The Broken Road

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Ten short stories around the themes of the wasteland, the post-apocalypse, psychological growth, sanity, madness, war and liberation. Stories in this collection include: Remnants New Recruits Buried Deep The Frail Man The Secret Weapon If You Find This… The Patient Die Again Today Buddha on the Road Children of the Dome Some of these stories have also been published individually and are available as standalone short stories. Remnants Jimmy has spent his life scavenging through the remnants of the old world, living on scraps. He just needs one big find to set him up… New Recruits Two teenagers are itching to join the revolution. But first, they must escape their parents. Buried Deep Deep underground in the government bunker, the authorities are restless. It's been five years, with no news, no communications. Is the war over? Did the world survive? Time to send a soldier to the surface to bring back intelligence. If he can get there. Above ground, two young men on guard duty hear ominous sounds coming from below. The Frail Man Who survives when the storm comes? Barlow leads his gang of raiders into the Welsh mountains, looking for Eldorado - a mythical community where some say food still grows, where children are conceived. Where people smile. He knows there's some deeper secret, a source of wealth or power that he can seize for himself. If only he can find it. The Secret Weapon In a fallen world, an outpost of civilisation searches for a weapon that will save them from the wild raiders. Can they rediscover the old magic, the weapons that destroyed their world? If You Find This… Sometimes the most dangerous people are the ones who most fervently want to help… The Patient Who is the strange man sitting alone on the park bench, staring at the trees? What goes through his mind? Is he mad? Or dangerous? Or sick? And is it contagious? Die Again Today Rescued from drowning, trainee doctor Sarah finds herself on board the yacht of an obsessive billionaire. He has saved her life, but now he wants answers to the most important questions of all: what lies beyond the grave, and can he take his money with him? Buddha on the Road Harlow wants to put the war behind him and forget about conflict and violence. But can he turn his back on confrontation? And when a new enemy appears, can his fragile sanity survive? Children of the Dome There's nowhere to run, when war comes …. When soldiers attack the dome where they have lived all their lives, two teenagers, Michael and Sarah, escape to the outside world, desperate to get away from the gunfire, the explosions, the screaming. But what will they eat and where will they find shelter in this strange environment? Can they ever go home? And who will teach them to live in the wild?

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