Corpse Fauna

A chronicle of survival in a world of the living dead. There is no Heaven or Hell; there is only blood and the dust of flesh. The Dead Bear Witness Sentenced to life after a bank robbery gone bad, Cornell thought his worst nightmare had come true-and that he deserved it. After a stint in solitary, though, he learned his nightmare had only started: While Cornell rotted in isolation, all around the world the dead had returned to life. Inside the prison walls, Cornell should've been well protected. He didn't reckon on the stone-cold killer who demanded his help breaking out, nor the fanatic warden who forced him to help "save the souls" of other prisoners. He didn't count on being snared in a web of lies, violence, and betrayal. He didn't expect his survival to depend on fighting his way back to freedom before the eyes of the watchful dead. Now as nooses sway over the prison yard, Cornell can almost feel one tightening around his neck, and freedom seems so far away....

A chronicle of survival in a world of the living dead. There is no Heaven or Hell; there is only blood and the dust of flesh. Tears of Blood Vale's safe, contented existence was a lie exposed when the dead began to walk. The truth was she'd been "dead" for years, no less aimless or lost than the reanimated corpses devouring the world. But, with society collapsing, Vale came to life and discovered things about herself she never would've learned in the old world. Now that she was really alive, she refused to let the dead take that away from her. She never expected the world outside her apartment to be so much more brutal and deadly than she'd imagined. She didn't count on the cruelty and madness she found among the airport people. Then the stranger came, walking among the living dead as if he was invisible, untouchable, a living mystery with the terrifying power to thrust them all into a whirlwind of madness and violence in the name of faith. And Vale, who prefers to see the world through the scope of her rifle, must fight to stay alive...

A chronicle of survival in a world of the living dead. There is no Heaven or Hell; there is only blood and the dust of flesh. The Dead in Their Masses Cornell, Delia, and Mason broke out of a prison overrun by hardened criminals, religious fanatics, and the walking dead. But what kind of world did they escape to? Seeking refuge in a forgotten corner of the Everglades where they hope to live out their lives away from the hordes of animated corpses, the trio faces a long, lethal road, where the dangers of the living pose as much a threat as those of the dead. An out-of-the-way community offers what appears to be safe haven until its dark secrets come to light… and open the way to the even more shocking secrets of what has brought the lifeless back from the grave. Soon the dead gather in their masses and the mysterious Red Man arrives to exert a strange influence over them. Cornell, Delia, and a scientist named Burke, must face a horrifying new chapter in this bleak new world, if only they live long enough to make sense of it…. Praise for Corpse Fauna Series and the work of James Chambers: "James Chambers breathes new life into the zombie genre with the riveting The Dead Bear Witness! Weird, heartbreaking, funny, and exciting! Two decaying thumbs up!" - @JonathanMaberry NY Times bestselling author of Patient Zero and Rot & Ruin "…chillingly evocative writing…" -Publisher's Weekly "James Chambers writes stories that are paced fast enough to friction burn a reader's eyeballs." -Horror Reader.com "…evoke[s] the sense of terror that has kept zombie lore a staple of the horror industry for years… disturbing not only for the gore and gristle therein, but for the psychological implications…" -Vampirella Magazine

A chronicle of survival in a world of the living dead. There is no Heaven or Hell; there is only blood and the dust of flesh. The Eyes of the Dead Roaming the ruined earth like insects feasting on a corpse, the living dead inch inexorably toward their ultimate purpose. Can anyone stop them and the Red Man, the strange prophet who leads them? Only a few stand a chance... Cornell, the criminal. Delia, the nurse. Burke, the traumatized scientist. Vale, the sharpshooter who found new life in the world of the dead. Only they, among the ragtag community of the living too engaged with fighting each other to defend themselves, may hold the line between life and death. But how can they hope to live surrounded by the walking corpses of a world overwhelmed by death and madness and the angry souls responsible for it? How can they hope to escape the gaze of a billion dead and rage-filled eyes who hate the living? Forget about the meek. Will the living or the dead inherit the Earth? Find out in the final chapter of the Corpse Fauna cycle.

A chronicle of survival in a world of the living dead.There is no Heaven or Hell; there is only blood and the dust of flesh. The Corpse Fauna Chronicles A vast, malevolent darkness streams across the cosmos. A plague of the living dead sweeps over the Earth. Those left alive scramble for survival like insects feasting on a corpse. And from dead flesh stare a million unnatural eyes. Will the balance of the world tilt to life-or death? Only a handful of the living will decide. Manipulated by undead powers, they travel rough roads of deprivation and danger, finding themselves snared in a web spun by saints and sinners with control of the reanimated dead. Cornell, one-time bank robber seeking only freedom.Della, nurse escaping the prison of her past. Burke, former military scientist clinging to the last of his sanity.Vale, abandoned, finding her true strength in the world of the dead. These four and a handful of others must discover the truth behind what brings the dead back to life and what they desire from the living. Forget the meek. Will the living or the dead inherit the Earth? Find out in The Corpse Fauna Chronicles. Collected here for the first time in one volume is the complete Corpse Fauna cycle of novellas, short stories, and illustrations, a saga of horror and survival more than twenty-five years in the making. Praise for Corpse Fauna and the work of James Chambers: "James Chambers breathes new life into the zombie genre [...] Weird, heartbreaking, funny, and exciting! Two decaying thumbs up!" -Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author of Patient Zero and Rot & Ruin "...chillingly evocative writing..."-Publisher's Weekly "James Chambers writes stories that are paced fast enough to friction burn a reader's eyeballs."-Horror Reader.com "...evoke[s] the sense of terror that has kept zombie lore a staple of the horror industry for years... disturbing not only for the gore and gristle therein, but for the psychological implications..."-Vampirella Magazine