Jamie Thornton

A group of runaways. A horrifying virus. Mary knows how to thrive on the street. She makes it her mission to keep other kids away from everyday monsters. But when she's attacked by a crazed man clutching a bloody heart she realizes-there's a new kind of monster in town. A single drop of blood, and now Mary's one of the infected. Unless she can stop the virus and save her friends, the new monster in town might just be her. The opening novella to a post-apocalyptic Young Adult series where the runaways are the heroes, the zombies aren't really zombies, and you can't trust your memories-even if they're all you have left.

Germination (Feast of Weeds Book 1)

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton. A thrilling science fiction series... ...once upon a time a plague ended the world. Will Corrina save the boy she loves? "Thrilling...keeps you reading and wanting more." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "I couldn't put this down." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "...left me hungry for the next book." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A single drop of blood is all it takes to change you. Sometimes the blood fills you with rage, but sometimes it does...something else. When a new virus unleashes violence that devastates eighteen-year-old Corrina's neighborhood, all Corrina can think about is surviving. But when the boy she loves is kidnapped by a group of government soldiers, she must team up with a strange group of street kids to save him. Powerful enemies, bizarre memories, a government willing to do anything for control.... You'll love this terrifying sci-fi plague apocalypse, because the best ones have twists you never see coming. Get it now.

Contamination (Zombies Are Human, Book One)

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STAY ALIVE. DON'T GET CAUGHT. For sixteen-year-old Gabbi, life on the street isn't much different after a virus sweeps away civilization: watch your back, do anything to survive, protect your friends. But Gabbi's friends are imprisoned at a refugee camp and every move she makes puts them in even more danger. Gabbi will do everything to keep her friends alive, but what if everything isn't enough? The stakes are bigger than Gabbi could imagine, pitting Feeb against Feeb, with uninfected and Vs against them all. If Gabbi doesn't outsmart everyone, she'll get her and her friends caught-again. This time they won't all make it out alive. Book 3 in the post-apocalyptic Young Adult series where the runaways are the heroes, the zombies aren't really zombies, and you can't trust your memories-even if they're all you have left.

Infestation (Feast of Weeds)

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton. A LAST CHANCE The situation for Dessa and her friends looks bleak. Sanctuary’s final end game is revealed. They have one chance to survive this, but the cost might be too great to bear. ******** The final installment in the bestselling AFTER THE WORLD ENDS series. Young Adult. Zombie Apocalypse. Dystopian. A thrilling survival adventure awaits.

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After The World Ends: Live (Book 8)

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton. WHAT IS SANCTUARY HIDING? Dessa and her friends have brought the children in Project Polus to the safety of Sanctuary’s walls—yet not all is what it seems. Scientists, Security, and Support run a caste-like facility that forces people with the combo cure—people like Dessa’s friends—to live outside. But Dessa is desperate for the medical help Sanctuary provides against the zombies. She is determined to make things work. But when Dessa’s group accidentally uncovers some of Sanctuary’s top secret experiments, they end up facing a brutal truth, and a whole new kind of zombie. What once seemed safe might just turn out to be the most dangerous place on the planet. ******** AFTER THE WORLD ENDS is a new series in the same bestselling universe as ZOMBIES ARE HUMAN. New characters. New adventures. A thrilling zombie apocalypse awaits.

After The World Ends: Rage (Book 5)

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton. EVERYTHING FALLS APART. Separated from her friends, Dessa is desperate to reunite everyone and make Sanctuary safe again. But Sanctuary reveals surprise plans for Dessa that undermine everything she thought she knew. And when strangers show up at Sanctuary's front gate, demanding to trade, she must race to uncover the real reason for their arrival before it's too late. ******** The seventh installment in AFTER THE WORLD ENDS. Young Adult. Zombie Apocalypse. Dystopian. A thrilling survival adventure awaits.

After The World Ends: Turn (Book 7)

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton. Dessa has plans. She plans to stay out of trouble in the group home where she lives. She plans to work crazy hours at the grocery story to save for her own place. She plans to get her little brother back, soon, from his foster parents. But when a zombie apocalypse arrives, it wrecks all of Dessa’s plans. With the city falling into chaos, Dessa must use her street smarts to survive. Her only weapon against the zombies is a pillowcase of tuna cans. Her only allies are the other group home teens she doesn’t dare trust. And there’s only one plan left in the entire universe that matters. Find and save her brother before it’s too late. AFTER THE WORLD ENDS launches a new series in the same bestselling universe as ZOMBIES ARE HUMAN. New characters. New adventures. A thrilling zombie apocalypse awaits.

