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About Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Nicholas Sansbury Smith is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Hell Divers series, the Orbs series, the Trackers series, the Extinction Cycle series, the Sons of War series, and the new E-Day series. He worked for Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management in disaster mitigation before switching careers to focus on storytelling. When he isn’t writing or daydreaming about the apocalypse, he enjoys running, biking, spending time with his family, and traveling the world. He is an Ironman triathlete and lives in Iowa with his wife, daughter, and their dogs.
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Blog post2017 in a nutshell…
I just got back from a wonderful trip to Ashland, Oregon visiting my phenomenal publisher Blackstone Audio and figured this would be a good time to give you all some updates.
It’s been a grip since I posted anything here, but today I finally sat down to do a recap of where I’m at for 2017 both with my writing and my life. The past few weeks I’ve been contemplating the events of Las Vegas. I was there, not far from the attack that occurred with my fianc&5 years ago Read more -
Blog postThis evening I read a review of Trackers that said, ”Where will I be when the EMP attack occurs? Nick might be a fiction/sci-fi writer, but this is a story that is quickly looking more and more like it was a Nostradamus style foreshadowing of things to come.”
For the past few months I’ve read multiple reviews such as this one and heard from countless readers reach out to me about the plot and how it mirrors very closely the North Korean EMP threat we’re hearing about in the MSM. F5 years ago Read more -
Blog postThe Hell Divers 2: Ghosts trailer has finally arrived! Blackstone did a phenomenal job producing this and I hope you all enjoy the dive. Don’t forget to reserve your copy of Hell Diver 2: Ghosts. The second book will hit stores on July 18th in all formats. Click here for buying options.
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Blog postThe end of the world is just the beginning of the hunt…
In the latest thriller by Nicholas Sansbury Smith, readers are taken down a gauntlet of chaos after a devastating North Korean EMP attack. Smith’s work has been described as timely before, but this new series is ripped from the headlines.
If you are looking for a thriller depicting what a North Korean attack could possibly look like, and the lives of those trying to survive it, Trackers is a must read.
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Blog postR.C. Bray shares his experience narrating Nicholas Sansbury Smith’s bestselling, post-apocalyptic adventure HELL DIVERS, recently honored as a 2016 Audible Pick of the Year for Science Fiction!
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Blog postThe end of the world is just the beginning of the hunt in USA Today bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith’s newest thriller, Trackers.
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 electromagneti5 years ago Read more -
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Blog postWow, it’s been a while since I’ve posted on this blog. But today, I couldn’t resist. Here’s a post-apocalyptic (ish) image from the Godzilla movie. I love this one so much it helped inspire my newest book, Hell Divers. Check it out here… PA fans should really dig this one, especially if you enjoyed the Extinction Cycle.
But enough about my work. Let’s talk about post-apocalyptic art for a moment. One of the most compelling things about these images is how it makes me feel. I live6 years ago Read more -
Blog postStill waiting for the train that never came…
So many possibilities with this picture. My mind wanders. How did humanity fall? War, famine, disease? A combination? In the end, I always conclude it will be us that ends things.
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Blog postJust downloaded this as a wallpaper for my laptop and seriously it’s awesome. Not sure what the title is or who created this one, but if you’re looking for a post-apocalyptic image you won’t find one much more symbolic than the hand and flame of Lady Liberty… One hundred years from now this literally might be an image captured by an underwater diver.
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Blog postThere is a mostly forgotten world under most cities. Some are buried now, others are crumbling and will be lost. But there are others, like these tunnels under New York that will remain for centuries to come.
I’ve been researching this underground world for one of my novels. It’s Post-Apocalyptic, of course, and the survivors take refuge in the tunnels underneath New York City.
I think the irony is striking when you consider this… If there is an apocalyptic event, humans will be7 years ago Read more -
Blog postEver since I was a kid I wondered what I would do if the air raid sirens went off (that’s the most terrifying sound) or if society descended into chaos. Now, as an adult, I wonder the same thing. Will I be ready? Will I know what to do? Will I even want to survive in a post-apocalyptic world?
When the end comes and electronics turn into useless hunks of plastic. Will we know what to do? Or will we be so reliant on this system that we won’t be able to look past the stand by screen?
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Blog postDoes anyone know where this picture is from? I’ll give you a hint. It’s a movie…
I love the post-apocalyptic feel to this one. Fires raging in the city, shapes falling from the sky. Dark and choppy water.
A storm is coming…
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Blog postExtinction Horizon My new book Extinction Horizon has finally arrived, and one early reader has referred to it as, “The Hot Zone meets World War Z!” Get it herefor a special price of only .99 cents for a limited time only.
This new series deals with two of my biggest nightmares: Zombies and Ebola. I spent the past year researching and writing Extinction Horizon so it wouldn’t be just another Zombie book. This one is also a medical thriller. The result, I hope, will be a terrifying8 years ago Read more -
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Blog postAssuming the human race went extinct…How long do you think it would take for nature to reclaim the earth? One hundred years? Five hundred? One thousand?
A Lot would depend on the temperature and weather patterns but what’s your ballpark guess? I’d say five hundred plus for sure. Reblog with your answer.
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Blog postDo you ever wonder if you’d survive the apocalypse?
I do.
