To sail a darkling sea : Black Tide Rising Series, Book 2

BOOK II IN THE BLACK TIDE RISING SERIES FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR. Sequel to Under a Graveyard Sky. A family of survivors fightS back against a zombie plague that has brought down civilization. A World Cloaked in Darkness With human civilization annihilated by a biological zombie plague, a rag-tag fleet of yachts and freighters known as Wolf Squadron scours the Atlantic, searching for survivors. Within every abandoned liner and carrier lurks a potential horde, safety can never be taken for granted, and death and turning into one of the enemy is only a moment away. The Candle Flickers Yet every ship and town holds the flickering hope of survivors. One and two from lifeboats, a dozen from a fishing village, a few hundred wrenched by fury and fire from a ship that once housed thousands... Light a Flame Now Wolf Squadron must take on another massive challenge: clear the assault carrier USS Iwo Jima of infected before the trapped Marines and sailors succumb to starvation. If Wolf Squadron can accomplish that task, an even tougher trial awaits: an apocalyptic battle to win a new dawn for humanity. The war for civilization begins as the boats of the Wolf Squadron become a beacon of hope on a Darkling Sea. About John Ringo: [Ringos work is] peopled with three-dimensional characters and spiced with personal drama as well as tactical finesse. Library Journal . . . Explosive. . . . fans. . .will appreciate Ringos lively narrative and flavorful characters. Publishers Weekly . . .practically impossible not to read in one sitting . . . exceedingly impressive . . . executed with skill, verve, and wit. Booklist Crackerjack storytelling. Starlog John Ringo brings fighting to life. He is the creator of the Posleen Wars series, which has become a New York Times best-selling series with over one million copies in print . The series contains A Hymn Before Battle, Gust Front , When the Devil Dances , Hells Faire and Eye of the Storm . In addition, Ringo has penned the Council War series: There Will be Dragons , Emerald Sea , Against the Tide , and East of the Sun, West of the Moon . Adding another dimension to his skills, Ringo created nationally best-selling techno-thriller novels about Mike Harmon ( Ghost , Kildar , Choosers of the Slain , Unto the Breach , A Deeper Blue, and, with Ryan Sear, Tiger by the Tail ). His techno-thriller The Last Centurion was also a national bestseller. A more playful twist on the future is found in novels of the Looking-Glass series: Into the Looking Glass , Vorpal Blade , Manxome Foe and Claws That Catch , the last three in collaboration with Travis S. Taylor. His audience was further enhanced with four collaborations with fellow New York Times best-selling author David Weber: March Upcountry , March to the Sea , March to the Stars and We Few . There are an additional five collaborative spinoffs from the Posleen series: The Hero , written with Michael Z. Williamson, Watch on the Rhine , Yellow Eyes and The Tuloriad , all written with Tom Kratman, and the New York Times best seller Callys War and its sequels Sister Time and Honor of the Clan , allwith Julie Cochrane. In addition, Ringos Princess of Wands and Queen of Wands broke new ground in contemporary fantasy adventure. And his science-based zombie apocalypseBlack Tide Rising series includes Under a Graveyard Sky, and To Sail a Darkling Sea. A veteran of the 82nd Airborne, Ringo brings first-hand knowledge of military operations to his fiction. Book 2 of the Dark Tide Rising series. This is the continuing story of rebuilding the US military (mainly Navy/Marines/Coast Guard) after the release of a bio-weapon turns people into "zombies". They are not zombies, though. They are dangerous, infected people with damaged minds who have turned animal. The main characters are Faith "Shewolf" Smith, a 13 year old girl who is provisionally granted a commission as Marine 3rd lieutenant and her 15 year old sister, Sophia "Seawolf" Smith, a provisionally commissioned ensign who captains a small navy vessel. "With human civilization annihilated by a biological zombie plague, a rag tag fleet of yachts and freighters known as Wolf Squadron scours the Atlantic, searching for survivors. Within every abandoned liner and carrier lurks a potential horde of zombies but also holds the flickering hope of survivors. Now Wolf Squadron must clear the assault carrier USS Iwo Jima of infected before the trapped Marines and sailors succumb to starvation"-- Provided by publisher