New Releases by Nicholas Sansbury Smith

In the shadow of extinction, legends are forged. From New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith comes Into the Storms, the untold origin story of humanity''s darkest day. Two and a half centuries before the Hell Divers, the Machine War erupted--autonomous killer robots turning Korea into a battlefield that threatened to consume civilization. As the dust settles, three men stand at the crossroads of humanity''s fate. CEO Tyron Red, thrust into leadership of the Industrial Tech Corporation after his father''s death, works to reverse the war''s catastrophic effects while battling enemies, both human and machine, lurking in the shadows. Sergeant Santiago Rodriguez returns to his family in San Diego, a soldier without a war, struggling to pay bills until an ITC contract draws him back to Korea--now transformed into a radioactive wasteland harboring dark secrets that could ignite global conflict. Corporal Cecil Pepper battles a different kind of enemy while working surveillance for the Charlotte Crime Task Force. When a raid against city gangs goes tragically wrong, Cecil and his wife flee to the mountains of eastern North Carolina seeking safety--unaware that an enemy once thought defeated is awakening across the globe. As peace crumbles and forgotten machines reactivate, Tyron, Santiago, and Cecil must confront a merciless foe whose only directive is humanity''s extinction. Long before the first Hell Divers leaped from their airships, these heroes stood firmly on the ground to face the storm. Welcome to the end of the world as we knew it.

In the brutal wasteland centuries after the nuclear apocalypse, a warrior baptized in blood will defy the brutal empire that has enslaved his people. Over two centuries have passed since the Third World War reduced civilization to ashes in a global nuclear inferno. Unforgiving geomagnetic storms rage, blocking out the sun and poisoning the radioactive Earth. Humanity clings to survival above the tempestuous skies in giant airships, sustained by Hell Divers--brave souls who risk their lives plunging to the surface for essential parts and supplies. But this is not the story of the Hell Divers. This is the saga of the survivors on the ground, centered on Nick Baker, a frail orphan born in the perpetual darkness of an ITC bunker. He spent his early years toiling in a machine shop dreaming of what might be beyond the dark skies and poisoned wastes. That dream became a nightmare when Cazador raiders descended, massacring and enslaving his people. From the savage cradle of life underground to the campaign of war across the brutalized surface, witness Nick''s rise from boy slave to a towering, fearsome warrior hell-bent on freeing his people from bondage to the great Cazador empire. Embark on this riveting post-apocalyptic adventure and discover the legend of a man his enemies will come to fear as Rhino ...

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith throws the Divers into another action packed adventure in the twelfth installment of the Hell Divers series.

Captain Axel Finn has spent his life running salvage missions with an alien crew and their war bot. This motley group has found refuge on his ship from their own tumultuous pasts. But little do any of them know, beneath his gentle demeanor, their steadfast captain is far from the peace following, adventure seeking giant of a man they all love. His pacifist ethos meant to safeguard them has edged them to the brink of financial ruin and drawn dangerous enemies. Forced into a risky salvage operation, the crew uncovers an alien relic not of this galaxy. Expecting treasure to pay their debts, they instead find an artifact of the Wrath, an extraterrestrial species that once decimated entire worlds. To decipher the true nature of their discovery, Axel seeks Rangnar Soki, a deadly bounty hunter famous for his pursuit of the Stewards—legendary warriors who stood against the Wrath in bygone days. But as the mystery of this artifact deepens, and hunters close in, an old enemy threatens to set the galaxy ablaze. Axel must choose: accept his legacy and unleash the monster within or watch everything he loves burn.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith pulls the surviving divers into another heart-stopping adventure in Hell Divers XI: Renegades. The secret location of the Vanguard Islands is no longer a secret ... Tired from years of fighting, Xavier passes the crown to a younger Hell Diver, Kade Long, and then sets off on the Sea Wolf with Magnolia to find Michael and his family. But the journey will push them both to their limit. On the damaged airship Vanguard, Michael and crew are running out of water and must dive to a new location before attempting the perilous voyage across the Atlantic to a new home. Back at the Vanguard Islands, King Kade hurries to prepare the rigs'' defenses against the Forerunner and his Knights of the Coral Castle. Fearing that X won''t return with the airship in time, Kade sends the elite Barracudas on a mission to find aircraft that will give the islands a fighting chance against the knights. In the penultimate Hell Divers book, the survivors travel skewed and far-flung paths, but soon those paths will converge. The journey is almost over, so strap in for the last dives!

