Nicholas Smith - Captives

But I survived. My people survived. We built a new home on the ocean, which we call the Vanguard Islands. My team has already rescued dozens of survivors from the poisoned darkness and brought them back to our colony.

We have farms, we have fish, and, most importantly, we have each other—a strong community governed by an executive council.

Things aren’t perfect, but life is good here. Beautiful, even.

Beyond our dark walls, there are still threats everywhere. Mutant beasts and plants, radioactive dirt, electrical storms, and killer bots. The AI defectors that hunt and kill humans—the same machines that very nearly brought our species to extinction.

But as long as there are Hell Divers, we will fight. We will dive. And we will survive.

This is Commander Michael Everhart, transmitting from the airship Discovery, formerly known as ITC Deliverance. And if you’re listening, don’t be afraid. We are the last humans, and we are in the skies, looking for you. If you’re out there, respond to this message. We will never stop diving for humanity. We dive so humanity survives.

The battle for the Metal Islands is over, but the threat of extinction continues as the machines wage their genocidal war on humanity. Alliances will be forged, and new Hell Divers will rise to fight the ancient threat to save their species.

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Nicholas Sansbury Smithis the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Hell Divers series. His other work includes the Extinction Cycle series, the Trackers series, and the Orbs series. He worked for Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management in disaster planning and mitigation before switching careers to focus on his one true passion—writing. When he isn’t writing or daydreaming about the apocalypse, he enjoys running, biking, spending time with his family, and traveling the world. He is an Ironman triathlete and lives in Iowa with his wife, their dogs, and a house full of books.

Hell Divers

Hell Divers II: Ghosts

Hell Divers III: Deliverance

Hell Divers IV: Wolves

Hell Divers V: Captives

Hell Divers VI(Coming November 2019)

Extinction Horizon

Extinction Edge

Extinction Age

Extinction Evolution

Extinction End

Extinction Aftermath

Extinction Lost(A Team Ghost short story)

Extinction War

Trackers

Trackers 2: The Hunted

Trackers 3: The Storm

Trackers 4: The Damned

Solar Storms(An Orbs Prequel)

White Sands(An Orbs Prequel)

Red Sands(An Orbs Prequel)

Orbs

Orbs II: Stranded

Orbs III: Redemption

Orbs IV: Exodus

Copyright © 2019 by Nicholas Sansbury Smith

E-book published in 2019 by Blackstone Publishing

Cover illustration by K. Jones

Series design by Kathryn Galloway English

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

The characters and events in this book are fictitious.

Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.

Trade e-book ISBN 978-1-9825-6125-3

Library e-book ISBN 978-1-9825-6124-6

Fiction / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic

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