Scott Nicholson has 20 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 8 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 3 ratings. The most-rated is After.
After: Red Scare
Summary
In a post-apocalyptic world, Rachel Wheeler is caught between who she is and who she's becoming. A bizarre mutation has her humanity hanging by a thread, especially when the Zaphead inside her wants to kill her friends and lover. As the mutant Zapheads form a social order and shape a new world in the wake of catastrophic solar storms, the few remaining humans band together in a struggle for survival. But not everyone shares the same goal: a rogue military unit plans to attack the mutant settlement while Rachel's group seeks a remote, peaceful life beyond their notice. And the Zapheads have a special role for her that could save the human race at the cost of her own identity. Torn between two possible futures, will Rachel sacrifice herself to prevent the extinction of her kind?
©2015 Scott Nicholson (P)2016 Scott Nicholson
After: Whiteout
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In the harsh winter of a postapocalyptic landscape, Rachel Wheeler and her companions hole up in an Appalachian compound established by her notorious grandfather. A rogue military platoon plans to seize the compound and control the small band of survivors. At the same time, violent mutants organize into a tribe that threatens to wipe out the human race. Rachel is caught in the middle as she undergoes mutations herself, driven by an urge to kill those around her while drawn to the mysterious Zapheads. Rachel soon discovers the mutants are more than they appear to be. But will she remain human long enough to use their secrets against them?
©2015 Scott Nicholson (P)2016 Scott Nicholson
After
Summary
A massive solar storm erases the world's technological infrastructure and kills billions. While the remaining humans are struggling to adapt and survive, they notice that some among them have...changed. Rachel Wheeler finds herself alone in the city where violent survivors, known as zapheads, roam the streets, killing and destroying. Her only hope is to reach the mountains where her grandfather, a legendary survivalist, established a compound in preparation for doomsday. Other survivors are fleeing the city, but zapheads aren't the only danger. Rogue bands of military soldiers want to impose their own order in the crumbling ruins of civilization. When Rachel discovers a 10-year-old boy, she vows to care for him even at the risk of her own life. And the zapheads are evolving, developing communal skills even as they lay waste to the society they will eventually replace.
©2013 Scott Nicholson (P)2015 Scott Nicholson
The Ghost Files: First Three Novels
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First three books in the best-selling Ghost Files series, including: Ghost College, by Scott Nicholson and J.R. Rain First in a new series featuring paranormal investigators Ellen and Monty Drew. Ellen claims to possess a sixth sense, but Monty, a former PI, only believes what he can see. She views their work as a sacred mission, while Monty just wants a happy wife and a paycheck. In Ghost College, the Drews are summoned to a Southern California bible college after workers report hearing mysterious voices at night. When they encounter the unhappy ghost of a young girl, Monty's skepticism is shaken, but he resolves to help his wife free the trapped spirit. Ghost Soldier by Evelyn Klebert Paranormal investigators Ellen and Monty Drew's dream vacation to New Orleans is prematurely cut short when they are unexpectedly and reluctantly put to work on a case that may be beyond their talents. Called to arms by Monty's cousin Colonel, Monty and Ellen set out to clear a home on a military base of spirits that have been plaguing it with extreme paranormal phenomena. Ghost Fire by Eve Paludan Paranormal investigators Ellen and Monty Drew go to West Los Angeles for some rest and relaxation, as well as to shop for items to redecorate their home. But, apparently, there is to be no respite. Ellen is a ghost magnet, so they now have about 48 hours to solve a spontaneous combustion mystery in a haunted co-op art gallery before its grand opening in Venice, California.
©2014 J.R. Rain (P)2015 J.R. Rain
Cursed!
Summary
Albert Shipway is an ordinary guy, an insurance negotiator who likes booze and women and never having to say he's sorry. And he thinks this is just another day, another lunch, another order of kung pao chicken. Little does he know that he's about to meet a little old lady who knows his greatest fear. A little old lady who knows what's hiding in his heart. A little old lady who dishes up a big stew of supernatural revenge, with ingredients as follows: First, you take one psychotic ex from a family of serial killers. Next, add a pinch or two of an irrational childhood fear. Now, thoroughly mix in an angry sister, a life-stealing great-granddad, and a notorious mass murderer - who happens to be dead but doesn't know it. Let it stew and froth and bubble thoroughly... In just a matter of minutes, Albert's life turns upside down and he enters a world where magic and evil lurk beneath the fabric of Southern California. And all his choices have brewed a perfect storm of broken hearts, broken promises, shattered families, and a couple of tiny problems. Namely, killer mice and a baby. Albert Shipway is finally getting a chance to right some wrongs. That is, if it's not too late.