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Nicholas Sansbury Smith and Tom Abrahams comes the fourth installment in the action-packed Sons of War series. In the conclusion to the sweeping saga of postapocalyptic Los Angeles, Dominic Salvatore leads the Saints, a secret team of elite operatives, in a final push to purge the city of its demons. After sending their families into hiding, the Saints know that the stakes have never been higher--they will succeed decisively or perish. Broken by the death of his wife, Don Antonio Moretti seeks revenge against her killers. He embarks on a body-strewn campaign to crush his last rivals and secure the crown of Los Angeles. Nephew Vinny Moretti tires of the killings and wonders whether his uncle is going too far. Every eye is on the prize. And anyone trying to walk the fence between good and evil will have to pick a side. With either choice, hell awaits.

Book 10 of the Hell Divers saga from New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith. The adventure continues Winter 2023 ...

The fate of the New Frontier rests in the hands of a few brave warriors... Six months after the deadly attacks on Fort Golden and Estes Park, Colorado is on the verge of collapse. Sam "Raven" Spears and Calvin Jackson struggle to rebuild and protect their families and friends that have remained. Sheriff Lindsey Plymouth and the Rangers desperately fight to hold back the marauders penetrating their borders. And all the while, the bioengineered Wild Fire plague continues spreading through the New Frontier and beyond. From his throne in Salt Lake City, Rattlesnake leader Eddy "Ahiga" Nez rules the wild lands through terror and violence despite a ceasefire he signed with the newly inaugurated American President. Eddy seeks to expand his reign beyond the borders. To take back what was stolen from his people by any means necessary. As more blood spills, Raven, Calvin, and Lindsey band together in one last effort to save their home. But to do that, they must stop the source of the evil destroying the New Frontier-Eddy Nez must die.

In a shocking betrayal, Captain Rolo has vaporized the supercarrier Immortal with a nuclear warhead, all but wiping out the Vanguard army. But King Xavier and the surviving Hell Divers from Brisbane were not aboard.

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series New monsters. New terrain. New threats. Welcome to Australia. The battle for Panama is over, and King Xavier Rodriguez secretly deploys the airship Vanguard to Queensland. The hunt for the Coral Castle is on. The rest of the fleet returns to the Vanguard Islands with new ships and supplies, but tensions rise with rumors of a hidden food cache. When two sky people are murdered, Chief Michael Everhart knows the stage is set for mutiny. And with King Xavier off in search of the Coral Castle, he feels the target on his back. At Panama, a new leader emerges as an ancient evil threatens Outpost Gateway. The only hope of defeating it is a youth who has learned to survive in the deadly ruins. On Australia''s Sunshine Coast, King Xavier leads the search for the Coral Castle while Captain Rolo deploys the Hell Divers to hunt for a new source of seeds. As losses from both missions mount, the king wonders if finding this place is worth the cost. But turning back to the Vanguard Islands without a new food source could doom all humanity to starvation. Or to all-out war.

War is coming to the Wild Lands... One month after the defeat of a rogue group of terrorists, the United States struggles to maintain control over the New Frontier. The untamed sector of America simmers as opportunists, criminals, and marauders wait to fill the void left behind. An extremist faction of the Navajo Nation called the Rattlesnakes have waited years for this moment. Their leader launches their first, brutal attack on a water treatment and power facility in Colorado. The message is clear to Colorado Sheriff Lindsey Plymouth and her foreign allies working to keep peace: a new enemy has risen up. Lindsey enlists Raven Spears to track the Rattlesnakes and bring their leader to justice before they can strike again. As the trail gets hot, Raven realizes this is just one of many assaults the Rattlesnakes have planned to conquer the New Frontier. With violence spilling over the borders, America''s foreign allies begin to question the cost to their own forces and start to withdraw. Lindsey and the Colorado Rangers scramble to find new allies, but it will take more than a few friends to hold back the growing Rattlesnake army. If they fail to defeat this new evil, it will devour the New Frontier.

