No Refuge from the Dead: A Short Story from the Tide

Clifton Becker always enjoyed solitude. Until the apocalypse.

An unstoppable disease sweeps across the nation. Rumors spread that the infected become something inhuman. Something dangerous. Something from a terrible nightmare.

But Cliff is not afraid. He knows the perfect place to find refuge. A place he often went to escape civilization even before it collapsed. Along with his faithful companion and protector, a German Shepherd named Sage, he establishes a foothold for himself in this new world.

Then an unexpected intrusion threatens his new way of life. He must make a choice that tests the very rules by which he and Sage have survived all this time. A choice that may cost him far more than he can afford.

This is a short story from The Tide universe. It can be read at any point before, after, or during The Tide main story. The Tide main novels include:


Book 1: The Tide
Book 2: The Tide: Breakwater
Book 3: The Tide: Salvage
Book 4: The Tide: Deadrise
Book 5: The Tide: Iron Wind
Book 6: The Tide: Dead Ashore
Book 7: The Tide: Ghost Fleet

• The Tide: Final Surge (Tides Series Book 10)
• The Tide: Dry Gallows (Tide Series Book 9)
• The Tide: Devil to Pay (Tide Series Book 8)
• Extinction Inferno (Extinction Cycle: Dark Age Book 2)
• Extinction Shadow (Extinction Cycle: Dark Age Book 1)
• The Tide: Ghost Fleet (Tide Series Book 7)
• The Tide: Dead Ashore (Tide Series Book 6)
• Sanctuary: A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller (The Soldier Book 2)
• The Tide: Iron Wind (Tide Series Book 5)
• Quick Killer and the Iceman: A Surviving the Dead Story