Release date: July 23, 2019
Subgenre: YA post-apocalyptic science fiction
About The Day I Died:
She had to die, to find the truth.
Oshin Fletcher lives by three rules: obey authority, don’t draw unnecessary attention to yourself, and above all else, never leave the city walls.
Some say that rules are meant to be broken. For Oshin, her world shattered on the day she was betrayed. A secret meeting leads her beyond the safety of her city. Lured by the ignorance that comes with being lonely and hopeful, Oshin was about to discover just how severe consequences could be. Lost and alone, she waited; no one came. But they did. The infected, the decaying, the undead.
Oshin wakes to find herself in an abandoned house, deep within the forest. Her body was changing, her desire to feed, uncontrollable. She was a marionette—her hunger, the puppeteer. She pivots on a line between life and death. They say the undead are mindless, but Oshin was very much aware. She sets out in an unknown world where the worst evils aren’t the undead, but humanity itself. With only days before the effects of the disease take hold and decay sets in, Oshin must race to find a way back home for a cure. She soon discovers that home is not everything she thought it to be. Dark secrets have been in play since the moment she was born.
An emotionally intense zombie survival story.
Reader Guide:
Young Adult Sci-fi - graphic violence, gore, strong language (Recommended 16+)
Oshin Fletcher lives by three rules: obey authority, don’t draw unnecessary attention to yourself, and above all else, never leave the city walls.
Some say that rules are meant to be broken. For Oshin, her world shattered on the day she was betrayed. A secret meeting leads her beyond the safety of her city. Lured by the ignorance that comes with being lonely and hopeful, Oshin was about to discover just how severe consequences could be. Lost and alone, she waited; no one came. But they did. The infected, the decaying, the undead.
Oshin wakes to find herself in an abandoned house, deep within the forest. Her body was changing, her desire to feed, uncontrollable. She was a marionette—her hunger, the puppeteer. She pivots on a line between life and death. They say the undead are mindless, but Oshin was very much aware. She sets out in an unknown world where the worst evils aren’t the undead, but humanity itself. With only days before the effects of the disease take hold and decay sets in, Oshin must race to find a way back home for a cure. She soon discovers that home is not everything she thought it to be. Dark secrets have been in play since the moment she was born.
An emotionally intense zombie survival story.
Reader Guide:
Young Adult Sci-fi - graphic violence, gore, strong language (Recommended 16+)
Excerpt:
PROLOGUE
It wasn’t easy adapting to my flesh, rotting upon my face. The sun wrapped its fiery heat around me, radiating with an intensity that felt like a cremation chamber. I needed to seek refuge from its blistering rays. Despite the warmth that surrounded me, I didn’t break a sweat. My body was changing into something monstrous. The hunger, the desire to feed; it grew harder to control. I was becoming one of them—one of the undead.
DAY 1
PART 1
PART 1
The sirens filled my ears like a sharp needle that pierced my soul. I knew what it meant—someone within the city walls had become contaminated. It wasn’t the first time, and wouldn’t be the last. The guards would handle it as they always had; with an exploding bullet, filled with a concoction designed to target the nervous system. That one shot would shut down all bodily functions. It was a swift kill—a death after death, you could say.
We peeked out from the thick steel bars that covered the windows of my classroom. Dozens of men in black coats known as the ‘dark guard regiment,’ rushed across the courtyard. This time, there were more than usual. Then, we saw the white coats—scientists who worked to find a cure for the disease. Something was different on this occasion.
The room fell silent as curious eyes looked onward. Moments later, the dark guard regiment returned into view. They huddled around what appeared to be two people at the center. The glint of metal shackles shone in the sunlight. Multiple dark guards held their arms outstretched, creating a barricade. Through a gap between the regiment men, I noticed a long metal pole attached to chains. Though only for a few seconds, I glimpsed what was being guarded in the middle. There were two men, struggling—fighting to be free from their bindings. Thick chains wrapped around their wrists; their arms stretched behind their backs. They both had black sacks over their heads, their identities concealed. Did I know either of them?
One of the men jerked his body in a wild fit, the sack upon his head thrown to the ground. A gruesome sight revealed. I cringed and took a step back as a sea of whispers surrounded me. The man had his mouth pried open with a metal device that pulled at his cheeks. Though he stood many yards away, I could see the bloodshot redness in his eyes. Wide and frightened. Dark purple veins ran through his face, and his flesh was void of color. It looked as though he still retained emotion—even had a part of humanity left within.
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About Aya Knight:
Aya Knight is the bestselling author of The Chronicles of Kale
series. She currently lives with her family in Florida.
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