Books with author Nicholas Smith

[Read by Bronson Pinchot] The ENTIRE Four-Book Trackers series in one box set: over thirty hours of postapocalyptic survival fiction and action.Ripped from the headlines, the explosive Trackers saga is a realistic depiction of what an EMP attack and the aftermath might look like from one of the genre's leading voices, USA Today bestselling author and former Homeland Security Disaster Mitigation Officer, Nicholas Sansbury Smith (Extinction Cycle, Hell Divers, Orbs).The end of the world is just the beginning of the hunt Five days ago North Korea detonated three strategically placed nuclear warheads over the United States, triggering an electromagnetic pulse that crippled the country. A second attack destroyed the nerve center of America in a nuclear blast that flattened the nation's capital. As the government falls apart in the aftermath, the survivors must decide how far they will go to save the ones they love. In this lawless new world where the most ruthless thrive while innocents suffer; a sheriff, a retired marine, a nurse, and a senator turned secretary of defense are faced with keeping their communities and families safe. One thing is certain--they won't be able to save everyone. Not with their humanity still intact. The entire four book series includes: TrackersTrackers 2: The HuntedTrackers 3: The StormTrackers 4: The Damned

The reader joins a Penobscot family, where Little Devil Fish gets to hear some of his favorite stories, as he learns the skills and social relationships described in detail, while family and friends move camp with the seasons. ***** A realistic narrative of Penobscot Indian life in the Maine woods before Europeans arrived, based on a lifetime of research by Nicholas N. Smith, PhD, who writes in the afterword: "I accompanied Edwin Tappan Adney's best friend, the late Peter L. Paul, a Maliseet Indian, to Adney's cabin at Upper Woodstock, New Brunswick. We turned left off the highway, passing through a grove of tall pines that insulated the cabin from all road noise and isolated it from civilization," continuing with personal insights into translation and linguistics. So the stories are all the more real.

Zona Nox standsBut not for long…Brutal aliens have invaded Zona Nox. Millions dead already, the planet is left with one choice. Fight till the last man.James Terrin is a bloodthirsty gangster in a blood-thirstier city on the edge of space. James has lived his entire life for himself and his family, but all that is about to change.His loyalties must shift as his city and planet falls.Will he be able to face this new threat to humanity? And will a gangster turned soldier be able to help save the world?Shadow is the first book in the Warpmancer series, a galaxy-spanning epic filled with futuristic warfare, complex alien empires and compelling heroes.If you love gritty grimdark like Warhammer 40k and space-faring sagas like Star Wars, you will love the Warpmancer Series.

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling seriesThey dive so humanity survives …More than two centuries after World War III poisoned the planet, the final bastion of humanity lives on massive airships circling the globe in search of a habitable area to call home. Aging and outdated, most of the ships plummeted back to earth long ago. The only thing keeping the two surviving lifeboats in the sky are Hell Divers—men and women who risk their lives by skydiving to the surface to scavenge for parts the ships desperately need.When one of the remaining airships is damaged in an electrical storm, a Hell Diver team is deployed to a hostile zone called Hades. But there’s something down there far worse than the mutated creatures discovered on dives in the past—something that threatens the fragile future of humanity.

[Read by Bronson Pinchot] From USA Today bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith comes another harrowing story of survival in a post-apocalyptic world. The end of the world is just the beginning of the hunt... Estes Park police chief Marcus Colton and tracker Sam ''Raven'' Spears have never liked one another, but when a young girl goes missing in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colton hires Spears to help find her. Their search ends after a night of devastating horror. When word reaches Estes that the nation has been hit by a coordinated electromagnetic pulse attack, Colton and Spears are forced to work together again. But they quickly realize they aren't just tracking a killer -- they are tracking a madman. As the United States descends into chaos, the hunters become the hunted. Halfway across the country, Senator Charlize Montgomery pulls back her drapes to see the nation's capital has gone dark. Forced to set off on foot, she treks across a city that has woken to a new world, and as the night progresses, she learns the EMP attack was just the beginning ...

The women athletes of the 2016 Summer Olympics captivated the world: Simon Biles, the most decorated American gymnast of all time; Katie Ledecky, who shattered swimming records in multiple events; Michelle Carter, the first American gold medalist in shot put; Simone Manuel, the first African American woman to medal in individual swimming. Their accomplishments amazed us, as did their personal stories of persistence and hard work.The Golden Girls of Rio focuses on the paths to glory for these women athletes, how they got their start and rose to meteoric heights in the Rio games. The other swimming and gymnastic teammates are included in the story as well.An inspiring story, bursting with color and action and life, that will make you smile to see these champion athletes as little girls, and to revisit their triumphs in achieving Olympic gold.

Zona Nox is on the verge of annihilation…Life on the frontier of human space is tough. Life in Galis City, capital of Zona Nox, is tougher. For James, it’s just life.James is one of the many gangsters who fight over the seas of shanties that dominate Zona Nox. He’s a master thief. One of the best. In this city of gangsters, James is a legend. But legends can fade.Xank, a mysterious alien empire, have invaded Zona Nox. Troopers, Zona Nox’s self-styled protectors, can’t stop the invaders. The gangs of Galis are too busy fighting to realise their days are numbered.In the fires of war, James could disappear into the mass graves, forgotten. Or, he could become greater than even before.Zona Nox is on the verge of annihilation. Will a criminal be able to save it?

[Read by R.C. Bray] The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series They dive so humanity survives. Now they take to the sea. In the fourth installment of the Hell Divers series, the Sea Wolf sets out to search for the Metal Islands. Leading the expedition is legendary Hell Diver Xavier Rodriguez. After enduring for a decade on the poisoned surface, his survival skills will be put to the test on the dangerous open seas. But storms, sea monsters, and the cannibalistic Cazadores aren't the only threat to X and his small crew. Their mission will uncover hard truths about the history of the war that left humankind stranded in the air for centuries. And the fate of those still living on the airships might very well rest on this fragile and perilous journey to find a new home.

The invasion continues…Continue the action-packed journey across a planet at war in the sequel to Shadow and the next book in the ever expanding Warpmancer Universe.Thief turned soldier, James Terrin, leads a motley crew of survivors across a blood-stained wasteland. At their heels, a team of alien special forces track James for unknown reasons. All this while Don Marzio tries to rebuild his empire in the South.Will James be able to survive the dreaded Red Sand desert with aliens hot on his heels? And will Danny be able to regain his former infamy?Enter the 36th century in book two of the Warpmancer Series.

Zona Nox faces Annihilation…The conflict for the fate of a planet continues in this third instalment of the Warpmancer Series.The alien Empire of Xank has cornered the human defenders of the frontier world of Zona Nox. But the Troopers stand defiant. Will James be able to bring his crew of survivors across the wasteland to safety in time for the final battle, or does fate have something else in store for them?Find out in book 3 of Warpmancer, the continuation of the action-packed space opera.