"A kingdom man is the kind of man that when his feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, ''Oh crap, he''s up!''"So begins this powerful volume from Dr. Tony Evans. Tony believes that God wants every man to be a world changer. He skillfully takes listeners along a journey through the principles of biblical manhood, exploring how those who live, work, and minister around a kingdom man benefit from his leadership and care. Men will be challenged to fully understand their position under God as well as their position over what God has given them. Equipped with these concepts, they can actively pursue ways to maximize and develop the character qualities of biblical manhood in their lives. As Tony contends, the enemy doesn''t want you to know it, but you''re not the man you think you are. You''re a whole lot more. Starting now, you can be a kingdom man.

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series They 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.

"A year has passed since the Hell Divers defeated the machines at Kilimanjaro. The freed captives have settled into their new home at the Vanguard Islands, joining survivors from around the world. But extreme weather and failed crops have raised the specter of famine. Ships must push deeper into dangerous red zones, only to come back with less loot--and fewer soldiers. When the Hell Divers discover a scroll on a raid, King Xavier is faced with a long-buried truth that threatens the future of his people and all of humanity. The Vanguard Islands are not the salvation the sky people thought them to be. To survive, they must venture through the Panama Canal and into the wastes beyond. With the future at stake, the Immortal once again dons his armor. But there is a reason the great Cazador armies never returned from the canal, and this time not even the King of the Wastes is prepared for what awaits them."--

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series Betrayal and sacrifice in the skies ... Ten years ago, Hell Diver Xavier "X" Rodriguez fell to Earth. Those he left behind went on without him aboard the airship he once called home. Michael Everhart--the boy once known as Tin--has grown into a man and the commander of Hell Diver Raptor Team. While Michael dives to help keep the Hive in the air, Captain Leon Jordan rules with an iron fist at the helm of the ship. But unrest stirs under his strict leadership as a prophecy of hope sweeps the lower decks. When a mysterious distress signal calls the Hell Divers to the surface, Michael and his loyal team begin to uncover long-buried truths and the secrets Captain Jordan will do anything to keep. They dive so humanity survives ... but will they survive the ultimate betrayal? Nicholas Sansbury Smith delivers another heart-pounding thriller in Hell Divers II: Ghosts, the second book in the acclaimed science fiction series.

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series They will dive, but will humanity survive? Left for dead on the nightmarish surface of the planet, Commander Michael Everhart and his team of Hell Divers barely escape with their lives aboard a new airship called Deliverance. After learning that Xavier "X" Rodriguez may still be alive, they mount a rescue mission for the long-lost hero. In the skies, the Hive is falling apart, but Captain Jordan is more determined than ever to keep humanity in their outdated lifeboat. He will do whatever it takes to keep the ship in the air--even murder. But when he learns the Hell Divers he exiled have found Deliverance, he changes course for a new mission--find the divers, kill them, and make their new ship his own. In the third installment of the Hell Divers series, Michael and his fellow divers fight across the mutated landscape in search of X. But what they find will change everything.

Willkommen im dunklen Zeitalter! Vor acht Jahren verwüstete ein manipuliertes Virus den Globus und verwandelte Menschen in monströse Raubtiere. Milliarden starben, die Zivilisation brach zusammen und die Menschheit stand kurz vor dem Aussterben. Nationen schlossen sich zusammen und Helden erhoben sich, um diese Gräuel zu bekämpfen. Buch 4: In diesem spannenden Abschluss der Extinction-Cycle-Reihe bereitet sich die Menschheit auf den finalen Kampf gegen die Mutierten vor. Doch Präsidentin Jan Ringgold und ihre Generäle wissen, dass es unmöglich ist, den Feind auf dem Schlachtfeld zu schlagen. Die Zeit für Helden scheint abgelaufen ... Wenn es in Büchern jemals Horror und Spannung gab, dann in dieser Bestsellerserie. Mysterythrillerweek.com: »Das ist postapokalyptische Spannung vom Feinsten!« Nicholas Sansbury Smith gab vor einigen Jahren seinen Job beim Katastrophenschutz in Iowa auf, um sich ganz seiner wahren Leidenschaft zu widmen: dem Schreiben. Inzwischen hat er mehrere postapokalyptische Roman-Serien veröffentlicht. Die Reihe THE EXTINCTION CYCLE erreichte Bestsellerstatus und wird gefeiert als genialer Vorreiter eines neuen Genres. Wenn er gerade mal nicht seinen Weltuntergangsfantasien nachgeht, verbringt er Zeit mit seiner Familie und reist durch die Welt. Nicholas ist Ironman-Triathlet und lebt mit seiner Frau und einigen Hunden in einem Haus voller Bücher in Iowa.