After the World Ends: Run (Book 1)

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton. An apocalypse ruined all of Dessa's plans. Dessa has reunited with her brother. She plans to hide with him and her friends while waiting out the zombie apocalypse in safety. But an unexpected crisis throws Dessa's group into a race against time. Her brother is showing signs of infection and the only way to keep him and the other special children from turning into ravenous monsters is to brave the outside world. They need some zombie-blocker meds, and they need them fast. Unfortunately, Dessa and her friends will soon learn the outside world has more than just zombies standing in their way. ******** AFTER THE WORLD ENDS launches a new series in the same bestselling universe as ZOMBIES ARE HUMAN. New characters. New adventures. A thrilling zombie apocalypse awaits.

After The World Ends: Hide (Book 2)

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton. STAY ALIVE. DON'T GET BIT. For sixteen-year-old Gabbi, life on the street isn't much different after a virus sweeps away civilization: watch your back, do anything to survive, protect your friends. But Gabbi's friends are imprisoned at a refugee camp and every move she makes puts them in even more danger. Gabbi will do everything to keep her friends alive, but what if everything isn't enough? The stakes are bigger than Gabbi could imagine, pitting Feeb against Feeb, with uninfected and Vs against them all. If Gabbi doesn't outsmart everyone, she'll get her and her friends caught--again. This time they won't all make it out alive. "Thrilling...keeps you reading and wanting more." "I couldn't put this down." "This left me hungry for the next book."

Infestation (Zombies Are Human, Book 2)

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton. THE CENTER WILL NOT HOLD. Three years later, sixteen-year-old Maibe hides from the world, from her mistakes, from her friends. But the double infection that keeps them from becoming V isn't working like it did before. Maibe and her friends are turning. Then rumors surface of a new cure. A cure that would erase the infections that destroyed the world. It becomes a deadly race between Feeb and uninfected. Whoever finds the cure will control it--and everyone who needs it. But Maibe and her friends are running out of time. If she doesn't get the new cure soon, there will be nothing left of her friends to save. "Thrilling...keeps you reading and wanting more." "I couldn't put this down." "This left me hungry for the next book."

Eradication (Zombies Are Human, Book 3)

SHE'S ALREADY DEAD. WHAT'S THE POINT OF LIVING? Three years later, sixteen-year-old Maibe hides from the world, from her mistakes, from her friends. But the double infection that keeps them from becoming V isn't working like it did before. Maibe and her friends are turning. Then rumors surface of a new cure. A cure that would erase the infections that destroyed the world. It becomes a deadly race between Feeb and uninfected. Whoever finds the cure will control it-and everyone who needs it. But Maibe and her friends are running out of time. If she doesn't get the new cure soon, there will be nothing left of her friends to save. Book 4 is the final book in the post-apocalyptic Young Adult series where the runaways are the heroes, the zombies aren't really zombies, and you can't trust your memories-even if they're all you have left.

Eradication (Feast of Weeds)

