For dinosaurs, it was a big rock. For humans: Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). When the Earth is hit by the greatest CME in recorded history (several times larger than the Carrington Event of 1859), the combined societies of the planet’s most developed nations struggle to adapt to a life thrust back into the Dark Ages. In the United States, the military scrambles to speed the nation’s recovery on multiple fronts including putting down riots, establishing relief camps, delivering medical aid, and bringing communication and travel back on line. Just as a real foothold is established in retaking the skies (utilizing existing commercial aircraft supplemented by military resources and ground control systems), a mysterious virus takes hold of the population, spreading globally over the very flight routes that the survivors fought so hard to rebuild. The communicability and mortality rates are devastating, leaving only small pockets of survivors scattered throughout the countryside. Commune Book One is the story of one small group of survivors who must adapt to a primitive, hostile world or die. As they learn the rules of this new era, they must decide how far they’re willing to go to continue living, continually asking themselves the same question daily: is survival worth the loss of humanity?

Commune: Book One (Commune Series)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Gayou, Joshua

Science Fiction

Independently published

Survival can be a lonely existence...or not. The reality of the situation always comes down to a simple decision: what kind of world do you want to build?The survivors have come to settle in the mountains of Wyoming, fighting day in and day out to establish a home for themselves in a near-empty world. Things are good at first; scavenging is a workable, short term solution that seems to be providing all they need.But they know that it's only a matter of time before the food runs out. They need to scramble to find a sustainable solution before the clock stops and, for a little handful of people up in the mountains, the odds don't seem very favorable.Further south, a new band of people migrates across the map, running on fumes and searching desperately for a place to settle. All around them, as resources run thin, the world grows colder and more violent.It's getting worse out there, always getting worse, and it's starting to look like survival might just depend on how violent they're willing to get...

Commune: Book Two (Commune Series)

Commune: Book Four (Commune Series)

Commune: Book 1

The world has ended. A few have survived. But is survival worth the loss of humanity? Finding a friend in the apocalypse isn't easy, and for Jake Martin, it's been damn-near impossible. Life has become an endless trek for canned food, shelter, and avoiding those who've turned to killing for anything all while trying not to become a killer himself. When Jake encounters Billy, an elderly wanderer on the highway to ruined Las Vegas, everything changes. Billy reminds him of life before the world ended, of when being human meant acting like more than a mindless beast. Although their bond quickly grows, two men don't make a commune. Together, they stumble upon a gang of scavengers keeping Amanda Contreras and her daughter prisoner, and using the mother to fulfill their base needs. Jake and Billy decide it’s time to stop just looking out for themselves. After risking everything to break the girls free, their commune grows to four. Now, they must all learn to cooperate if they're to survive in a primitive, hostile world in search of a new home. Each of them will learn how far they're willing to go to continue living... or if living is even worth it. At the end of the world, there’s a commune called Jackson and this is their story. Buy Book 1 of the Commune Series Today! Also available on Audible, performed by R.C. Bray, narrator of The Martian.

Aethon Books, LLC

Is survival worth the loss of humanity?
Finding a friend in the apocalypse isn't easy. And for Jake Martin, ever since the plague wiped out 99% of humanity, it's been damn-near impossible. Life has become an endless trek for canned food, shelter, and avoiding those who've turned to killing for anything all while trying not to become a killer himself.
When Jake encounters an elderly wanderer named Billy on the highway to ruined Las Vegas, everything changes. Billy reminds him of life before the end of the world, of when being human meant acting like more than a mindless beast. Although their bond quickly grows, two men don't make a commune. 
Together, they stumble upon a gang of scavengers keeping Amanda Contreras and her daughter prisoner, and using the mother to fulfill their base needs. Jake and Billy decide it’s time to stop just looking out for themselves.
After risking everything to break the girls free, their commune grows to four. Now, they must all learn to cooperate if they're to survive in a primitive, hostile world in search of a new home. Each of them will learn how far they're willing to go to continue living... or if living is even worth it.
 Check out the first book in this harrowing, post-apocalyptic series from debut author Joshua Gayou, perfect for fans of The Road and The Book of Eli. You can also pick it up on Audible performed by the award-winning RC Bray.

