Description:
"Conan meets Mad Max for a new generation."--Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author
In the brutal wasteland centuries after the nuclear apocalypse, a warrior baptized in blood will defy the brutal empire that has enslaved his people.
Over two centuries have passed since the Third World War reduced civilization to ashes in a global nuclear inferno. Unforgiving geomagnetic storms rage, blocking out the sun and poisoning the radioactive Earth. Humanity clings to survival above the tempestuous skies in giant airships, sustained by Hell Divers--brave souls who risk their lives plunging to the surface for essential parts and supplies.
But this is not the story of the Hell Divers. This is the saga of the survivors on the ground, centered on Nick Baker, a frail orphan born in the perpetual darkness of an ITC bunker. He spent his early years toiling in a machine shop dreaming of what might be beyond the dark skies and poisoned wastes. That dream became a nightmare when Cazador raiders descended, massacring and enslaving his people.
From the savage cradle of life underground to the campaign of war across the brutalized surface, witness Nick's rise from boy slave to a towering, fearsome warrior hell-bent on freeing his people from bondage to the great Cazador empire.
Embark on this riveting postapocalyptic adventure and discover the legend of a man his enemies will come to fear as Rhino ...
Brief description:
Nicholas Sansbury Smith is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than forty novels with two million copies sold. Before his writing career, he served at Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, a background that inspired many of his story concepts. A two-time Ironman triathlete, he enjoys running, biking, and hiking. Nicholas also loves traveling, especially to his cabin in Northern Minnesota where he weaves his tales. He lives in Iowa with his wonderful wife and their son and daughter.
Review Quotes:
"In Rhino, Nick Baker kills in order to live, and lives as a slave in order to be free. It's an interesting series of blood-soaked contradictions, but that's life at the end of the world."
-- "FanFiAddict"