Thirty-three years after the world collapsed—and eighteen years after her parents were killed—Emily survives on hard habits and harder memories.
Haven’s Reach was supposed to be a break from the constant running: a settlement with walls, rules, and the chance to build something that might last. Then the infected come in numbers no one has seen in years—and not like animals, but like an army.
When the refuge falls, Emily is taken by the Anarchists, a faction that doesn’t just want control—they want ruin. To get free, she will have to learn why the Anarchists can pull the infected like a trigger… and what they want with what’s left of the human world.
Loss made her dangerous. Survival made her disciplined. Now revenge is offering her a purpose—and a cost.
Survival
Postapocalyptic
Revenge
Grief
Monsters
Dystopian
Battle
Journey
Family
Rebellion
Thriller
Antihero
Audiobook details
GenreHorror, Science Fiction
Length2 hrs 25 mins
Narrated bySelect Your Own
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface
10Chapter 9
2Chapter 1
11Chapter 10
3Chapter 2
12Chapter 11
4Chapter 3
13Chapter 12
5Chapter 4
14Chapter 13
6Chapter 5
15Chapter 14
7Chapter 6
16Chapter 15
8Chapter 7
17Chapter 16
9Chapter 8
18Epilogue
About the author
Jayden Carlisle
Jayden Carlisle is a New York–based author who began writing seriously in 2023, turning a lifelong love of storytelling into focused work. He writes character-driven fiction blending romance, action, and psychological tension, with an emphasis on realism and consequence.
His books include The Reckoning and Beyond The Reckoning, with The Reckoning: Patient Zero in development, alongside his largest upcoming novel The Cause. He writes with patience and purpose, aiming to tell stories that linger long after the final page.View all by Jayden Carlisle
