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    Shelter
    Shelter
    Shelter
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    Shelter

    By Steve Wands

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    At the end of what seems to be an ordinary day, Carter, a volunteer for his local animal shelter, heads home to his three dogs (Lucky, Bee-bo, & Rusty). Odd animal noises plague him through the night. When morning comes, hordes of zombie animals come crashing through the windows. When Lucky becomes a flesh hungry beast of the dead Carter is forced to do what he must in order to survive.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSteve Wands
    Release dateMay 19, 2010
    ISBN9781452374208
    Shelter
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    Steve Wands

    STEVE WANDS is a comic book letterer working on top titles at DC Comics, Image, Vertigo, BOOM! Studios, Random House, and Kodansha Comics (to name a few). He also designs, inks, and illustrates for those, and other, companies. He’s the author of the Stay Dead series, and is a writer of short stories. When not working he spends time with his wife and sons in New Jersey. Oh, and he drinks a lot of coffee.Steve has just wrapped illustrating The Fallen for Cemetery Dance Publications, which is written by Bram Stoker Award winning writer Brian Keene, based on a story by Richard Chizmar and Jonathan Schaech, colored by Gabriel Cassata.His work appears in titles like the mega-hit manga Attack on Titan, All Star Batman, Batman, Cognetic, Black Road, Descender, Frostbite, The Flash, Trinity, The Spire, Gotham Academy, FBP, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Supergirl, Action Comics, Garfield, Adventure Time, Regular Show, Next Testament, Peanuts, Six-Gun Gorilla, and many others.

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    • 5/5
      Good story. I hate good short stories I always want more. Although I'm not sure that particular Apocalypse was survivable at all.
    • 4/5
      Takes after the Dan Simmons and Stephen King "school of thought", but this is not detrimental to the enjoyment of the book.

      I've just finished it. It's very, very good.

      The protagonist and antagonist are complex and realistic. The horror is subtle and described with subtlety.

      Free up an hour and read it at a sitting.
    • 5/5
      Oh. My. Goodness. Creepy, very creepy. Everington paints a picture that is so realistic I felt like I was there among a group of boys seeking out an underground shelter to pass the time during their summer holidays. Once there, no-one wants to continue with the quest, but they are equally unwilling to back down in front of each other and one of the boys ends up stuck in the shelter alone. I did not want to put this down until I'd finished the story, but it was late and dark and I was reading alone, and quite frankly, I had to stop because I was just feeling too worked up. I am full of admiration for the author - to be able to make readers feel extremes of emotion with words on a page is nothing short of amazing. If you like your horror clever, literate and imaginative, look no further.
    • 5/5
      James Everington has the rare ability to spark all of my senses as I read, without ever using wordy descriptions. One or two short sentences and I can feel the character's fear and confusion. I see the scene, taste the dust and dirt. And I can almost hear the characters breathing. From the very beginning, I was totally immersed in this story.The Shelter incorporates a little horror, a lot of psychological suspense, some paranormal aspects and mystery. This could be a tale of madness or redemption. Either way, you won't want to put it down.

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    Shelter - Steve Wands

    SHELTER

    By Steve Wands

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    SMASHWORDS EDITION

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    Published by Steve Wands on KDP

    Shelter Copyright © 2010 by Steve Wands

    Cover Design, Layout and Formatting by Apparatus Revolution, LLC

    swandsart@gmail.com

    All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

    This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work of fiction, which have been used

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