Out of the Black
A surprisingly funny book about the end of the world.
In 2072, progress has made the world nearly perfect. So when an ancient, hungry apocalypse slithers out of the shadows and onto the clean, brightly lit streets, no one notices. It is already too late. Too late for the authorities to organize. Too late for science to find a cure. Too late for the world’s warriors to gear up.
It’s humanity’s swan song and the fat lady’s already clearing her throat.
In the inhale before civilization’s final scream, five damaged strangers are on a collision course: a Chinese-Irish homicide detective, a lonely phlebotomist, a code prodigy turned history TA, his dazzling, dangerously Amped cop girlfriend, and a ruthless killer with the heart of a child.
The perfect world made them misfits. Now these misfits are its only hope.
Sometimes destiny falls into the most broken lives, like a careless brick out of the clear black sky.
A quirky, apocalyptic, highly visual action thriller for readers of Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files, and Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas.
Newly revised 2026 edition.
In 2072, progress has made the world nearly perfect. So when an ancient, hungry apocalypse slithers out of the shadows and onto the clean, brightly lit streets, no one notices. It is already too late. Too late for the authorities to organize. Too late for science to find a cure. Too late for the world’s warriors to gear up.
It’s humanity’s swan song and the fat lady’s already clearing her throat.
In the inhale before civilization’s final scream, five damaged strangers are on a collision course: a Chinese-Irish homicide detective, a lonely phlebotomist, a code prodigy turned history TA, his dazzling, dangerously Amped cop girlfriend, and a ruthless killer with the heart of a child.
The perfect world made them misfits. Now these misfits are its only hope.
Sometimes destiny falls into the most broken lives, like a careless brick out of the clear black sky.
A quirky, apocalyptic, highly visual action thriller for readers of Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files, and Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas.
Newly revised 2026 edition.