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The Z Chronicles (The Future Chronicles) Paperback – June 11, 2015

by Samuel Peralta (Author), Hugh Howey (Author), Jennifer Foehner Wells (Author),

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Book 4 of 21: The Future Chronicles

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Z. Among the most monstrous creations of our imaginations, the zombie terrifies, with its capacity to pursue its prey, to run it down, exhaust it to surrender, unrelentingly. In this title in the acclaimed Future Chronicles series of speculative fiction anthologies, fourteen authors confront the nightmare, that horrific mirror of ourselves that pursues us with untiring hunger. The Z Chronicles features stories by bestselling authors Hugh Howey (Wool), Jennifer Foehner Wells (Fluency), plus twelve more of today's top authors in speculative and science fiction.

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June 11, 2015
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5.25 x 1.05 x 8 inches
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0993983227
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978-0993983221
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★★★★★
"The best place to discover new SF authors, I think, is any of the anthologies coming from Samuel Peralta"
-- Hugh Howey, NY Times bestselling author of Wool

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"A powerful new voice in speculative fiction"
-- Nick Webb, USA Today bestselling author of the Legacy Fleet trilogy

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Created by Samuel Peralta - series editor and a Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy notable author in his own right - The Future Chronicles is the #1 bestselling anthology series that brings together work from visionary new voices and from the grandmasters of modern speculative fiction.

Its unique take on major science fiction and fantasy themes - A.I., time travel, dragons, robots, aliens, zombies, immortality, galactic battles, cyborgs, doomsday - has made it one of the most acclaimed anthology series of the digital era.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Windrift Books; 1st edition (June 11, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 466 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0993983227
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0993983221
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1.05 x 8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #3,708,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #53,085 in Short Stories (Books)

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Samuel Peralta's work has hit the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestsellers lists, and been shortlisted for Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy. His award-winning poetry has been spotlighted by the BBC and Best American Poetry. His 'Future Chronicles' anthologies were all #1 bestsellers on Amazon, as was the recently released collection of his own work, 'Memory's Children'.
Physicist, entrepreneur, storyteller - he's designed nuclear robotic tools, built solar plants, and founded companies in optoelectronics, mobile software, and artificial intelligence. He's a producer of independent film, including Golden Globe nominee 'The Fencer' and Emmy Award winner 'Real Artists'. And he cooks a mean risotto.
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Peter is an Australian science fiction writer, specialising in making hard science fiction easy to understand and thoroughly enjoyable.
His FIRST CONTACT series is topical rather than character-based, meaning each book stands alone. These novels can be read in any order, but they all focus on the same topic of First Contact with extraterrestrial lifeforms. In this regard, the series is akin to BLACK MIRROR or THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
Hard science fiction is a misnomer as far as categories of literature go, as it sounds harsh and difficult to understand, but that is far from reality. Hard science fiction is simply plausible science fiction, fiction that is written in such a way as it conforms to the known laws of science, and that makes it more interesting, as there's no magic wand the protagonist can wave to get out of trouble. Peter's forays into hard science fiction could best be described as informative science fiction or enjoyable science fiction.
Peter is a fan of such classic science fiction writers as Philip K. Dick, Arthur C. Clarke and Michael Crichton and their influence on his style and story lines is readily apparent. You can follow Peter on Facebook or Twitter or find him posting some interesting tibit on his blog http://thinkingscifi.wordpress.com/
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Michael

Shamble on in for some scary-good fun!

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2015

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The latest in Samuel Peralta’s _The Future Chronicles_ presents fourteen different takes on the undead theme. After downloading this anthology, I soon found myself following along into some scary dark places and joining three authors’ mailing lists.

This snappy collection includes several gems. In Ann Christy’s macabre “Vindica,” a guy prepares for the apocalypse but forgets to include his girlfriend, comes up with *almost enough* cash to pay his way, and is enslaved as soon as the stuff hits the fan, which makes him *really angry.* (Moral: if you’re riding out the apocalypse in style, at least treat the help with some respect!) In Theresa Kay’s touching “Six Days,” a mother has just that much time to do right by her child. In “Gloria,” Hugh Howey puts the reader inside the head of a self-aware, pious ghoul. David Adams’ memorable “Her” tells the tale of a trans person turned zombie. And, in his impressive “Free Fall,” Peter Cawdron weds hard science fiction to the zombie apocalypse story.

