formats). SENTINELS OF THE SEA set of chapbooks are only available directly from the publisher but they are also available on Kindle.



The war is over...The Vampires have won.

“ incredibly original" -Horror-web. “Action from beginning to end.....I am shocked by how much I enjoyed this story” -Horrorworld. “For those who like their vampires tough and truly terrifying” -Fear Zone

“Derek Gunn didn’t reinvent the vampire novel. Instead he stripped it back to its roots, in the process tearing away the pretensions other writers have used to humanize the fabled bloodsucking monster. His books are not comforting paranormal romances; they are violent and visceral supernatural thrillers.”
–International Thriller Writers’ Association

"... Derek Gunn's novel certainly gives the Vampire genre a much needed kick in the teeth, so we can't say we're surprised to see that tinsel town has caught on to the story's potential to wow genre fans looking to mix a little action with their horror."
-Quiet Earth

“Forget the vampire books where the creatures are romantic and dreamy. The blood suckers in Vampire Apocalypse are monstrous and a nightmare. Derek Gunn’s original vision of a future dominated by the undead will have you quickly turning each blood soaked page!”
-Richard Finney, Producer, Screenwriter


Escape is not an option...

I want to immediately read a sequel and grab popcorn for the big screen movie adaption! This book is a definite recommendation for any fan of the horror and zombie subgenre as well as Gunn’s magnificent and adventurous writing style that will grab your bloody beating heart and never let go!" -Fangoria

"some great action sequences, particularly towards the end of the novel. Gunn is able to write tension-filled scenes that kept me turning the pages. Gunn has created some very frightening monsters" -Fatally Yours.com

"Gunn does an admirable job of characterization...The fast pace and substantial gore makes each page a pleasure, and readers will no doubt fall in love with the heroic characters that populate the novel." -Dark Scribe Magazine

"The Estuary, not your average Zombie Novel. Thank God! Derek Gunn gets it right with this novel of horror." -zombiefiction.com

What's New for June at derekgunn.com

I've posted a new WHAT'S NEW FOR JUNE page at my website- you can view it HERE

I've added a new FEATURES page to the site which gives links to my non-fiction writing - a series of features on and interviews with international thriller writers which I do on a monthly basis as part of my duties as a contributing editor with The International Thriller Writers Association.

Also, I've put up a taster of the book I'm currently working on called THE GATEKEEPER

The Kindle edition of FALLOUT, the third Vampire Apocalypse book, is now available for sale at Amazon. Now all three Vampire Apocalypse books are published in paperback, kindle editions and multiple ebook formats.

Best,
Derek Gunn

International Thriller Writers Association article - THE ARK by Boyd Morrison

The greatest archaeological discovery in history could mean the end of mankind.

A relic from Noah's Ark gives a religious fanatic and his followers a weapon that will let them recreate the effects of the biblical flood, and former combat engineer Tyler Locke has seven days to find the Ark and the secret hidden inside before it's used to wipe out civilization again.

I'm a Contributing Editor for the monthly newsletter from The International Thriller Writers Association. Check out HERE what I had to say about Boyd Morrison and his new release, THE ARK in the May issue -

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