The Tartatus Variant
Kurt James’ thrilling dystopian adventure “The Tartarus Variant” is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and a few shady bookstores.
The Tartarus Variant – 2019 saw the spread of the Coronavirus across the world. In time, the Coronavirus mutated into a different variant. Then, variants such as Delta, Omicron, and 12 other variants quickly engulfed the planet. In 2031, the Tartarus Variant became dominant. Humanity was on the brink of extinction because of the collapse of the world’s infrastructure. This is a one-man, one dog, and one horse’s story of survival. Then the story becomes something more when Dixon Mateo rescues a girl named Alba Jesse from a pack of wild dogs.
Sampling:
“What worried me the most about myself was I had lost count of the lives that I had taken since Tartarus had ravaged the world. Death faces haunted me at night sometimes; I had just added more faces to that carnival of lost souls that was deep within myself-conscious. To survive, it had become my second nature to kill. The 5% that had survived Tartarus, along with me, had been changed in the aftermath of the deadliest virus that the world had ever seen. It was not pretty what humanity had become. Had we lost our soul? Did we ever have one? Tartarus had laid its claim to those that it had not killed. It had transformed us into something that was not civilized anymore.”
What folks are saying:
Amazon – 5.0 out of 5 stars Survival of the fittest!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2023
I loved this new book! It kept me on the edge of my seat wondering who was going to make it out alive!! It was easy to visualize how something like this could one day happen in our unstable world. Thanks for a great read!!
Amazon – 5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn’t put this one down!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2023
Tartarus Variant is something different from his usual fare, and I liked it. He knocked this one out of the ballpark… I absolutely loved the ending.
Kurt James © 2023
Where to purchase Kurt James THE TARTARUS VARIANT:
https://www.amazon.com/Tartarus-Variant-Book-1-ebook/dp/B0CB1HDX75?ref_=ast_author_mpb
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A poet and novelist, Kurt writes Western fiction and historical adventure with grit, realism, and heart. His work has been featured by the Denver Post, PM Magazine, and 9NEWS, and praised for capturing the spirit of the Old West in vivid, cinematic detail.
Author of more than twenty books, Kurt’s acclaimed Rocky Mountain Series brings the frontier to life through powerful storytelling and unforgettable landscapes. His upcoming novels—Reifschneider Stagecoach Detective and Winter of the Wolf Moon—continue that legacy.
Kurt James is a proud member of the Western Writers of America.
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