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  • Last Mayor Box Set: The Complete Post Apocalyptic Series - Books 1-9

    Michael John Grist

    eBook
    The bestselling, epic post-apocalyptic thriller The Last Mayor - the complete series of 9 books in one box set. Over 1,500 pages of riveting apocalypse action!Save the living. Slaughter the dead.Zombies rampage through the streets of Manhattan. Planes spiral out of the sky. Comic book artist Amo is alone, maybe the last person alive in a world of the raging dead, and now he's got a job to do - find and save the other survivors.But the zombies are not what he thought they were, and soon everything will change...This digital box set contains all 9 thrillers in the Last Mayor bestselling series, for over half a million words of gripping apocalypse adventure.Buy the Complete Last Mayor Series to start this gripping survival horror series today!Over 300 5-star reviews on Goodreads. What readers are saying:β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'Not what you think. Better.'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'The characters are so real, the story so believable!!'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'Amazingly imaginative and thrilling.'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'Kept me up all night reading.'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'Had me so enthralled. I laughed. I cried. I felt like I KNEW these people! Absolute MUST READ!'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'I loved the twist.'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'Wow, I loved this first set. I could not put it down, well done story!!'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'A definite must-read!'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'The series is NOT your typical zombie apocalypse book. In fact, it takes the entire zombie culture and flips it in a way no one could possibly imagine!'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'Grist has a way with descriptions so realistic, you feel you are there in the moments of fun, danger, and shock and awe. Grist has a unique character layout that really keeps the story flowing, and the pages turning.'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'A great read - learn the stories of three very different apocalypse survivors and how they meet and become a family. An amazing start to what I can only describe as a great series.'Get all 9 books in the Last Mayor series right now. Box set includes:1. The Last2. The Lost3. The Least4. The Loss5. The List6. The Laws7. The Lash8. The Lies9. The LightMore than 100,000 copies sold with 500+ five-star reviews across the series. Start your apocalypse odyssey now.
  • The Last: A Zombie Apocalypse Thriller

    Michael John Grist

    language (, April 28, 2015)
    Save the living. Slaughter the dead.Zombies rampage through the streets of Manhattan. Planes spiral out of the sky. Comic book artist Amo is alone, maybe the last person alive in a world of the raging dead, and now he's got a job to do - find and save the other survivors. But the zombies are not what he thought they were, and soon everything will change...If you like I Am Legend, World War Z or The Walking Dead you'll love this book, with gripping action, gut-churning moral dilemmas and a killer twist.Get The Last today to plunge into Amo's battle through 7 billion of the dead.What readers are saying:β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'The characters are so real, the story so believable!!'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'Amazingly imaginative and thrilling.'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'Kept me up all night reading.'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'Had me so enthralled. I laughed. I cried. I felt like I KNEW these people! Absolute MUST READ!'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'I loved the twist.'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'Wow, I loved this first book. I could not put it down, well done story!!'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'A definite must-read!'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'The series is NOT your typical zombie apocalypse book. In fact, it takes the entire zombie culture and flips it in a way no one could possibly imagine!'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'Grist has a way with descriptions so realistic, you feel you are there in the moments of fun, danger, and shock and awe. Grist has a unique character layout that really keeps the story flowing, and the pages turning.'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'Not what you think. Better.'β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 'A great read - learn the stories of a very different apocalypse survivor and how he meets others and they become a family. An amazing start to what I can only describe as a great series.'(Books 1-9 are also available in a great value omnibus edition.)Available as ebook, paperback and audiobook.Complete series order:1. The Last2. The Lost3. The Least4. The Loss5. The List6. The Laws7. The Lash8. The Lies9. The Light
  • The Saint's Rise: An Epic Fantasy Adventure

    Michael John Grist

    language (, Dec. 13, 2017)
    Abandoned by a ruthless mother. Hunted by a vicious King. Now Sen's time has come... Years ago the black mouth of the Rot devastated the land, hammering the living with its great black tongues. Only a single orphan survived, a boy named Sen with a world-shattering prophecy carved into his skin.Now the Rot is coming back.Now Sen is a young man, frustrated by his many scars and enraged by the King's cruelty...Now the King, ruler of a brutal industrial city where a thousand bizarre castes toil away as slaves, is closing in…Now a dark beast is watching, an Unforgiven, seeking to fulfill a promise made long ago…And now the Rot's immense black mouth gapes large in the sky, bringing chaos and fear to a world where no heroes endure…The first book in The Ignifer Cycle, a new epic fantasy series, for fans of Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch and Jeff Wheeler.Get your copy now!A thoroughly altered version of the previously published book 'Saint Ignifer's Rise'
  • New Adventures of Alice: A Sequel to Lewis Carroll's Wonderland

    John Rae, Michael Everson

    Paperback (Evertype, June 21, 2010)
    John Rae was an American author and illustrator who lived from 1882 to 1963. He wrote and illustrated "New Adventures of Alice", "Grasshopper Green and The Meadow Mice", and "Granny Goose", and was noted for his portraits of Carl Sandburg and Albert Einstein. This charming book, written in 1917, fulfils Rae's own wish that Carroll had written another book about Wonderland. In it Alice's new adventures consist of visits to a number of Mother Goose characters, as well as to a remarkable artist, a poet, and a printer-characters certainly familiar to John Rae himself.
  • The Rot's War

