Stories that Haunt, Heal, and Hold on
Welcome To The Author Michael Wright
It began with a whisper — a virus no one understood, spreading faster than fear itself. Within weeks, women across the globe began to die, and the world unraveled. Day Zero marked the end of civilization and the birth of something darker.
From the ashes rose gangs, warlords, and scavengers who carved the cities into territories of blood and fire. The Pits an arena of survival where humanity trades morality for meat. And when night falls, the Chebubs come — cannibalistic creatures twisted by the virus, roaming the ruins in search of flesh.
Amid the chaos, a small group of survivors fights to uncover the truth behind the plague and whether humanity still has a future.
A Pound of Flesh
A Pound of Flesh II:
The Collective
When the virus swept across the world, it didn’t just kill — it erased half of humanity. Women died first, then society collapsed, leaving cities ruled by gangs, scavengers, and the monstrous Chebubs that stalk the streets after dark. In the ruins of this new world, survival has a price, and every life comes with a cost.
Jared Gillman, a battle‑scarred survivor, will do anything to protect his daughter, Tyler, one of the last surviving girls on Earth. But keeping her alive means staying ahead of the desperate men who would trade anything — even blood — for a future.
Across the city, Dr. Christopher Forman races against time to save his pregnant wife, Veronica, whose life hangs in the balance as the virus tightens its grip. When their paths collide, the four of them form an unlikely alliance, bound by fear, hope, and the faint possibility that the world’s end might not be the end of everything.
As the truth behind the virus begins to surface, Jared, Tyler, Forman, and Veronica must fight not just to survive — but to decide what humanity is worth when the world demands a pound of flesh.
Jared, Tyler, Dr. Forman, and Veronica are fighting harder than ever to stay alive. What they thought were random attacks turn into something far more terrifying when they come face‑to‑face with The Collective — a ruthless force of reptilian, four‑armed men whose intelligence is as deadly as their strength.
As the survivors struggle to escape the onslaught, they discover an even darker truth: Jesus, the man who once terrorized them, is still out there… and he hasn’t stopped hunting.
Between mutated killers, human predators, and the growing mystery behind the virus, danger waits around every corner. With Tyler’s life drawing unwanted attention and Veronica’s condition worsening, the group must push forward through a world where every step could be their last.
Survival was brutal before. Now it’s a war on all sides.
A Pound of Flesh III:
The Dream Factor
A Pound of Flesh IV:
The Phoenix Factor
The world didn’t fall by accident — and in Book III, the truth finally begins to surface.
As Jared, Tyler, Dr. Forman, Veronica, and their allies fight to survive in the wasteland, a new threat rises from the shadows: The Dream Factor, a weapon born in a secret government lab, powerful enough to wipe out entire nations. Created by the brilliant and unhinged Dr. Frank Middleton, the Dream Factor was designed to kill millions with a single command. But something went wrong. The weapon escaped containment… and now it’s loose in the world.
While Middleton spirals into panic and the government scrambles to contain the disaster, the survivors on the outside begin to feel the consequences. Strange mutations, new enemies, and unexplained deaths point to a terrifying truth — the virus that destroyed humanity was only the beginning. Something far more intelligent, far more deadly, is waking up.
As the survivors push deeper into the mystery, they uncover the origins of the virus, the rise of The Collective, and the horrifying purpose behind the mutations stalking them. Every answer leads to another threat. Every step forward reveals another lie.
Book III raises the stakes to a new level — blending science, conspiracy, and the supernatural as the survivors realize the apocalypse wasn’t a collapse.
It was a design.
The war for humanity’s future has already begun.
As Mooresville Military Compound burns, the truth finally comes to light: the men in charge were never who they claimed to be. Identities stolen, loyalties shattered, and a deadly secret buried deep within the ruins — The Phoenix Project, a weapon powerful enough to reshape what’s left of the world.
While the compound collapses into chaos, Nikki Stone’s past rises to the surface. Before she ever crossed paths with Jared, Tyler, Dr. Forman, and Veronica, Nikki was caught in a deadly web of lies, betrayal, and military corruption. Now, her origins — and the truth about her grandfather — reveal a conspiracy far larger than anyone imagined.
Across the border, soldiers hunt for the Phoenix Project, unaware that the real danger isn’t the weapon they seek… but the people willing to kill for it.
Book IV weaves past and present into a relentless fight for survival, exposing the final pieces of the virus, the impostors who unleashed it, and the terrifying power hidden within Nikki’s bloodline.
The world may have ended on Day Zero — but the real battle is only beginning.