©2010 J.R. Rain, Scott Nicholson (P)2013 J.R. Rain, Scott Nicholson
Afterburn: A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller
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Five years after a devastating solar storm wipes out civilization and spawns a strange race of mutants, Rachel Wheeler and her misfit family must choose whether to hide away or fight to join other survivors. As their food supply dwindles inside their bunker, radiation from abandoned nuclear plants is altering the world around them. Not only are the mutants building their own cities and weapons, the remaining dregs of the US military are massing for an attack. In this decaying environment, hostile new creatures crawl out from the crevices and up from the waterways to threaten them all. But as a half-mutant, Rachel's choice isn't as simple as mere survival - the mutant way of life might be more promising than anything humans could hope to restore. And Rachel's next decision could tear apart her family and the entire world.
©2015 Scott Nicholson (P)2016 Scott Nicholson
Crucible
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Rachel Wheeler and her friends are held captive in a strange city ruled by mutant Zaps, but she is determined to use her powers to overthrow their captors and escape. But the domed city is more than it appears, and the Zaps have developed mysterious technologies and materials that mimic organic tissue. The Zaps are building sinister new creatures, hoping to replace the Earth’s natural environment with one of their own creation. Meanwhile, the world beyond the dome is becoming increasingly more contaminated and hostile. As Rachel and the others fight for survival, even the city itself seems determined to destroy them. Look out for Half Life, the thrilling conclusion to the Next series. Scott Nicholson is the best-selling author of more than 30 thrillers, including The Red Church, Liquid Fear, and the After post-apocalyptic series. His website is www.authorscottnicholson.com. Praise for the book: "One of the most thrilling writers working today." (Blake Crouch, Dark Matter)
©2016 Scott Nicholson (P)2020 Scott Nicholson
Ghost College
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First in a new series featuring paranormal investigators Ellen and Monty Drew. Ellen claims to possess a sixth sense but Monty, a former P.I., only believes what he can see. She views their work as a sacred mission while Monty just wants a happy wife and a paycheck. In Ghost College the Drews are summoned to a Southern California bible college after workers report hearing mysterious voices at night. When they encounter the unhappy ghost of a young girl, Monty's skepticism is shaken, but he resolves to help his wife free the trapped spirit. Their search uncovers the Latin phrase "Non omnis moriar" - not all of me shall die - and they learn more about the site's history as a Catholic school destroyed by an earthquake. But a mysterious presence has plans of its own for the young ghost, and Monty and Ellen must go head to head with a Dark Master who's had more than a century of practice in demonic deeds. Now Monty must leave his body to do battle with the Dark Master, and he's not sure Ellen will be able to bring him back in one piece. He's not even sure what's happening is real. All he knows is that all hell is breaking loose and he's taking a crash course where an "F" means eternal damnation.
©2011 J.R. Rain and Scott Nicholson (P)2013 J.R. Rain and Scott Nicholson
After Dying Light
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After a bloody battle with mutant Zapheads, Rachel Wheeler's life hangs in the balance as the world falls apart around her. To save Rachel, a small group of survivors must find a missing baby, a hyperintelligent Zaphead with mysterious healing powers. The remaining Zapheads have reverted to mindless, violent savages who want to wipe out the human race. Only Rachel holds the key to understanding them and ending the devastating war. Even if they succeed, a rogue military leader is imposing his fascist vision of the future. But Rachel and her friends are determined to defend their freedom and humanity at any cost.
©2015 Scott Nicholson (P)2016 Scott Nicholson
Half Life
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Half Life: Next, Book 6 The thrilling conclusion to the Next series. Struggling to survive in a hostile post-apocalyptic world, Rachel Wheeler and her friends are caught between a strange mutant species and a desperate military government. Destructive metallic creatures roam the contaminated landscape as the human race is pushed to the edge of extinction. With all hope lost, the military plans to unleash a nuclear strike in a suicidal bid to wipe out the mutants. Rachel tries to forge an alliance with the mutants, even though she’s placing her friends at risk and neither side trusts her loyalty. Rachel is torn between two mighty forces, but she is the last hope for altering a terrible, ruthless verdict that will destroy them all.