Commune: Book 2

Survival doesn't have to be lonely...
Jake, Billy, and the other survivors have come to settle in the mountains of Wyoming, fighting day in and out to establish a home for themselves in a near-empty world. Things are good at first—well, as good as they can be after the apocalypse. 
Scavenging is a workable, short-term solution, but they know it's only a matter of time before the food runs out. A sustainable solution must be found and for a handful of people up in the mountains, the odds don't seem favorable.
They get even worse when a new band of survivors migrates to the very same mountains, desperate for a place to settle. Jake can't refuse them a home and shelter, but a growing commune means more hungry mouths, which means more sacrifices, and more people to learn to trust.
As resources run thin, the world grows colder and more brutal. Survival might just depend on how violent they're willing to get...
Check out the first book in this harrowing, post-apocalyptic series from debut author Joshua Gayou, perfect for fans of The Road and The Book of Eli. You can also pick it up on Audible performed by the award-winning RC Bray.

Survival doesn't have to be lonely... Jake, Billy, and the other survivors have come to settle in the mountains of Wyoming, fighting day in and out to establish a home for themselves in a near-empty world. Things are good at first—well, as good as they can be after the apocalypse. Scavenging is a workable, short-term solution, but they know it's only a matter of time before the food runs out. A sustainable solution must be found and for a handful of people up in the mountains, the odds don't seem favorable. They get even worse when a new band of survivors migrates to the very same mountains, desperate for a place to settle. Jake can't refuse them a home and shelter, but a growing commune means more hungry mouths, which means more sacrifices, and more people to learn to trust. As resources run thin, the world grows colder and more brutal. Survival might just depend on how violent they're willing to get...

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Commune: Book 3

Hunker Down and let the world go to Hell. Having been bolstered with supplies sufficient to carry them through the winter, the survivors of the Jackson commune must now hunker down and endure the bitter Wyoming winter. But as they flourish, hungry eyes are set upon them throughout the west. The leftovers of the US Military encamped in the last known surviving tent city, the Elysium Fields of Arizona, hear word of large number of survivors in Wyoming who have begun to rebuild civilization with plans for farming and real shelter. Their commander, Otto Warren, sees this as a chance to take control of a base for exploring the Pacific Northwest. While in Nevada, a clan of ruthless scavengers grows ever larger, each day bringing them a step closer to collapsing under their own weight. They need more, and the settlement in Wyoming just might be the perfect place to hit. Resources are becoming scarcer by the day as the world trudges on, and the Jackson commune is sitting on prime real estate.

Commune: Book 4

Otto Warren's military force and the Wyoming Commune have come to a peaceful agreement. Jake will remain in charge alongside Warren's people, while Warren and his army seek more survivors throughout the Northwest. More strangers Jake isn't sure he can trust.\nIn Colorado, Clay's scavenger crew has ballooned so large, he finds himself using corporal punishment to maintain order. He's less concerned about real justice than he is about keeping the group from turning into a mindless mob. But as time goes by after the fall of civilization, there's less and less to scavenge. Colorado can no longer support them.\nThese two factions and their opposing ideologies about how to rebuild the world collide in Jackson, Wyoming. Two unstoppable forces. Only one can remain, if they don't all destroy each other first.\nExperience the epic conclusion to the Commune Series. Trust us, you'll never be the same.

Hunker Down and let the world go to Hell. Having been bolstered with supplies sufficient to carry them through the winter, the survivors of the Jackson commune must now hunker down and endure the bitter Wyoming winter. But as they flourish, hungry eyes are set upon them throughout the west. The leftovers of the US Military encamped in the last known surviving tent city, the Elysium Fields of Arizona, hear word of large number of survivors in Wyoming who have begun to rebuild civilization with plans for farming and real shelter. Their commander, Otto Warren, sees this as a chance to take control of a base for exploring the Pacific Northwest. While in Nevada, a clan of ruthless scavengers grows ever larger, each day bringing them a step closer to collapsing under their own weight. They need more, and the settlement in Wyoming just might be the perfect place to hit. Resources are becoming scarcer by the day as the world trudges on, and the Jackson commune is sitting on prime real estate.

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Commune: Book One (Commune Series)

Commune: Book Two (Commune Series)

Commune: Book Four (Commune Series)

Commune: Book 1

Commune: Book 1

Commune: Book 2

Commune: Book 2

Commune: Book 3

Commune: Book 4

Commune: Book 3