"From the embers of a burned America rises new hope... and a new threat. Two years after an attack brought down the electrical grid across the United States, the recovery effort is well underway. A new network of armored trains carry supplies and industrial equipment crucial to rebuilding the country. But along the rails, one area of America is still mired in darkness, violence, and danger. Some call it the Badlands. Others the Wild West. The government simply refers to it as the New Frontier. Retired Marine Sergeant Sam “Raven” Spears makes a living tracking down people and treasures in this lawless void. When raiders target a supply train in the New Frontier, Colorado Sheriff Lindsey Plymouth asks Raven to work with ex-Navy SEAL Calvin Jackson to secure the train’s vital cargo. All is going to plan until one fateful disaster changes everything. As the trail heats up to find those responsible, a mysterious virus starts spreading across the New Frontier. Raven soon realizes the two events might be connected. If he doesn’t find the insidious forces behind this conspiracy, the entire country will go up in flames."--page [4] of cover.

Out of the embers, a lawless new empire will rise ... Across the world, the United States recalls troops to combat civil unrest after the biggest economic meltdown in history. Marine Sergeant Ronaldo Salvatore''s platoon comes home to a powder keg that could ignite a civil war. While some see the coming collapse as the end, others see opportunity. Fleeing Naples after rival crime lords decimated his family, Don Antonio Moretti settles in Los Angeles to rebuild his criminal empire. But he is far from alone in his ambitions--the cartel and rival gangs all want the same turf, and they will sacrifice their own soldiers and the blood of innocents to get it. As open warfare erupts across the states, Salvatore fights his way back to LA, where his son has joined the police in the battle for a city spiraling into anarchy. Family is everything, and the Morettis and Salvatores will do what they must to protect their own. But how far will they go to survive in a new economy where the only currency is violence?

Book 3 in a new series from New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith.

The civil war is over, but the struggle for power is just beginning ... In the aftermath of a devastating civil war, America has fallen into anarchy and chaos. Los Angeles is divided into different territories controlled by criminal organizations. Don Antonio Moretti has won a slice of the pie but is hungry for more. In his quest for power, he sends his nephew and a small crew to Mexico, to negotiate a new deal for their staple product, while the don returns to Italy for some unfinished business. While the crime families battle for power in LA, Dominic Salvatore and his elite team at the LAPD fight tirelessly to stem the rot. But their fight often seems futile in a force rife with corruption. Dom''s father, Ronaldo, is a deputy fighting to secure the border, but when intel arises about his missing daughter, he leaves Los Angeles for the desert wastes, to find her and bring her home. To the Morettis and the Salvatores, family is everything, and they will protect their own no matter the cost.

Wenn es in Büchern jemals Horror und Spannung gab, dann in dieser Bestsellerserie. Willkommen im dunklen Zeitalter. Vor acht Jahren verwüstete ein manipuliertes Virus den Globus und verwandelte Menschen in monströse Raubtiere. Milliarden starben, die Zivilisation brach zusammen und die Menschheit stand kurz vor dem Aussterben. Nationen schlossen sich zusammen und Helden erhoben sich, um diese Gräuel zu bekämpfen. Buch 2: Die Regierung hatte versichert, dass die Mutierten in wenigen Jahren aussterben. Dass die alliierten Staaten bald zu Wohlstand und Freiheit zurückkehren ... Aber die Politiker lagen absolut falsch. Tief unter den Städten brüten die Mutierten mit Hilfe von menschlichen Überläufern einen finsteren Plan aus. Sie bauen ein gewaltiges unterirdisches Netzwerk auf, um mit ihrer Armee der Monster auf dem Boden der Alliierten Staaten einen Vernichtungskrieg zu starten ... Nicholas Sansbury Smith gab vor einigen Jahren seinen Job beim Katastrophenschutz in Iowa auf, um sich ganz seiner wahren Leidenschaft zu widmen: dem Schreiben. Inzwischen hat er mehrere postapokalyptische Roman-Serien veröffentlicht. Die Reihe THE EXTINCTION CYCLE erreichte Bestsellerstatus und wird gefeiert als genialer Vorreiter eines neuen Genres. Wenn er gerade mal nicht seinen Weltuntergangsfantasien nachgeht, verbringt er Zeit mit seiner Familie und reist durch die Welt. Nicholas ist Ironman-Triathlet und lebt mit seiner Frau und einigen Hunden in einem Haus voller Bücher in Iowa.

