Day Zero
by Summer Lane
(The Zero Trilogy #1)
Publication date: October 10th 2014
Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult
(The Zero Trilogy #1)
Publication date: October 10th 2014
Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult
Synopsis
Elle is a survivor.
Since the collapse of modern society, she's been living in the remains of downtown Hollywood, California, foraging for food and fighting for her life.
And then everything changes.
After she is forced out of her home, she heads north. What she finds is a group of bunker survivors, unlikely comrades, and the hope of a safe haven. Together, they journey toward the dregs of civilization, facing starvation, imprisonment and death.
They are alone, but they are ready.
Day Zero begins today.
Day Zero is a novella, the first installment in The Zero Trilogy, a novella series complementing the international bestselling Collapse Series.
Since the collapse of modern society, she's been living in the remains of downtown Hollywood, California, foraging for food and fighting for her life.
And then everything changes.
After she is forced out of her home, she heads north. What she finds is a group of bunker survivors, unlikely comrades, and the hope of a safe haven. Together, they journey toward the dregs of civilization, facing starvation, imprisonment and death.
They are alone, but they are ready.
Day Zero begins today.
Day Zero is a novella, the first installment in The Zero Trilogy, a novella series complementing the international bestselling Collapse Series.
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Summer Lane gives us the inside
scoop for her
Inspiration for Day Zero!
I
came up with the title for Day Zero
shortly after I finished the third or fourth chapter of the book. The spot on
the earth’s surface that is closest to where a detonation takes place is often
called Ground Zero. It is, in fact,
the aftermath of a disastrous event. The storyline of my novel certainly fit
that description, so I called Elle’s story Day
Zero, because society finds itself back at the drawing board after an
electromagnetic pulse disables the technological infrastructure of the entire
country.
I
visited Santa Monica, Hollywood and the greater Los Angeles area when I was in
high school. I was working as a writer in high school, although I had yet to
publish a novel. I always thought Los Angeles would be a fascinating place to
set a post-apocalyptic novel. With Day
Zero I was able to do so. It’s fun to be able to build a fictional scenario
around reality. It gives a story more depth and flavor. Using real landmarks
and street names lends a sense of realism to a story that readers find
fascinating and authors love integrating. Day
Zero is one of the more fun stories that I’ve written, from an author’s
perspective. A lot of research went into this novel, and that included visiting
Santa Monica, West Hollywood and beyond to make sure Elle’s world was
geographically and even historically accurate.
Writing
Day Zero was a blast – I can’t wait
for you to read it!
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About the
Author
Summer Lane is the author of the international bestselling
Collapse Series, which includes State of Emergency, State of Chaos, State of Rebellion
and State of Pursuit. The fifth installment, State of Alliance, is releasing
January 2015. Summer is also the author of The Zero Trilogy and an
upcoming survivalist/science fantasy series coming in 2015. She owns WB
Publishing, Writing Belle Magazine, and is an accomplished creative
writing teacher and journalist.
Summer lives in the Central Valley of California, where she spends her time writing, teaching, and writing some more. When she is not writing, she enjoys leisurely visits with friends at coffee shops, dates to the movies, hiking in the mountains and strolling on the beach.
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Thank you for posting - I appreciate it very much! :)
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DeleteCongrats, Summer--looks awesome! Love the name Elle--lol
ReplyDeleteLOL - It's a good, strong name!!! ;D
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