by Jay Wilburn
*Jay Wilburn walked through the laboratory where they studied the AM 13 zombie virus trying not to touch anything. He spotted Samie Sands in the breakroom having a snack.*
Jay Wilburn: Pardon me. Is this a good time to conduct the interview?
Samie Sands: Sure. You’ll need to make it quick. I have a thing later.
Wilburn: State your name, please.
Sands: Samie Sands.
Wilburn: And what is the latest book in your AM 13 Outbreak series?
Sands: Not Dead Yet.
Wilburn: Could you tell me a little about it?
Sands: The AM13 Outbreak series has focused on the zombie outbreak in the UK so far, but book 4, Not Dead Yet, sees what’s happening in the rest of the world. Is the virus destroying everywhere or have some countries managed to escape it?
Wilburn: I know the answer … but we’ll let everyone else read it for themselves. Tell me how this fourth book fits into the rest of the series.
Sands: All the books in the AM13 Outbreak Series are slightly different. They can be read as a series or each book can be read as a standalone, and they all have a unique format:
- Lockdown focuses on Leah, a girl-next-door type who really doesn’t have the skills to survive the zombie outbreak.
- Forgotten has three central characters, all trying to get by in their own way. Ethan, the obsessive-compulsive sufferer who found the world hard before the outbreak, Alyssa, the overly confident teen who has been preparing for this forever, and Dr. Jones who has been given the challenge of solving this mess.
- Extinct is from Georgie Blake’s point of view. She’s a zombie author, so really should know how to deal with all of this.
- Then comes Not Dead Yet. In this book, there are lots of stories from all around the world being told in their own way. Diary entries, movie scripts, and letters are also included in the stories. An interesting thing about this book is it includes a lot of real people. I ran a competition for people to be featured…can you guess who’s real and who isn’t?
Wilburn: What do you see for the future of zombie fiction?
Sands: There is so much that can be done with zombie fiction and there are so many authors doing incredible things. It’s one of those horrific ‘what if’ situations which I’m sure everyone would deal with in a very different way. Maybe humanity would all pull apart and the worst would be brought out in people, but there’s a chance that we’d all pull together … right? It’s the same with the virus, there are so many ways in which it can manifest and for those reasons I’m sure we still have millions of fantastic zombie-themed books to come.
Wilburn: Thank you. I think I have everything I need. Everyone, check out the AM 13 Outbreak series by Samie Sands now at the links above and below.
Website: http://samiesands.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SamieSandsLockdown
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SamieSands
Wattpad: http://www.wattpad.com/SamieSands
AM13 Outbreak Series: https://amzn.to/2qoxLy7
Not Dead Yet:
*Samie looked up at the ceiling of the breakroom and then under the table.*
Sands: Above and below where? Who are you talking to?
Wilburn: Um, I’ve been traveling pretty far on my own. I’ve started talking to myself and sharing links so I can feel connected.
*Samie cleaned up the table and left the breakroom without another word. Jay checked the coin returns on the vending machines for any extra change.*
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