©2017 Scott Nicholson (P)2020 Scott Nicholson
Radiophobia
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"Always surprises and always entertains." - Jonathan Maberry, Patient Zero. Next Number Three: Radiophobia. When mutants develop technology that threatens the dwindling human race, the last survivors fight to regain control of their world. Rachel Wheeler and her friends are dropped into the enemy stronghold of Wilkesboro as part of a desperate military operation. Their mission is to disrupt a new energy source that will give the mutants unlimited power. Little do they know that the remnants of the central government are planning nuclear strikes on all major mutant colonies, and they will be caught in the fallout. Will the nuclear holocaust deliver a final victory to the human race, or will the survivors face their own extinction in a world overrun with monsters and strange new races? Look for Next Number Four: Directive 17, as well as the After and Zapheads series. "One of the most thrilling writers working today. Miss him at your peril."- Blake Crouch, Wayward Pines Scott Nicholson is the international best-selling author of more than 25 books, including the After post-apocalyptic thriller series, Creative Spirit, and They Hunger.
©2016 Scott Nicholson (P)2017 Scott Nicholson
Directive 17: A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller
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In a contaminated wasteland, Rachel Wheeler and an intelligent mutant baby find shelter in a silver city where neither belongs. As the dwindling human race desperately fights to survive, they’re forced to adapt to the mutant technology and the new race that threatens them with extinction. But the hostile environment poses other threats as well - strange creatures and giant predators roam the wilderness, fueled by the mysterious radiation leaking from the advanced cities. Rachel’s friends come to the rescue, but they discover she’s crossed a border from which no human ever returns. But something else might.
©2016 Scott Nicholson (P)2019 Scott Nicholson
Kiss Me or Die
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Richard's life is a horror story. And it's all the fault of those people inside his head. Richard thinks he has them stereotyped for his autobiography, but he's about to get a new tenant: the Insider, a malevolent soul-hopping spirit that may or may not be born from Richard's nightmares and demands a co-writing credit and a little bit of foot-kissing worship. Now Richard doesn't know which voice to trust. The book's been rejected 117 times. The people he loves keep turning up dead. And here comes the woman of his dreams. Kiss Me or Die is a dark romantic thriller in the style of Chuck Palahniuk, Jeff Lindsay's Darkly Dreaming Dexter series, and Bret Easton Ellis. Scott Nicholson is author of 15 other paranormal, mystery, and suspense thrillers, including the number-one Kindle best sellers Liquid Fear, Disintegration, The Red Church, and The Skull Ring. Learn more about Scott's work at Author Central.
©2010 Scott Nicholson (P)2012 Scott Nicholson
The Home
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When 12-year-old Freeman Mills arrives at Wendover, a group home for troubled children, it's a chance for a fresh start. But second chances aren't easy for Freeman, the victim of painful childhood experiments that gave him the ability to read other people's minds. Little does Freeman know that his transfer was made at the request of Dr. Richard Kracowski, whose research into the brain's electrical properties is revealing new powers of the human mind. Freeman simply wants to survive, take his medicine for manic depression, and deceive his counselors into believing he is happy. But when the other children develop their own clairvoyant abilities, and insane spirits begin haunting the halls of Wendover, he can't safely hide inside his own head anymore. Because there is no escaping the enemy within....
©2006 Scott Nicholson (P)2012 Scott Nicholson
The Harvest
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In this chilling tale of horror set in the Appalachian mountains, an evil presence consumes the citizens of a small town, spreading only one thought: death and destruction.
©2003 Scott Nicholson (P)2012 Scott Nicholson
Creative Spirit
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When artists gather at a remote Appalachian estate for a retreat, they are unaware that their energy is feeding something unwholesome. Sculptor Mason Jackson and dying parapsychologist Anna Galloway must uncover the dark secrets of Korban Manor before their spirits become trapped forever. A modern Gothic thriller After parapsychologist Anna Galloway is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she has a recurring dream in which she sees her own ghost. The setting of her dream is the historic Korban Manor, and she's compelled to face the secrets of her soul. Sculptor Mason Jackson has come to the manor to make a final, all-or-nothing attempt at success before giving up his dreams. When he becomes obsessed with carving Ephram Korban's form out of wood, even Anna can't divert his bizarre passion. The manor itself has secrets, with fires that blaze constantly in the hearths, portraits of Korban in every room, and deceptive mirrors on the walls. With an October blue moon looming, both the living and the dead learn the true power of their dreams. Scott Nicholson is the Kindle best-selling author of 13 novels, including Liquid Fear, Chornic Fear, The Red Church, Disintegration, The Harvest, and Speed Dating with the Dead. Send him a message from Amazon's Author Central.