Sometimes I think I would do well in a harsh environment, but other times I consider how dirty, dark, and ugly it would be. And I ask myself what’s the point?
This guy must have a damn good reason for standing on a ledge overlooking the ruined city below. Maybe his family’s down there. Or maybe he’s traveling through; hoping to find some extra bullets or some lip balm. Because God knows lip balm is going to be w8 years ago Read more -
Blog postMy newest post-apocalyptic thriller is up for pre-order on Amazon! The kindle version is .99 cents for a limited time. Extinction Horizon is not for the fainthearted. It’s a gritty look at what happens if Ebola is ever weaponized. Think the Hot Zone meets WWZ… Check it out here: http://amzn.to/1vxXguG
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Blog postCloud Atlas concept by George Hull
I really dig how humans are still using archaic boats in this technologically advanced city. Very cool, indeed.
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Blog postHere’s another sweet post-apocalyptic view of New York City. Looks like Times Square.
This piece is called, New York Winter by Daniel Romanovsky.
If you look close enough you can see some soldiers, I think, moving across the far end of the street. Doesn’t look like there is anyone left to kill in this frozen wasteland.
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The post-apocalyptic Japan of Tokyogenso.
Ah. Some of my favorite post-apoc images of Japan. All hold stories within stories.
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Blog postThis week I’m returning to my blogging roots and sharing a post-apocalyptic blitz of pics and stories. I’ll start with my new favorite image. This gorgeous piece was done by Yuri Shwedoff and is called White Castle.
The metaphor is striking. From space travel back to one of our first forms of transportation. In White Castle the future seems to have been reversed. By what, I can only guess…
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Titles By Nicholas Sansbury Smith
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.
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.
No power. No rules. No help coming.
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 explosive Trackers series is a harrowing story of survival and a realistic depiction of what an EMP attack and the aftermath might look like from former Homeland Security Disaster Mitigation Officer and New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith. Packed full of action, survival tips, and a unique twist on the EMP genre, the Trackers series has thrilled hundreds of thousands of readers across the world.
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series
Face the uncertain future without fear …
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
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 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
Humanity has finally found a new home, but the price is blood …
After a long, perilous journey, Hell Divers Xavier Rodriguez and Magnolia Katib discover the Metal Islands, a sunny habitable zone where thousands of people live by fishing and farming. But this “paradise” is really a violent warrior society ruled by the cannibal king el Pulpo. For the first time in X’s life, he is forced to lay down his arms and surrender.
Back on the airships, the Hell Divers are recovering from a gruesome discovery at Red Sphere, where they learned the truth about World War III. Now they must fight another war—this time for what remains of their own endangered species. As the battle approaches, alliances will be forged, and others broken.
Forced to fight in the Cazador army, X faces his toughest mission yet. Will he help his people come down from the sky and claim the promised land, or will humanity go extinct?
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.
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series
While the Hell Divers cross an ocean to battle the machines, an old flesh-and-blood threat returns to the islands.
The mission to Rio de Janeiro ended in victory, but it came at a dire cost, killing most of those who set out to rescue the stranded survivors. Even worse, the skin walkers’ leader, Horn, escaped with his demonic crew and is coming to take the throne.
Back at the Vanguard Islands, King Xavier Rodriguez has been severely injured in another battle to protect the kingdom. Now an infection threatens to kill the one man who can keep the peace. As he fights for survival, new intel from Rio de Janeiro gives humanity hope of destroying the biggest threat of all: the machines—if the machines don’t find the Vanguard Islands first.
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series
The war for the Metal Islands is over, but the search for survivors has just begun.
After a long and bloody battle, legendary Hell Diver Xavier Rodriguez reigns as the dutiful but reluctant new king of the islands. Advised by a council of former sky citizens as well as Cazadores, he works to assimilate the two societies peacefully. But not all Cazadores have accepted the new order.
While X tries to ease tensions at home, a rookie team of divers, led by Michael Everhart, returns to the skies in Discovery, formerly the ITC Deliverance. Their mission: to locate other human survivors throughout the world and rescue them. But Michael’s team aren’t the only ones searching for survivors. A gruesome discovery reveals that android defectors continue to hunt humans across the globe. And they may not be the only ones.
In a race against time, the Hell Divers may be the only obstacle to enemies bent on wiping out the final pockets of survivors and extinguishing the human genome forever.
Master Sergeant Reed Beckham has led his Delta Force Team, codenamed Ghost, through every kind of hell imaginable and never lost a man. When a top secret Medical Corps research facility goes dark, Team Ghost is called in to face their deadliest enemy yet--a variant strain of Ebola that turns men into monsters.
After barely escaping with his life, Beckham returns to Fort Bragg in the midst of a new type of war. As cities fall, Team Ghost is ordered to keep CDC virologist Dr. Kate Lovato alive long enough to find a cure. What she uncovers will change everything.
Total extinction is just on the horizon, but will the cure be worse than the virus?
Self-publishing sensation and USA Today bestseller Nicholas Sansbury Smith comes to Orbit with the first book in his propulsive post-apocalyptic series about a soldier's mission to save the world.
The Extinction Cycle:
Book 1: Extinction HorizonBook 2: Extinction EdgeBook 3: Extinction AgeBook 4: Extinction EvolutionBook 5: Extinction EndBook 6: Extinction Aftermath
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