Josh Hilden has 14 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 11 narrators. The most-rated is Dark Earth.
The Free Story Friday Collection Volume 2
Summary
The Free Story Friday Collection Volume 2: "The Mythos Cycle" is a compilation of seven tales told in a universe inspired by the works of HP Lovecraft. From the ice of Greenland, to the suburbs of America, to alternate realities, parallel dimensions, and the sands of the Middle East, this collection ranges the gamut of Horror.
©2014 Josh Hilden (P)2014 Josh Hilden
Before the Shores of the Dead
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Before the Shores of the Dead. Six short tales set between the first and second Shores of the Dead Trilogies. Learn more about Ben and Jenn, Riley, Kelly, Capshaw, Nancy and Charlie, and Scarlet. Part 1: "Ben and Jenn, First Kiss" Not a zombie story. This short story is the tale of how Benjamin Millette and Jennifer Carson fell in love. The first of a series of short stories set in the days before the rising of the dead. Part 2: "Riley's Song" Riley Skeels, hero of the Battle of White Harbor. Who was he before the dead rose? Who did he become after the battle? Part 3: "Kelly's Story" On the Journey from Dayton to White Harbor the Rangers suffered many losses. None of them were as significant as the loss of their leader Liam Harrison at the head of the Mackinac Bridge. But what happened to Liam during the journey, who did he share those days with? Part 4: "Capshaw's First Command" When the dead rose Brian Capshaw was a brand new Second Lieutenant in the Michigan National Guard. This is the story of his time in the big chair and what happened after the establishment of the Republic. Part 5: "Nancy and Charlie" What happened to Nancy Harrison and her son after she hung up with her father on the day of the rising? Part 6: "Scarlet" As the series of short tales comes to an end, Scarlet Carson visits Father Willis Jordan to discuss God in a time of the dead and her greatest shame.
©2014 Josh Hilden (P)2014 Josh Hilden
Christmas on the Shores of the Dead
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It's the first Christmas following the rise of the dead, and all little Caleb wants is to see his parents again. It's up to the only family he has left, his sister Amber, to try and make his Christmas wish come true. This short work takes place directly after the events in Book Three.
©2015 Josh Hilden (P)2016 Josh Hilden
The Rising
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The world as it had been ended in less than a day. An ancient evil that had been relegated to the most ancient of myths and legends has returned. The dead rose to consume the flesh of the living and only the lucky and the strong were able to survive the initial onslaught. Three groups of survivors must come together and unite against an army of the dead lead by a dark priest and his human followers who are looking to find the key to opening the barriers between worlds and turn the Earth into a true realm of the dead. Liam Harrison is a former Special Forces soldier and current spook for the NSA. As the dead rise he races to warn his estranged family and save as many people sheltered at Wright Patterson Air Force Base as he can before the dead breach the barriers and turn the temporary refuge into an abattoir. Kyle Carson was one of the directionless slackers that seemed to typify the current generation of young adults. When the dead rose he found himself trapped at his place of employment with friends and enemies alike. Even if he and his best friend manage to escape the tightening noose of the dead surrounding the store they will still need to locate those they love and find some place, any place that is safe from the dead. Dr. Lisa Sutton survived two tours in the sands of Afghanistan only to return to a position at the University of Michigan ER just in time for the dead to rise. As command and control breaks down it is up to the reserve Army Captain to take command of the situation and prepare the survivors at the school for a long trek to safety in the states upper peninsula. Sherriff David Marshall is usually only concerned with keeping the peace in the small town of White Harbor Michigan. But when the dead rise and the town is cut off from the state and federal governments, if they even still exist, David and the council of the town are saddled with protecting the people of the county from the dead? And the living.
©2012 Josh Hilden (P)2014 Josh Hilden
Tales from the Shores of the Dead, Volume 4
Summary
Nine short stories set in the Shores of the Dead universe. Broken into blocks of three, they take place after each of the novels in the series. Featuring the stories "The Rising", "The Journey", "The Final Stand", and more.
