THE ALTERED EXPERIENCE
A New Vision of the Zombie Apocalypse
A YA/NA Horror Trilogy
Welcome to the New World!
Griffin King is an ordinary high school senior dealing with typical teenage issues - a bratty little sister, overbearing parents, an obnoxious best friend, and the unrequited love of his long-time crush. But when
a virus suddenly infects a large portion of the population, Griffin soon finds himself on the opposite side of the proverbial horror story.
After months of roaming the broken landscape of the city as an infected person, a cure is found and a mass injection of antiserum is administered to the diseased, causing Griffin to become one of the ALTERED, a small group of ‘ex-infecteds’ who have been cured, but changed. Now he must learn how to
start his life anew - suppressing his need to consume human flesh, and living among an angry post-apocalyptic society where race, gender, and religion don’t matter anymore.
Welcome to the new world. A world where people like him – people altered like him – are the minority.
THE ALTERED won 2nd place in the
2020 TCK PUBLISHING READER’s CHOICE AWARD SCI-FI CATEGORY
What Critics are saying about the altered…
““This is exactly what I have been looking for in a zombie horror book! I couldn’t put it down.”
- ***** Amazon Review”
““First, the writing was superb—crisp and fresh, engagingly told from a 1st-person perspective of a teenaged boy. I felt drawn in not only by the well-described settings, but also the situations that he set up, truly conjuring powerful images and interesting scenarios that made me want to read on. The story flipped seamlessly back and forth from the action of a PA, zombie-filled world and a sterile, mysterious facility, where the psychological drama reminded me of One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest.”
~R.B. Shifman, Author of The Savage Spells Series ”
““Highly recommended for genre fans and those looking for a fresh take on a familiar jaunt.”
- ***** Amazon Review”
“DeVivo does a beautiful job keeping your interest without having much gore, typically found in other zombie apocalypse books. It’s a must-read for horror fans.”
“[Griffin] has this intriguing clashing duality between his conscious self and his zombie side that made every chapter engaging, and I found it hard to put this book down.
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The New Vision of the Zombie Apocalypse Continues…
Two years after the closing of the Altered Re-Assimilation Centers across the United States, infected-turned-back-human Griffin King is trying to rejoin a vengeful society that is still rebuilding from the outbreak years before. While various forces align against the Altered, a new breed called the Ferals look to bring about a second wave of the virus with the help of a black market drug known as The Black Death.
Walking the lines between the humans and the Altered, and compelled to continue the work left behind by his former caretaker, Dr. Holston, Griffin is both helped and hindered by faces new and old. But in a fractured landscape on the verge of war, how can Griffin be sure who is friend and who is enemy?
This time, if he chooses poorly, he may not be so lucky.
The Altered: Plague Within is available in Print and ebook
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING about plague within…
““Finished the book in one sitting as I couldn’t stop turning pages and seeing what will happen next. A unique take on the “zombie” genre that sets it apart from anything else.”
~Jason C., Amazon Reviewer”
“This was the second in the series and was truly amazing! You get so involved with the characters you cannot stop reading!
~S.D., Amazon Review”
The New Vision is Complete…
After escaping their imprisonment from Plum Island, Griffin and Jarrod return to the mainland only to find that a second outbreak of the virus has ravaged the entire country. Only this time, something has changed. Help is not on the way. Their only chance of survival is to get back to Dr. Oswald in Florida, where a unique Altered child could hold the key to a cure for the Infected. Even if Griffin can find his way home, it may be too late to save mankind from its extinction event. This time, everyone’s luck may run out for good.
THE ALTERED: EVOLUTION IS AVAILABLE IN PRINT AND EBOOK
“I love how the book ended and I am looking forward to reading her next series when it comes out!
- S.D, Amazon Review”