BLACKOUT: The Final Breakers Book

The end is here.

BLACKOUT, the final book in the post-apocalyptic Breakers series, is now live. It’s available in all major online bookstores:

BLACKOUT is the eighth book in the series. If you’re catching up, or missed an earlier book, here’s a complete list of the series:

Breakers (Book 1)
Melt Down (Book 2)
Outcome (Novella)
Knifepoint (Book 3)
Reapers (Book 4)
Cut Off (Book 5)
Captives (Book 6)
Relapse (Book 7)
Blackout (Book 8)

The first three books are also available in one volume: The Breakers Series, Books 1-3. If you’re new to the series, the box set is currently on sale for $0.99. Find it on Amazon, iBooks, B&N, Kobo, and Google.

BLACKOUT is, without doubt, the most bittersweet book I’ve ever written. The Breakers series — and everyone who’s read them — gave me my career. I’ve lived (and in some cases died!) with these characters for the last four years of my life. The series is a million words in total. It’s taken me well over 3000 hours of work. After that much time spent in this world, it’s going to be incredibly hard to leave it behind.

As an author, it’s always tempting to stick with a series for as long as people keep buying it. But I wanted to go out on a high note. To finish the series before it had the chance to get stale. As much fun as it is to live in this world, all of the best stories have an ending.

As I neared the end of BLACKOUT, I started my work day at 9 AM. By the time I stopped, it was 4 AM, I’d written thirty pages — far more than I’ve ever written before — and finished the book. Because I couldn’t wait to find out where everyone was going to wind up.

I’m sad to leave Breakers behind. But giving an ending to these characters has been my proudest moment as an author.

Don’t worry, I’ll still be writing for a long time. I might even revisit this world some day. For now, though, we’ve reached the end of the road.

Thanks for reading.