©2013 Josh Hilden (P)2015 Josh Hilden
The Corn: A Hildenverse Short Story
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Some said the world would end in the cold. Some said the world would end in a fire. Some said when there was no more room in hell the dead would rise up to devour the living. Nobody thought it would be because of the corn.
©2019 Joshua Thomas Hilden (P)2019 Joshua Thomas Hilden
The Preserve: Season Zero "Number 6"
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Welcome to the 1881 Trials, the first in Preserve Number Six. It's a complicated set of Trials in a hastily assembled playing field and overseen personally by the Director. This is when everything changed.
©2019 Josh Hilden (P)2020 Josh Hilden
The Risen Dead: A Survivors Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Summary
In the tradition of Max Brooks' amazing and seminal Zombie Survival Guide, The Risen Dead is a fictional handbook written by a survivor of the Zombie Apocalypse in "The Shores of the Dead" universe. This is intended as a companion piece and a bridging tome between the first cycle of stories and the second.
©2015 Josh Hilden (P)2016 Josh Hilden
Full Stop
Summary
A Bahamian Cruise. A dysfunctional family. An out of this world occurrence. (This short story is a vignette that will one day be the basis for a novel).
©2019 Josh Hilden (P)2019 Josh Hilden
The Shores of the Dead "Dead Air"
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When the dead rose, society collapsed. First went the landlines, then went the cell service. The power died and with it went television, radio, and the internet. In all but the luckiest of areas communications beyond the level of hand-delivered mail and smoke signals were the norms. In the days, weeks, and months following the death of civilization, The Relay rose to fill the void. Created and operated by a small network of shortwave radio operators across North America The Relay is the last vestige of communication left to the survivors of the apocalypse in The Shores of The Dead. This is the story of how it was born.
©2019 Josh Hilden (P)2019 Josh Hilden
The Free Story Friday Collection #1
Summary
The first 24 stories of the Free Story Friday series are collected here for the first time in audio. Includes "Under the Bed", "Into the Tall Grass", "Down the Slope", "The Quality of Life", "Letters from Galileo", and more.
©2013 Josh Hilden (P)2015 Josh Hilden
The Earth Interregnum: The Collected Edition
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At the dawn of the twenty-second century, the human race is poised for greatness. The Solar System is being rapidly colonized, and the stars are almost within reach. The future potential seems limitless. Then it all changes. Two alien fleets appear near the orbit of Saturn and fight their way across the system, savaging everything in their path. When the fighting is finished, the human species enters the 500 years known as the Interregnum--a period of rebuilding, warfare, and discovery.
©2014 Josh Hilden (P)2015 Josh Hilden
The Shores of the Dead
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The world is burning and the dead walk the lands. The homes and safe places that have been the places of the living are now empty and broken. Pursued by a force of malevolent evil two groups of survivors race toward the hoped for safety of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. But in the North the perceived safe haven of White Harbor may not be as safe as its residents believe. As a more human evil plots against the bastion of life and the travelers from the south are tried and tested on their journey the world marches closer and closer to becoming a domain of the dead.
©2013 Josh Hilden (P)2014 Josh Hilden
Dark Earth
Summary
One morning the lights went out. In a matter of seconds the sun, moon, and stars disappeared from the sky, replaced by an inky, infinite blackness. Global communications were disrupted, and chaos reigned worldwide as panic set in and humanity reset to its basest of behaviors and most primal of natural instincts. Feed. Fight. Survive. In the Little Miami Valley of Southern Ohio, three groups of survivors use very different methods to endure the darkness and chaos. In a small neighborhood a community comes together for support and mutual survival. For an escaped convict and a lone girl, it's fear and determination to survive that set them upon the river looking for family and safety. In an abandoned sports complex, a group of strangers come together to stand as bulwarks against the evils of men and beasts. In the end all three groups will be forced to confront the machinations of a religious madman and his flock of frightened, brainwashed sheep.
©2015 Josh Hilden (P)2015 Josh Hilden