The writing needs some weed-pulling here and there, but the collection’s overall quality is high. Every contributor makes a strong effort; the stories mentioned above are just my favorites.

It’s all good fun and, in this reviewer’s opinion, well worth the modest investment. Six bucks for hours of scary-good reading? That’s some kind of bargain, if you ask me. Shamble on over to the Kindle Store and corner your copy of _The Z Chronicles_ today!

(I received an advance reader copy for purposes of reviewing this work, but then paid for a copy, figuring it’s a good idea to support talented independent authors!)

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dandeliondreamer

Another amazing effort in a great series of anthologies

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2015

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Another amazing effort from the Chronicles series. It's hard, these days, to come up with a new & original take on zombies. But the writers in this anthology are up to the challenge, and there are a lot of great short stories here. Some of them are desperately sad, some are action-packed, and some are new takes on the idea of what makes a zombie a zombie. Some of the stories are standalones and some fit in with the author's other work. You can't ever go wrong with one of these collections, and you always find a few authors you need to read more of.

Disclosure: I received an ARC of this collection in exchange for a fair review, but then I bought it anyway.... No other compensation was received.

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cg

Good series of short stories on Zombies

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2015

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All the stories in this collection are very short. All deal with Zombies and are well written. I have read stories by most of the authors in this collection so I did not expand my list of must read follow on books. None of the stories are very graphic, horrific or violent so it can be enjoyed by all readers looking into these types of stories. Over all I enjoyed the book but never felt any were knock your socks off great.

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Ernie Luis

Zawesome

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2015

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I've never really gotten into the Zombie genre before, only in films really. This book gave me a new appreciate for it. Where movies and TV shows can get the spectacle and horror of the zombie genre, these stories captured their intimacy. Some of these stories actually made me care about zombies. And others made me care more deeply for the ones fighting them off. An awesome Chronicles, as usual.

Oh, and someone really needs to make a short film out of Z Ball.

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duffersdame

Looking for a short read?

Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2016

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You know, something that you can read before bed, an entire story, start to finish that let's you close your eyes and sleep with satisfaction? This collection is great, samples of many very good authors, stories well written, perhaps leading you to another work from the author. Grab a copy, enjoy a few stories, let a few new authors grace your book shelves.

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Chris H.

Kicks you right in the feels

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2018

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This anthology makes you consider aspects of zombie fiction that tend to get glossed over. It makes you consider the consequences of choice, and what it means to have humanity.

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El Cajon, CA

Refreshingly original

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2017

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I enjoyed this collection. Every single story was a fresh take on the zombie idea, either a new way of looking at the zombies, or at the survivors. I didn't skip a single story (high praise for a collection!). Well worth reading.

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xaos and co.

A Solid Enjoyable Read

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2016

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I have read a few books in the future chronicles series now. I will not lie and say I loved every story presented, but the collections contain many excellent stories and I would highly recommend them. The stories that I connected solidly with entertained me, made me think, and introduced me to some amazing authors telling bold and creative tales. Definitely worth a look.

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Orion

Something old, something new...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2018

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I always find something worth reading in a collection of stories by different authors and this collection has a story from an author I am familiar with, which to be honest is why I downloaded it. There are some interesting variations on zombies in here, some from the zombies point of view, some a very different take on zombies. Some of the stories were less effective than others but I won't specify which as that is part of the fun of these collections and will differ for each reader. I would recommend reading it yourself and seeing what you think. I will say I do want to know more about Dan and Daisy's story and that finding a new author whose work I am interested in reading is always a bonus.

Mr. Jeremy R. J. Towers

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2016

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Great series well worth reading

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Good read. Innovative takes on a well worn theme. Good to read new writers. Not all the best writers but enough good stories to

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2016

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Good read. Not all the best writers but very innovative takes on a well worn theme and good to support independent writers.