Publisher's Synopsis
THE OLD BOOKS PROMISED ADVENTURE AND TREASURE.
THEY WOULDN'T PREPARE HER FOR THE HORRORS SHE'D FACE IN THE RUINS. The first in the addictive, action-packed Hell Cat serial. Helen Katrise turns twelve today and all she wants is to go out into the ruins of the old world with her family to hunt for supplies and, more importantly: the adventure promised to her by her collection of centuries-old books. Monsters, slavers, and the dreaded Old Ones skulk the ruins, and Helen is about to learn that more danger than fun lurks in the crumbling buildings and rusted old husks. She must learn to use her weapons and her wits if she is to survive the ruins, if not, she and her family may not return home alive. The world had ended twice already. Almost three times, technically. Fire, steel, then death itself. Now, Helen Katrise must do everything she can to make sure her own world doesn't turn to ash around her. Hell Cat - Act I is the first in a three-part serial about a young girl's struggles to live in a world filled with monsters, both hulking fiends and the rest of the sentient world outside her family's small homestead. It is a new-adult, coming of age story set in a post-apocalyptic setting with more than a few fantasy elements. If you're a fan of Brandon Sanderson, Dmitry Glukhovsky, Justin Cronin, Terry Brooks, and Joe Abercrombie, don't miss this heart-stopping story of survival and magic. "Hell Cat paints a sinister picture of what our world may look like if, in a fragile post-apocalyptic state, we faced a second cataclysmic event that further decimated what remained of our society. This disturbingly candid book will introduce you to a world that is wildly unrecognizable in many regards, and eerily familiar in others. Helen, the heroine, is introduced in a thoughtful and compelling way that will undoubtedly leave you anxiously engaged in her story and hoping for her happy ending. If you are ready for a book that will keep you intrigued and fervently page-turning until the very end, this is the book for you." -Kathryn Anderson "A wild ride through a strange world. A captivating twist on a coming of age story, in a dangerous world where terrors lurk around every corner. There is no sugar coating on the grittiness and desperation of this world's inhabitants and their fight for survival." -Matthew Lairmore The next two installments of Hell Cat will be coming early in 2020. To find out more or to support Xander Kohl further, please visit their website: patreon.com/counterculturemedia Cover art by the wonderfully talented Ann Curtis and design by the lovely and endearing Derek Weaver. For more art and design by these two talented artists visit their facebook page: https: //www.facebook.com/Curious-Oddities-of-Skin-Bones-242318163009448/ 10% of all profits received by the author will be donated to the Immigrant Freedom Fund, helping to reunite children with their families. For more information on the group as well as information on how to donate directly, please visit: https: //immigrantfreedomfund.org/