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton. ONCE UPON A TIME A PLAGUE ENDED THE WORLD. Mary knows how to thrive on the street. She makes it her mission to keep other kids away from everyday monsters. But when she's attacked by a crazed man clutching a bloody heart she realizes--there's a new kind of monster in town. A single drop of blood, and now Mary's one of the infected. Unless she can stop the virus and save her friends, the new monster in town might just be her. "...This isn't the boxcar children covered with a veneer of wholesomeness. These street kids know how to survive on the streets, and it isn't always pretty... heart-stopping and horrific...." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Where do I even start? I guess here: it's refreshing to finally read a disease-centred apocalyptic story that feels real... cannot wait to see what happens next...." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If you like anything (or most things) with quickly-spreading viruses, zombies, realistic teenaged characters, learning how homeless kids get by on the street, action, and strong loyalty...an intriguing, cannot-put-it-down tale...." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "The first book left me hungry for the next one..." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "This book was bad@sss..." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR Q - What makes the Zombies Are Human (formerly Feast of Weeds) series special? An epidemic ravaging the human population. A world spiraling into chaos. People doing whatever it takes to survive. I wanted to write something I would love to read. I've always been drawn to the post-apocalyptic genre and thought about end-of-the-world books I've loved--Stephen King's The Stand, Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower. But also recent stories like The Girl With All the Gifts, The Passage, and even Stranger Things. Big epidemics/events that reinvent the world are so thrilling. I also love getting into the science, like genetic engineering, that would make the situations plausible. Zombies Are Human gives you some of that classic Walking Dead zombie fare, but...without giving too much away...I guarantee you've never read a zombie series like Zombies Are Human before. Even though my cast of characters are teenagers, plenty of adults write me to say how much they love the series. Zombies Are Human hits the sweet spot of older Young Adult that will appeal to plenty of adults too. No matter what your age, the Zombies Are Human series is designed to keep you furiously turning those pages. Q - Why should readers give these books a try? The prequel hit #5 on the New York Times and #8 on the USA Today bestseller lists. I've gotten tons of emails from readers letting me know how much they loved Zombies Are Human (stay-up-all-night-even-with-work-the-next-day love). But more than that, as a reader myself, I am always looking for the next Stranger Things, The Passage, The Girl With All The Gifts. THAT'S the kind of story I hope you'll find in Zombies Are Human. Smart. Dangerous. Gritty. With rip-your-heart-out intensity (literally and figuratively in some cases). Get it now.

Germination (Zombies Are Human, Book Zero)

In this thrilling second book in the Doormaker series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton, discover the magic of the doormakers and begin an epic journey of secrets, betrayal, and power. “…traveling to other worlds is hardly a new concept in fantasy, [but] the idea of having no control over it as well as it affecting mundane life like being unable to open doors is wonderfully terrifying. It’s something Stephen King would come up with and makes the opening very evocative…” - BookNest, C.T. Phipps ★★★★★ "Imagine not being able to open a door without mistakenly opening a portal to another world. It might sound glamorous to some people, but this "gift/curse" occurs whenever any type of door is opened, even a refrigerator...Once again Jamie Thornton has created a winner." - Amie's Book Reviews ★★★★★ Protected by the hestroth, hunted by the Sechnel. Maella has broken the one family rule. She has (accidentally) unleashed otherworldly violence on her friends, herself, and all three worlds. But then Maella and her friends are captured and forced to work as torchlighters inside the Tower of Shadows. Now Maella must race against the prediction of her death while keeping her doormaker abilities secret from Doormaker Tain, learning the truth about Maella's father, escaping the Tower of Shadows, and discovering her special role in the search for the One Door. Interview with the Author Q - In what order should people read the Doormaker series? Who is likely to enjoy the series? The short story (Devil’s Harvest) and the short novel (Torchlighters) could be read and enjoyed at any point during the series, but otherwise I recommend the following reading order: Devil’s Harvest (Prequel Short Story), Rock Heaven: Book 1, Torchlighters, Tower of Shadows: Book 2, Library of Souls: Book 3, The One Door: Book 4. Reviewers describe the Doormaker series like HIS DARK MATERIALS meets SLIDERS. Also, the Doormaker series has dragons. These dragons don’t breathe fire (sorry), and are called Klylups. And there are some seriously dark secrets and history you'll discover about them. Q - Why did you decide to write the Doormaker series? I’m a voracious reader of fantasy and science fiction: Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series, Cassandra Clare, Bella Forrest Jeff Wheeler, Sarah J Maas, Rachel E Carter, Philip Pullman, to name a few of my favorites. I wanted to write a story about “The One,” but with some major twists. My main character, Maella (May-ella), starts totally unskilled and has been kept in the dark for her entire life about her family history, her magical abilities—everything. There’s a very good reason why, but no one will tell her that either! When I kept showing people the short story, they kept asking—actually demanding—to know what happened next. So I wrote how Maella starts so unskilled and innocent to eventually holding the fate of three worlds in her hands. So now there are 6 books in the series (lol). 4 full length novels, 1 short novel, and 1 short story. Q - Thanks for talking with me today. Any last words? Hmmm. This is toughest question of them all, but…To all the readers out there—may light show you the way and darkness show you the stars. Q - Do we have to read the Doormaker series to understand why these are your last words to this interview? Maybe. (Yes).

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