Part of Hell Divers, book 10
First published 2023
Captain Rolo detonates a nuclear warhead aboard the supercarrier Immortal, believing he has destroyed the Vanguard army. King Xavier and his Hell Diver and Cazador teams survive only because they remained in Brisbane. Meanwhile, carnivorous vines assault Outpost Gateway in Panama as Director Rodger Mintel broadcasts a frantic distress call. The deadly plants tear through the bunker defenses. At the Vanguard Islands, Charmer orchestrates a frame job against Michael Everhart for double murder. His wife Layla races to clear his name while evidence piles up against him. In Queensland, knights from the Coral Castle drag Hell Diver Kade Long before their mysterious leader called the Forerunner, then imprison him in their fortress. The nuclear blast spreads lethal radiation across the region. News of the Brisbane catastrophe reaches other settlements as the radioactive fallout advances toward both the Coral Castle and King Xavier's surviving forces.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, action, apocalyptic
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Brisbane, Panama, Vanguard Islands, Queensland, Coral Castle
Period: post-apocalyptic
444 pages · Kindle Edition · Blackstone Publishing
Content warnings: death, violence