About Now What? Book 1: The Gone:
The world ended fast — and now four teens who barely know each other are trying to survive what’s left of it.
Gary thought he had a plan: survive, head north, find his dad’s cabin.
What he didn’t count on was having to lead a group made up of a bat-wielding brawler, a girl with sharper instincts than her blade, and a sugar-fuelled joker who wouldn’t shut up. They’re not exactly a dream team — but they’re all he’s got.
The Gone are relentless. And staying human might be the biggest challenge of all.
Now What? is a darkly funny, character-driven survival story set in post-apocalyptic England — perfect for fans of The Last of Us, Charlie Higson’s The Enemy, Shaun of the Dead and Stand By Me with zombies.
Available FREE on Kindle from May 16–20, 2025
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Author Bio:
D.E. Jones is a British indie author with a love for writing character-driven fiction full of dark humour, tension, and the occasional cricket bat. Based in the UK, he’s been scribbling story ideas for years and finally decided to unleash them on the world.
When not writing, he hosts a weekly rock radio show and narrates his own YouTube videos — all of which helps fuel his obsession with dialogue that actually sounds like people talking.
He drinks too much tea, writes into the early hours, and thinks the best stories are the ones where everything goes a little bit wrong.
Now What? is his debut series — and the apocalypse is just getting started.