Die Extinction-Cycle-Bestsellerserie ist zurück. Noch härter und wieder voller Action. Willkommen im dunklen Zeitalter. Vor acht Jahren verwüstete ein manipuliertes Virus den Globus und verwandelte Menschen in monströse Raubtiere. Milliarden starben, die Zivilisation brach zusammen und die Menschheit stand kurz vor dem Aussterben. Nationen schlossen sich zusammen und Helden erhoben sich, um diese Gräuel zu bekämpfen. Jetzt, fast ein Jahrzehnt nach dem Ende des Krieges, ist die Zivilisation langsam auf den Weg der Erholung. In den Alliierten Staaten von Amerika bauen die Überlebenden Industrie, Landwirtschaft und Infrastruktur wieder auf. Aber böse und intelligente Mächte verbünden sich mit den hungernden Mutierten und planen, die Menschen für immer auszulöschen. Wenn es in Büchern jemals Horror und Spannung gab, dann in dieser Serie. HINWEIS: Man muss nicht die ersten Bücher der Extinction-Cycle-Serie lesen, um ins Dunkle Zeitalter zu springen. Diese neue Staffel hat eine in sich geschlossene Handlung. Nicholas Sansbury Smith gab vor einigen Jahren seinen Job beim Katastrophenschutz in Iowa auf, um sich ganz seiner wahren Leidenschaft zu widmen: dem Schreiben. Inzwischen hat er mehrere postapokalyptische Roman-Serien veröffentlicht. Die Reihe THE EXTINCTION CYCLE erreichte Bestsellerstatus und wird gefeiert als genialer Vorreiter eines neuen Genres. Wenn er gerade mal nicht seinen Weltuntergangsfantasien nachgeht, verbringt er Zeit mit seiner Familie und reist durch die Welt. Nicholas ist Ironman-Triathlet und lebt mit seiner Frau und einigen Hunden in einem Haus voller Bücher in Iowa.

Willkommen im dunklen Zeitalter! Vor acht Jahren verwüstete ein manipuliertes Virus den Globus und verwandelte Menschen in monströse Raubtiere. Milliarden starben, die Zivilisation brach zusammen und die Menschheit stand kurz vor dem Aussterben. Nationen schlossen sich zusammen und Helden erhoben sich, um diese Gräuel zu bekämpfen. Buch 3: Weit hinter den feindlichen Linien stößt das Team Ghost auf die schreckliche Wahrheit: Die Mutierten sind nicht die einzige Gefahr. Die Auslöschung der überlebenden Menschen ist nur Teil eines viel größeren, heimtückischen Plans. Der tödliche Schatten einer nuklearen Bedrohung erhebt sich. Wenn es in Büchern jemals Horror und Spannung gab, dann in dieser Bestsellerserie. Mysterythrillerweek.com: »Das ist postapokalyptische Spannung vom Feinsten!« Nicholas Sansbury Smith gab vor einigen Jahren seinen Job beim Katastrophenschutz in Iowa auf, um sich ganz seiner wahren Leidenschaft zu widmen: dem Schreiben. Inzwischen hat er mehrere postapokalyptische Roman-Serien veröffentlicht. Die Reihe THE EXTINCTION CYCLE erreichte Bestsellerstatus und wird gefeiert als genialer Vorreiter eines neuen Genres. Wenn er gerade mal nicht seinen Weltuntergangsfantasien nachgeht, verbringt er Zeit mit seiner Familie und reist durch die Welt. Nicholas ist Ironman-Triathlet und lebt mit seiner Frau und einigen Hunden in einem Haus voller Bücher in Iowa.

