A01=Robin Crumby
Author_Robin Crumby
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dystopian thriller
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forthcoming
historical fiction adventure
Killer Virus
Outbreak Epidemic
post pandemic
Post-Apocalyptic fiction
Survival adventure
Product details
- ISBN 9781036713744
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 13 Aug 2026
- Publisher: Vinci Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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An unstoppable virus. Everything we took for granted is gone. Only the strong will survive.
In the aftermath of a devastating flu pandemic, a military-led relief effort is evacuating UK survivors to a mass quarantine zone on the Isle of Wight. In the political and moral vacuum that follows, refugees trade their freedom for food and shelter.
Riley and the others living at Hurst Castle must relocate to an abandoned hotel on the clifftops of Freshwater Bay to escape the descent into anarchy. Riley must keep her promise and leave the relative safety of their new home on the island to search for Zed's daughter in the refugee camps.
"Simply unputdownable! The type of book that draws you in. A fast-paced and thrilling read. Highly recommended." - Mary's Bookcase.
The Allied mission to investigate the causes of the outbreak leads Zed to a classified government research facility to interview the archivist with detailed knowledge of the UK’s century-long experiments with chemical and biological agents.
After her kidnap from Osbourne House, Terra remains embedded with Briggs and the rebel group, helpless to stop Briggs’s attempts to disrupt the Allied reconstruction efforts. As more locals rally to the rebel’s cause, the prospect of civil war seems inevitable.
If you enjoy fast-paced, post-apocalyptic stories like The Day of the Triffids, The Road, Station Eleven, The Stand, and The Atlantis Gene, you'll love The Hurst Chronicles series.
Praise for The Hurst Chronicles
"An action-packed, disturbing and thought-provoking story of an all-too-possible dystopian future." - The Book Reviewers
"One of the most original and just flat out interesting and intelligently profound dystopian novels I’ve ever read." - Indie Book Reviewers
In the aftermath of a devastating flu pandemic, a military-led relief effort is evacuating UK survivors to a mass quarantine zone on the Isle of Wight. In the political and moral vacuum that follows, refugees trade their freedom for food and shelter.
Riley and the others living at Hurst Castle must relocate to an abandoned hotel on the clifftops of Freshwater Bay to escape the descent into anarchy. Riley must keep her promise and leave the relative safety of their new home on the island to search for Zed's daughter in the refugee camps.
"Simply unputdownable! The type of book that draws you in. A fast-paced and thrilling read. Highly recommended." - Mary's Bookcase.
The Allied mission to investigate the causes of the outbreak leads Zed to a classified government research facility to interview the archivist with detailed knowledge of the UK’s century-long experiments with chemical and biological agents.
After her kidnap from Osbourne House, Terra remains embedded with Briggs and the rebel group, helpless to stop Briggs’s attempts to disrupt the Allied reconstruction efforts. As more locals rally to the rebel’s cause, the prospect of civil war seems inevitable.
If you enjoy fast-paced, post-apocalyptic stories like The Day of the Triffids, The Road, Station Eleven, The Stand, and The Atlantis Gene, you'll love The Hurst Chronicles series.
Praise for The Hurst Chronicles
"An action-packed, disturbing and thought-provoking story of an all-too-possible dystopian future." - The Book Reviewers
"One of the most original and just flat out interesting and intelligently profound dystopian novels I’ve ever read." - Indie Book Reviewers
Robin Crumby is the British author of 'The Hurst Chronicles', a post-apocalyptic series set on the south coast of England in the aftermath of a deadly flu pandemic. Since reading John Wyndham’s Day of the Triffids as a child, Robin became fascinated by end of the world dystopian literature and was inspired to start writing by Cormac McCarthy’s 'The Road' and Emily St. John Mandel’s 'Station Eleven'. Why? Because post-apocalyptic fiction fires the imagination like nothing else. Pondering what comes next, who would survive, what would life look like? Much of the best fiction in this popular genre focuses on brain-eating zombies or events unfolding in the USA, so Robin determined to write a story set in the UK. His Eureka moment came wandering the shingle beach at Milford-on-sea, inspired by the beauty and rich history of the Solent. Where better to survive the end of the world than a medieval castle surrounded by water? Robin spent much of his childhood messing about in boats, exploring the many waterways, harbours and military forts of the Isle of Wight, where 'The Hurst Chronicles' series is set.
