Fractured Awakening
(2026)(The first book in the Caldera Chronicles series)
A novel by Chuck Gipson and DC Little
The greatest threat isn't the disaster. It's what people become after it.
Former Navy SEAL Marcus Brach has already lost more than anyone should have to bear. When relentless earthquakes shatter the United States, the power grid collapses, and entire communities disappear in a matter of hours, protecting the people around him is the only thing keeping him moving forward.Former Air Force intelligence analyst Andie Monet refuses to let catastrophe steal her hope. Desperate to reach her mother before it's too late, she'll risk everything to cross a country unraveling beneath her feet.
Thrown together in the midst of unimaginable devastation, Marcus and Andie discover that surviving the disasters may be the easy part. Fear turns neighbor against neighbor. Strangers become both allies and enemies. And unsettling events suggest the chaos may not be as random as it seems.
Marcus has spent years convincing himself that caring too deeply only leads to heartbreak. Andie refuses to believe people are beyond saving. To survive, they'll have to trust each other in a world where trust may be the most dangerous risk of all.
Fractured Awakening is the gripping first novel in **The Caldera Chronicles**, a post-apocalyptic survival thriller series where breathtaking natural disasters, relentless suspense, unforgettable characters, and impossible choices collide.
Perfect for readers of Kyla Stone, Bobby Akart, Mike Kraus, and William R. Forstchen, Fractured Awakening is the beginning of an epic survival saga where every aftershock uncovers new dangers, every choice comes with a cost, and the truth may be deadlier than the disasters themselves.
Genre: Science Fiction