Book 7 of the Hell Divers saga from New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith.

Book 7 of the Hell Divers saga from New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith.

Darkness descends over the survivors of the Extinction Cycle ...With nowhere left to run, the Allied States fortifies their few remaining outposts and relocates Central Command to prepare for their final stand. President Jan Ringgold and her generals know beating the enemy on the battlefield is impossible. The only path to victory seems to be taking down the leader of the New Gods, a sinister Chimera known as the Prophet, before he can complete his campaign to enslave humanity. While Captain Reed Beckham trains new troops, his wife Doctor Kate Lovato returns to the tunnels to infiltrate the bioengineered enemy communication network. Injured and exhausted, Master Sergeant Fitzpatrick and Team Ghost make their way back from Canada with a Chimera prisoner that might be the key to finding the Prophet and raising a new army. In this thrilling conclusion to the Extinction Cycle series, humanity bands together one last time against the Variants. But time has run out for the heroes of the first war to save what remains of the Allied States and perhaps, the world.

Die NEW YORK TIMES-Bestseller-Serie Sie springen hinab in die Hölle, damit die Menschheit überlebt ... Zwei Jahrhunderte nach dem Dritten Weltkrieg ist unser Planet nahezu komplett radioaktiv verseucht. Die letzte Bastion der Menschheit sind zwei mächtige Luftschiffe, die den Globus umkreisen - immer auf der Suche nach einem bewohnbaren Gebiet. Doch mit zunehmendem Alter zerfallen die Schiffe. Das Einzige, was sie noch am Himmel hält, sind die Hell Divers: Männer und Frauen, die ihr Leben riskieren, indem sie auf die Erdoberfläche springen, um nach Ersatzteilen zu suchen. Buch 5: Nach einer langen, gefährlichen Reise finden die Hell Divers die Metallinseln, eine bewohnbare Zone, in der Tausende Menschen von Fischerei und Landwirtschaft leben. Es scheint, als hätten die Überlebenden des Dritten Weltkrieges endlich ein neues Zuhause gefunden. Aber dieses »Paradies« ist nur vorgetäuscht. Und das Überleben wird viel Blut kosten ... Orson Scott Card: »Die Action-Szenen sind sehr gut. Smith schafft es, sie aufregend und lebendig zu schildern.« Bob Mayer: »Unaufhörliche Action und Gefahren in einer rauen postapokalyptischen Welt, in der das Überleben von ein paar tapferen Männern und Frauen abhängt. HELL DIVERS ist ein verdammter Pageturner!« A. G. Riddle: »Eine packende und ungewöhnliche Schilderung vom Untergang der Welt ... Fans von postapokalyptischen Thrillern werden begeistert sein.« Matthew Mather: »Das Ende der Welt sollte eigentlich nicht so viel Spaß machen!« Space and Sorcery: »Solch ein Buch kann Sie bis in die frühen Morgenstunden wach halten.« E. E. Giorgi: »Hugh Howey trifft auf Michael Crichton in Nicholas Smiths neuem postapokalyptischen Thriller.« Sam Sisavath: »Eine Mischung aus WATERWORLD und SNOWPIERCER ... aber mit Monstern und Luftschiffen. Ein Muss für Fans von cleveren postapokalyptischen Storys.« Nicholas Sansbury Smith gab vor einigen Jahren seinen Job in der Verwaltung einer Stadt in Iowa auf, um sich ganz seiner wahren Leidenschaft zu widmen: dem Schreiben. Inzwischen hat er mehrere postapokalyptische Roman-Serien veröffentlicht. Die Reihe THE EXTINCTION CYCLE erreichte Bestsellerstatus und wird gefeiert als genialer Vorreiter eines neuen Genres. Nicholas lebt mit seiner Familie und einigen geretteten Tieren in Des Moines, Iowa, und wenn er gerade mal nicht seinen Weltuntergangsfantasien nachgeht, nimmt er an Triathlon-Wettkämpfen teil.