SUMMER OF THE APOCALYPSE by James Van Pelt

by James Van Pelt

Overview

When a plague wipes out most of humanity, fifteen-year-old Eric sets out to find his father. Sixty years later, Eric starts another long journey in an America that has long since quit resembling our own, but there are shadows everywhere. Shadows of what the world once was, and shadows from Eric’s past. Blood bandits, wolves, fire, feral children, and an insane militia are only a few of the problems Eric faces. Set in Denver, Colorado and the western foothills, Van Pelt’s first novel is both a coming-of-age tale, and a story of an old man’s search for hope in the midst of disaster. Eric’s two adventures lead him through a slice of modern America and into the depths of one man’s heart.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012364586
Publisher:	Fairwood Press
Publication date:	11/01/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	255
Sales rank:	615,550
File size:	377 KB

About the Author

James Van Pelt teaches high school and college English in western Colorado.  He has been publishing fiction since 1990, with numerous appearances in most of the major science fiction and fantasy magazines, including Talebones, Realms of Fantasy, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Analog, Asimov’s, Weird Tales, SCIFI.COM, and many anthologies, including several “year’s best” collections.  His first collection of stories, Strangers and Beggars, was released in 2002, and was recognized as a Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association.  His second collection, The Last of the O-Forms and Other Stories, which includes the Nebula finalist title story, was released in August 2005 and was a finalist for the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award.  His novel Summer of the Apocalypse was released November, 2006.  James blogs at http://jimvanpelt.livejournal.com