The Raven Falconer Chronicles Series by Dennis F. Larsen

The year is 2019 and the world is ripe for the next great pandemic. Viral genomes mutate on the fly, casual intimacy is common and travel is easy. These factors and others allow the spread of a caustic invader to overwhelm, then overcome their host organism -- us. Calgary, Alberta, known to the world for The Stampede and 1988 Winter Olympics, is home to Raven Falconer, an aspiring author, and her three roommates... moreThe year is 2019 and the world is ripe for the next great pandemic. Viral genomes mutate on the fly, casual intimacy is common and travel is easy. These factors and others allow the spread of a caustic invader to overwhelm, then overcome their host organism -- us. Calgary, Alberta, known to the world for The Stampede and 1988 Winter Olympics, is home to Raven Falconer, an aspiring author, and her three roommates. The women, fun-loving and educated, are intent on furthering their careers and life's circumstances. Soon their lives will be tested to the very limits of friendship and human endurance.The planet's history is put on hold as Canada suffers the devastating effects of an out-of-control virus, spawning a worldwide epidemic. Travel, commerce, all day-to-day activities are suspended, but it's too late. Thousands, then millions fall victim to the infection. The elderly and weak succumb while the survivors lose brain function and ultimately their identity, spiraling into a zombie-like state where only carnal instincts prevail.Seeing the writing on the wall, the friends retreat to the mountains of Banff in search of peace and shelter, hoping the worst will pass. They emerge from a secluded cabin to find marshal law instituted and a world turned upside down, where kill or be killed is rampant. Join Raven, her best friends Mick, Bobi, and Hannah for the ride of their lives. Throw in an Olympic Biathlon competitor, Nathan Edwards, infected with the transforming virus and nowhere is safe.Episode One traces the roommates’ flight from the city and their face-to-face encounters with an emerging, deadly threat, the Huskers: animalistic post-viral humans who will do anything to survive. less

The quaint, little resort town of Banff, Alberta, set against the backdrop of majestic mountains and glacier lakes, is being torn apart by Huskers: virally altered humans acting on deep, carnal instincts. The surviving populace, including Raven Falconer, her roommates, and RCMP Officer Zygmunt Nowicki, battle for resources, their lives, and a safe place to call their own... moreThe quaint, little resort town of Banff, Alberta, set against the backdrop of majestic mountains and glacier lakes, is being torn apart by Huskers: virally altered humans acting on deep, carnal instincts. The surviving populace, including Raven Falconer, her roommates, and RCMP Officer Zygmunt Nowicki, battle for resources, their lives, and a safe place to call their own.Nathan Edwards, self-appointed leader of the Husker band, aggressively leads his group on horrific death-and-devour missions throughout the community, instilling fear among the healthy, and destroying any hope of rescue or survival. Episode Two looks inside the murderous horde, their thoughts, actions and the sense of ‘pack’ that develops, as their numbers grow. The once peaceful Biathlon Olympian controls the egregious Huskers with overblown aggression and a gift for carnage. He rules, trying to fill an insatiable void, temporarily satisfying vulgar urges, while dominating the mob – simply because he can.As if the girls and Ziggy didn’t have enough to cope with, a new threat emerges, extending an olive branch, tainted with arsenic. Darwin Gladue, visionary and self-anointed chief of a local native tribe, violently takes control of his people and leads them on a desperate errand to restore their tribal lands.Diminishing supplies, greed, lust and an unstoppable will to survive will pit the three parties against one another, culminating in a spectacular climax of death and ruination, but for whom? less

Vengeance Fulfilled is Episode 3 of The Raven Falconer Chronicles. This addition (40,000 words) draws the story to a close, at least for now.The battle for Banff is over. Survivors: good, bad and diseased, scramble for safety, fleeing for their lives and moving the struggle further down the road. Raven Falconer, Ziggy Nowicki and others live to fight another day, desperate to unite their divided force and extract justice on Chief Gladue and GAW... moreVengeance Fulfilled is Episode 3 of The Raven Falconer Chronicles. This addition (40,000 words) draws the story to a close, at least for now.The battle for Banff is over. Survivors: good, bad and diseased, scramble for safety, fleeing for their lives and moving the struggle further down the road. Raven Falconer, Ziggy Nowicki and others live to fight another day, desperate to unite their divided force and extract justice on Chief Gladue and GAW.A native newcomer, Russell Carbonneau, comes to the aid of the Banff survivors, literally rescuing them from the jaws of hell and earning their trust. Vengeance, both liberating and enslaving, bind the characters and set them on a dangerous course where death or infection appear at every turn.And what of the Husker, Nathan Edwards? His rise to power suddenly ripped from him, he charts his own destiny, unknowingly paralleling that of Raven and her roommates. He’s learning, mimicking his past, and recognizing potential within himself that will bring nothing less than horror to anyone who crosses his path.Wretched blackness resides deep within the heart of any man, and once freed by lust, greed or disease, can there be any turning back? Goodness will not always triumph over evil . . . but sweet vengeance may be well worth the price. less

Complete Series: Episodes 1-3Operation Z-DayThe world is about to change. A malicious virus infects thousands, then millions, killing the elderly, young and weak. Infected survivors descend near to death, only to emerge wanton beasts, driven by carnal instincts and desperate madness. Raven Falconer, a fledgling author, retreats to the mountains of serene Banff National Park, only to find herself cut off from friends and family... moreComplete Series: Episodes 1-3Operation Z-DayThe world is about to change. A malicious virus infects thousands, then millions, killing the elderly, young and weak. Infected survivors descend near to death, only to emerge wanton beasts, driven by carnal instincts and desperate madness. Raven Falconer, a fledgling author, retreats to the mountains of serene Banff National Park, only to find herself cut off from friends and family. Peril, beyond earthly reason, sets the unwitting characters into motion, seeking each other out and charting their destiny.Rise of the HuskersFor Biathlon Olympian, Nathan Edwards, life as he knows it is over. Pummeled by the disease he survives and embraces his new Husker identity. Using a remnant of cerebral function, he controls his mindless ‘pack’, which kills indiscriminately to satisfy their fleshy urges. Unchecked, they run amok, threatening the resort community and propelling three groups to a horrific engagement, where to kill is the only option.Vengeance FulfilledRaven, Ziggy, Mick and more long to be free, but for many, including a native band led by an opportunistic chieftain, civil war seems inevitable. Factions, galvanized by a need to survive, rally around leaders, some virtuous and some morally corrupt. However, a wretched blackness clouds the land, suggesting goodness will not always triumph over evil . . . but sweet vengeance may be its own reward.Note: If you are a diehard zombie fan, with an unyielding view of the genre - the dead coming back to life to seek out brains - you should pass this one by. However, if you'd like to see some horrifying realism injected into the theme, then download The Raven Falconer Chronicles today. less