The Last Mile

All Dan wanted was to be a good husband and father, to provide for his wife and daughter, to keep them fed, warm, and safe. But then the malevolent godlike beings called the Masters arrived, and their darkness spread across the world, reshaping it into a twisted realm of savagery and madness. In exchange for his family's protection, Dan now serves one of these alien gods, obtaining human sacrifices to feed his Master's eternal hunger. Like so many people since the world changed, Alice has had to do unspeakable things to survive. Unfortunately for her, she's Dan's choice for his next sacrifice. Now Dan drives along the shattered remnants of an old-world highway, headed for his Master's lair, Alice bound hand and foot in the back seat of his car. Dan may not like what he's become, but he'll do whatever it takes to protect his loved ones. Alice doesn't intend to relinquish her life so easily, though, and she plans to escape, no matter the cost. But in the World After, everything—animals, plants, even the land itself—has become a predator, and the journey to the Master's lair is an almost guaranteed suicide run. But Dan won't give up, and he won't stop fighting. Not until he makes it through the Last Mile.

About the Author

Tim Waggoner has published close to forty novels and three collectionsof short stories. He writes original dark fantasy and horror, as well as mediatie-ins, and his articles on writing have appeared in numerous publications.He's won the Bram Stoker Award, been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Awardand the Scribe Award, his fiction has received numerous Honorable Mentions involumes of Best Horror of the Year,and he's twice had stories selected for inclusion in volumes of Year's Best Hardcore Horror. He's also afull-time tenured professor who teaches creative writing and composition atSinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio.

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