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We Were Never Meant to Survive This

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We Were Never Meant to Survive This

By: Jesse Sherwood
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The end of the world is just the beginning …

Jaime, a web developer, is disillusioned by humanity’s immersion in the digital world and his own hand in its creation. When a colleague returns from a survival school hidden in the Catskill Mountains, Jaime decides—what the hell, why not?

Making fire with sticks, butchering animals, crafting a bow—these are a few things Jaime will come to learn. All the while, the school’s enigmatic founder, A, whispers of Day Zero, her prophecy that the world will end and be born anew.

As A’s congregation becomes more fervent, the day arrives and civilization outside of the school collapses, just as she had foreseen. In the aftermath, A’s grip tightens as she forces her followers into obedience. Jaime begins to understand that she will do anything to sculpt her vision into a reality, even as blood begins to spill.

©2026 Jess Sherwood (P)2026 Blackstone Publishing
Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense
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