Author:
Alex McGilvery has been reading since before he can remember, and writing almost that long. He has published 18 books and is author and editor at his imprint Celticfrog Publishing. He lives in Kamloops with his dog and the stories clawing their way out of his head.

Pranthi makes her living with her camera – it keeps her at a comfortable distance from the world. Pictures of the first person to go zombie give her a big scoop. The lens can’t protect her as more people are infected. As a former street kid from India, Pranthi knows she’s tough, but not tough enough to deal with zombies. As if she had a choice.

The Gods Above

An engine roared as a red truck outfitted with a chrome brush guard accelerated. Yuri didn't even have time to look up before tons of steel spread him in a bloody mess across the street.


"Yehaa!" a cry of triumph came from the truck as it pulled over. "Did you get that? We're real zombie killers." The driver and passengers continued to high five each other and shout expletive laced congratulations at each other until Dan pointed his gun into the truck.


"Out of the truck." He'd never worked so hard not to shoot someone before.


"What? We just nailed that zombie for you. You should be giving us a medal."


"Yuri was no zombie, just an old man with Parkinson's. You aren't zombie killers, just garden variety murderers."


The man with the camera turned away from Dan's gun and vomited on the driver. They began screaming at each other as Dan called in for a cleanup crew.


Chapter 28: The Gods Below, Part 4