Bite

by K. S. Merbeth

Overview

Welcome to the Wasteland, a post-apocalyptic world where lawlessness reigns, and around every bend is another pack of bloodthirsty raiders.


Kid is trying to survive in a world gone mad.


Hungry, thirsty and alone in a desert wasteland, she's picked up on the side of the road by Wolf, Dolly, Tank and Pretty Boy - outlaws with big reputations and even bigger guns.

But as they journey across the wild together, Kid learns that her newfound crew may not be the heroes she was hoping for. And in a world that's lost its humanity, everyone has a bit of monster within them...


For more from K. S. Merbeth, check out:
Raid


The Wastelanders (Omnibus edition)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316308700
Publisher:	Orbit
Publication date:	07/26/2016
Series:	Wastelanders
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	4.25(w) x 7.50(h) x 1.25(d)

About the Author

Author K.S. Merbeth is obsessed with SFF, food, video games, and her cat and resides in northern California.

Editorial Reviews

05/09/2016
Merbeth centers the humanity of the bad guys in her gleeful postapocalyptic gore-fest debut. A crew of raiders and cannibals take in a wandering 16-year-old girl, dub her Kid, and shove her suddenly into their lifestyle of killing off townies, taking their stuff, and enjoying dinners of canned beans and fresh meat amid wound care and cautious camaraderie. When they hear that a mysterious figure named Saint is trying to return law and order to the wastes and has a reward out to anyone who brings in their crew alive, they decide to take the fight to him. The setting is barely sketched out and the action sometimes feels like a text description of a first-person shooter game, but McKenna makes it hard not to root for her quirky, amoral killing machines: gap-toothed, dreadlocked team leader Wolf; creepy Dolly with “blue hair and an assault rifle”; low-key, solid Tank; and Pretty Boy, who always runs away. Agent: Emmanuelle Morgen, Stonesong Literary. (July)

Publishers Weekly

"Bite is a full throttle, sand-in-your-eyes, no holds barred ride through a Mad Max-style wasteland where the bad guys become family. Finally, an underdog with teeth!"—Delilah S. Dawson

"In an environment that turns people into monsters, where the line between good and bad is thinner than a knife-edge, survival is the least of Kid's problems. This post-apocalyptic debut may seem to take its scenery straight from the film Mad Max, but Merbeth has created her own universe filled with destruction and not a small amount of grim, acerbic wit. Fans of Mira Grant's "Newsflesh" series will be pleased by the smart writing."—Library Journal

"Filled with dark humor, wit, and a realistic dystopian setting, Bite plays with the idea of who the good guys are in such a harsh world. Think Carl Hiaasen thriller set in a Mad Max world, and you have an idea of what to expect."—Booklist (starred review)

"A high-octane story that sinks its teeth into you and refuses to let go."—K. B. Wagers

"Merbeth's debut novel puts a unique spin on post-apocalyptic horror... Bite flips the script."—B&N

"Pure undiluted high octane anarchy ... If you enjoy movies like Mad Max: Fury Road, or games like Fallout 4 and Borderlands, then Bite is the book for you. Gleefully unrestrained and unrelenting, strap yourself in an enjoy the ride. Bite is here, let the mayhem commence!"—The Eloquent Page

From the Publisher

05/15/2016
"Never take a ride from strangers" is something children learn at a young age, but 16-year-old Kid is alone and has been walking in a desert for days. She'll take her chances in a jeep carrying the armed likes of Wolf, Dolly, Tank, and Pretty Boy, a rough crew with big trouble on their tail. Kid soon is swept up in a heated race across the nuclear wasteland that is now the world. In an environment that turns people into monsters, where the line between good and bad is thinner than a knife edge, survival is the least of Kid's problems. VERDICT This postapocalyptic debut may seem to take its scenery straight from the film Mad Max, but Merbeth has created her own universe filled with destruction and not a small amount of grim, acerbic wit. Fans of Mira Grant's "Newsflesh" series will be pleased by the smart writing.—KC

Library Journal