Day Zero
(The Zero Trilogy #1)
by Summer Lane
Publication Date:
October 10th, 2014
Genre: YA Dystopia
Synopsis:
Elle is a survivor.
Since the collapse of modern society, she's been
living in the remains of downtown Hollywood, California, foraging for food and
fighting for her life.
And then everything changes.
After she is forced
out of her home, she heads north. What she finds is a group of bunker survivors,
unlikely comrades, and the hope of a safe haven. Together, they journey toward
the dregs of civilization, facing starvation, imprisonment and death.
They
are alone, but they are ready.
Day Zero begins today.
Day Zero is a
novella, the first installment in The Zero Trilogy, a novella series
complementing the international bestselling Collapse Series.
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Inspiration
for Day Zero
I came up with the title for Day Zero shortly after I finished the
third or fourth chapter of the book. The spot on the earth’s surface that is closest
to where a detonation takes place is often called Ground Zero. It is, in fact, the
aftermath of a disastrous event. The storyline of my novel certainly fit that
description, so I called Elle’s story Day
Zero, because society finds itself back at the drawing board after an
electromagnetic pulse disables the technological infrastructure of the entire
country.
I visited Santa Monica, Hollywood and the
greater Los Angeles area when I was in high school. I was working as a writer
in high school, although I had yet to publish a novel. I always thought Los
Angeles would be a fascinating place to set a post-apocalyptic novel. With Day Zero I was able to do so. It’s fun
to be able to build a fictional scenario around reality. It gives a story more
depth and flavor. Using real landmarks and street names lends a sense of realism
to a story that readers find fascinating and authors love integrating. Day Zero is one of the more fun stories
that I’ve written, from an author’s perspective. A lot of research went into
this novel, and that included visiting Santa Monica, West Hollywood and beyond
to make sure Elle’s world was geographically and even historically accurate.
Writing
Day Zero was a blast – I can’t wait
for you to read it!
About the Author
Summer Lane is the author of the international bestselling Collapse Series,
which includes State of Emergency, State of Chaos, State of Rebellion and State
of Pursuit. The fifth installment, State of Alliance, is releasing January 2015.
Summer is also the author of The Zero Trilogy and an upcoming
survivalist/science fantasy series coming in 2015. She owns WB Publishing,
Writing Belle Magazine, and is an accomplished creative writing teacher and
journalist.
Summer lives in the Central Valley of California, where she
spends her time writing, teaching, and writing some more. When she is
not writing, she enjoys leisurely visits with friends at coffee shops, dates to
the movies, hiking in the mountains and strolling on the beach.
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