©2004 Scott Nicholson (P)2012 Scott Nicholson
Resurrection: A Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Thriller
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"One of the most thrilling writers working today. Miss him at your peril." (Blake Crouch, Wayward Pines) Resurrection, Arize, Book 1 It begins with a long-dormant virus released from an archaeological dig in Northern Alaska. A researcher studying the virus suffers a fever and launches into a bloody killing spree that ends with two police officers dead. A second researcher, Dr. Meg Perriman, has just flown home for the Easter holiday with her family in North Carolina, unknowingly carrying the virus. Within days, the infection spreads across the planet, sparking martial law, chaos, and widespread slaughter as many of the infected turn into flesh-eating zombies. Meg and a few others appear to be immune, however, and the survivors gather in a megachurch called Promiseland that the US government has established as an emergency shelter. The Rev. Cameron Ingram, a charismatic televangelist the president has appointed as the “zombie czar”, believes the catastrophe is a sign of the Biblical apocalypse. When a rash of natural disasters accompany the outbreak and civilization breaks down, people turn to Ingram for salvation in the face of fear and despair. But Meg and her group of friends soon discover Ingram is not what he appears, and they are caught between the devil and the living dead. Scott Nicholson is the international bestselling author of more than 30 thrillers, including The Home, McFall, Liquid Fear, Speed Dating with the Dead, and the After and Next post-apocalyptic series. His books have appeared in the Kindle Top 100 more than a dozen times in five different countries. Look for Arize, Book 2: Revelation.
©2018 Scott Nicholson (P)2020 Joe Hempel
Ashes
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A collection of six supernatural stories by international bestselling author and Stoker Award finalist Scott Nicholson, including "Homecoming," "The Three-Dollar Corpse" and "She Climbs a Winding Stair." From the author of The Red Church, Speed Dating With The Dead, Liquid Fear, Disintegration, Drummer Boy, and the collections Flowers, Curtains, and The First, these stories visit haunted islands, disturbed families, and forgotten pasts as Nicholson serves up chills, thrills, ghosts stories, and paranormal fantasy. Collected from the pages of Cemetery Dance Magazine, The Book of Dark Wisdom, Black Static, and more.
©2010 Scott Nicholson (P)2013 Scott Nicholson
After: Milepost 291
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When massive solar flares wipe out the technological infrastructure and kills billions, Rachel Wheeler sets out across the Appalachian Mountain wilderness in search of her notorious grandfather's survival compound. Rachel is separated from her traveling companions and is captured by Zapheads, violent mutants who are gathering in packs and collecting dead bodies while mimicking human behaviors. Then she undergoes startling changes herself, as her friends are hunted by a rogue military platoon that wants to impose its own law and order in the world of After. Can Rachel and her fellow survivors make the dangerous journey to Milepost 291 and evade the Zapheads long enough to form a new society and preserve the human race? Look for the other After books, First Light the Shock, The Echo, Whiteout, Red Scare, and Dying Light. Also look for the spinoff series Zapheads and Next. Scott Nicholson is the international best-selling author of more than 20 thrillers, including The Red Church, Liquid Fear, Speed Dating with the Dead, Mcfall, and the SOLOM series. His website is AuthorScottNicholson.com.
©2014 Scott Nicholson (P)2015 Scott Nicholson
After: The Echo
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A massive solar storm kills billions and wipes out the technological infrastructure, and the few survivors learn that some among them have...changed. It's six weeks after the shock. The smoke on the horizon has diminished, and Rachel Wheeler and her two traveling companions head toward the mountains where Rachel's grandfather Franklin has built a survivalist compound. However, the strange mutated people known as Zapheads seem to be changing from bloodthirsty killers into a force far more menacing. A secret military installation holds the key to rebuilding civilization, but Franklin doesn't trust their intentions. The Zapheads are adapting to the new world faster than the human survivors, who must fight for their place in a future that may have no room for them.
©2013 Scott Nicholson (P)2015 Scott Nicholson