Case study · Post-apocalyptic horror

No Easy Hope

Surviving the Dead, Book One

Eric Riordan was once a wealthy man leading a comfortable, easy life. Until one day his oldest friend, a Marine Corps veteran and former mercenary, told him how the world was going to end. He did his best to prepare. He thought he was ready for anything. He was wrong.

  • AuthorJames N. Cook
  • PublisherPotter Publishers
  • CategoryHorror / Post-apocalyptic
  • Available onAmazon
No Easy Hope book cover
About the book

The story of No Easy Hope

As the dead rise up to devour the living, one man struggles to survive in the ruins of a shattered world. Alone, isolated and facing starvation, his only chance is to flee to the Appalachian Mountains. Along the way his humanity, his will to live and his very soul will be tested.

“He thought he was ready for anything. He was wrong.”No Easy Hope
The project

From manuscript to published book

The brief

Launch Book One of the Surviving the Dead series, a post-apocalyptic survival story with real emotional stakes.

The approach

Series books need a cover style that can carry across every volume, so the silhouette against a burning sky sets a recognisable look for the series.

The result

Published and available to buy on Amazon as the first book in the Surviving the Dead series.

Highlights

What makes this book special

  • Book One of the Surviving the Dead series
  • A survivor's flight to the Appalachian Mountains
  • Humanity tested at the end of the world
  • A cover style built for a series
Book details

About the edition

TitleNo Easy Hope: Surviving the Dead, Book One
AuthorJames N. Cook
PublisherPotter Publishers
CategoryHorror / Post-apocalyptic

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