Monsters is a horror/thriller novel that details the journey of protagonist Matt King as he picks through what used to be the United States in the wake of an apocalyptic war between humans and mutant cannibals. The humans are (mostly) gone – the cannibals roam the world searching for dinner. As Matt claws his way through the ruins, surviving by any means necessary, he grapples with what it means to be human and how far someone can go before becoming a monster themselves. So far, this story contains some of my best writing. However, it is much, much darker and grittier than the other stories, and it contains mature material, so reader discretion is advised. The first half of Monsters - Chapters 1-25 has been published and is available with the rest of the books on this site. The plan is to complete Monsters - Chapters 26-50 and then round out the loose trilogy with Monsters: Road to Panacea after that.
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Characters
The best way to read a story is to picture the characters in your imagination. However, for my purposes in writing them, I wanted to have something to refer back to, so I created these images using the good ol' HeroMachine 3 generator I use for all my stories. If these don't look like you pictured, feel free to ignore them, but hopefully they at least give you an idea of what I'm working with on my end.