    Michael John Grist

    language (, June 8, 2018)
    No world can stand...Moments after Sen stepped through the revenant arch, an inky darkness flooded out across his world. Over the wreckage of a city broken by revolution it surged, engulfing the grand Grammaton tower, smothering the King's Aigle palace and drowning every last caste in the dark. Sen alone escaped; a young man prophesied to raise the Saint and save his world for good.But he failed.Now his world is gone, and his friends are just memories swallowed by the endless dark…Now those memories haunt him, trapped in a strange white cell with no possible means of escape…Now a lost figure is watching, a clocksman who claims to be three hundred years old, seeking to fulfil an ancient vow…And now the Rot is resurgent, its great black mouth spreading wide across both the future and the past, unleashing a terrible hunger that no world can withstand…The second book in The Ignifer Cycle, a new epic fantasy saga.Get your copy now!A thoroughly altered version of the previously published book 'Ignifer's War'
  • Outfield Outcast

    Jake Maddox, Michael John Ray

    Paperback (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    Baseball has always been Malcolm's best sport, and he's sure this season will be no different. After all, there's no real competition when you're the best. But when a former benchwarmer makes a play for his position, Malcolm realizes that earning his spot on the baseball team won't be as easy as he expected.
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  • The Last

    Michael John Grist

    (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, April 28, 2015)
    7 billion zombies. 1 man. When the zombie apocalypse hits America, not a soul is left alive. Except Amo. He's a comic book artist. He's a video game world builder. He's just a regular guy living in New York city, with only his wits, creativity and basic decency to guide him. He's alone against 7 billion zombies. Will he survive? 'Robinson Crusoe' meets the zombie apocalypse like you've never seen it before, packed with adventure, gore and a mind-blowing twist. A tale of post-apocalyptic, zombie survival action that kicks off the Zombie Ocean series, continued in Book 2, The Lost. Burning questions will be raised and answered, like: - How do you survive when the whole world wants to eat you? - Where does hope come from when you're the last one alive? - Where are all the zombies going, and what on Earth do they really want? Would you survive? Measure yourself against Amo- scroll up and get your copy now. If you like apocalyptic stories like 'I Am Legend', 'The Girl with All the Gifts' or 'The Walking Dead' you will love this book. Reviews "A thoroughly enjoyable zombie romp unlike any other piece of zombie lore I've come across." - Dominic McCann "Loved this! A surprising twist on the zombie novel. - Mike "Not your typical Zombie apocalypse book! Loved the ending." - M. Barker "By far this is the BEST zombie book I have ever read." - Cherie Unsworth "I loved it. You never know what is coming next." - Shelly Newkirk
  • From a Father to a Child

    Michael R. Johns

    Paperback (Hasmark Publishing International, June 1, 2020)
    Michael Johns is a businessman, family man, and long-time student of personal development who has been learning from the master thinkers of the 20th century his entire adult life.Michael dedicated himself to writing From a Father to a Child for his three children as a collection of the important lessons he has learned from his personal and business experiencesβ€”from important life lessons learned by playing sports in school to a successful blueprint of crucial habits that can lead to success in all areas of work, home, and personal life.The important role models in Michael’s life have been his teachers, coaches, leaders, and mentors, but none has been more important than his own parents, in whose footsteps Michael has endeavoured to follow.While From a Father to a Child more than exceeds Michael’s initial goal of providing guidance to his children, it also stands alone as a guide for anyone who wants to avoid the pitfalls of a trial-and-error approach to life. Michael shares a clear pathway where values, goals, attitude, and knowledge can lead you to being the best you can be in all areas of life.From a Father to a Child shares inspirational stories, told with humor and wisdom, from famous people to Michael’s own childhood and adult experiences. Michael hopes his book will stimulate thinking about what it takes to lead a balanced life, achieve life goals, manage finances, and be a leader in your home.
  • Bad-Luck Basketball

    Jake Maddox, Michael John Ray

    Paperback (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    The Clovers have never been the best basketball team in the district, but lately their luck has been worse than ever. And it seems like everyone wants to blame Brandon for the team's losing streak. Can Brandon convince his teammates he's not bringing the bad luck before it's too late?
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  • 'N Sync

    Michael Johns

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Feb. 1, 1999)
    All the key information on favortie stars: their bios, their faves, their hopes for the future.
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  • Gridiron Showdown

    Jake Maddox, Michael John Ray

    Paperback (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    When Jasper gets in trouble at school, he's given a choice: rejoin the football team or else. But after he quit abruptly at the end of the last season, Jasper's old teammates aren't exactly thrilled to see him, and finding a spot on the team isn't easy. Does Jasper have what it takes to make it on the football field, or is he doomed to detention?
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  • Second-Chance Soccer

    Jake Maddox, Michael John Ray

    Paperback (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    Alex has wanted to be a member of the Longhorn Lightning soccer team for as long as he can remember. But after his embarrassing performance at last year's tryouts, he's not sure if the risk is worth the reward. When a new friend offers to help him practice, Alex is tempted to try again. Can his new friend help him make the team, or will Alex's second chance also be his last?
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