MEET NICHOLAS SMITH
He worked for Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management in disaster 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.
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THE HELL DIVERS SERIES
HELL DIVERS (The Hell Divers Series Book 1)
More than two centuries after World War III poisoned the planet, the final bastion of humanity lives on massive airships circling the globe in search for a habitable area to call home. Aging and outdated, most of the ships plummeted back to earth long ago. The only thing keeping the two surviving lifeboats in the sky are Hell Divers: men and women who risk their lives by diving to the surface to scavenge for parts the ships desperately need.
Hell Divers is available as an eBook, audiobook, paperback & hardcover - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
HELL DIVERS II: GHOSTS (The Hell Divers Series Book 2)
Ten years ago, Hell Diver Xavier “X” Rodriguez fell to Earth. Those he left behind went on without him aboard the airship he once called home.
Michael Everhart—the boy once known as Tin—has grown into a man and the commander of Hell Diver Raptor Team. While Michael dives to help keep the Hive in the air, Captain Leon Jordan rules with an iron fist at the helm of the ship. But unrest stirs under his strict leadership as a prophecy of hope sweeps the lower decks.
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HELL DIVERS III: DELIVERANCE (The Hell Divers Series Book 3)
Left for dead on the nightmarish surface of the planet, Commander Michael Everhart and his team of Hell Divers barely escape with their lives aboard a new airship called Deliverance. After learning that Xavier “X” Rodriguez may still be alive, they mount a rescue mission for the long-lost hero.
Hell Divers III: Deliverance is available as an eBook, audiobook, paperback & hardcover - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
HELL DIVERS IV: WOLVES (The Hell Divers Series Book 4)
In the fourth installment of the Hell Divers series, the Sea Wolf sets out to search for the Metal Islands. Leading the expedition is legendary Hell Diver Xavier Rodriguez. After enduring for a decade on the poisoned surface, his survival skills will be put to the test on the dangerous open seas.
Hell Divers IV: Wolves is available as an eBook, audiobook, paperback & hardcover - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
HELL DIVERS V: CAPTIVES (The Hell Divers Series Book 5)
After a long, perilous journey, Hell Divers Xavier Rodriguez and Magnolia Katib discover the Metal Islands, a sunny habitable zone where thousands of people live by fishing and farming. But this “paradise” is really a violent warrior society ruled by the cannibal king el Pulpo. For the first time in X’s life, he is forced to lay down his arms and surrender.
Hell Divers V: Captives is available as an eBook, audiobook, paperback & hardcover - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
HELL DIVERS VI: ALLEGIANCE (The Hell Divers Series Book 6)
After a long and bloody battle, legendary Hell Diver Xavier Rodriguez reigns as the dutiful but reluctant new king of the islands. Advised by a council of former sky citizens as well as Cazadores, he works to assimilate the two societies peacefully. But not all Cazadores have accepted the new order.
While X tries to ease tensions at home, a rookie team of divers, led by Michael Everhart, returns to the skies in Discovery, formerly the ITC Deliverance. Their mission: to locate other human survivors throughout the world and rescue them. But Michael’s team aren’t the only ones searching for survivors. A gruesome discovery reveals that android defectors continue to hunt humans across the globe. And they may not be the only ones.
Hell Divers VI is available on as an eBook, audiobook, paperback & hardcover - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
HELL DIVERS VII: WARRIORS (The Hell Divers Series Book 7)
While the Hell Divers cross an ocean to battle the machines, an old flesh-and-blood threat returns to the islands.
The mission to Rio de Janeiro ended in victory, but it came at a dire cost, killing most of those who set out to rescue the stranded survivors. Even worse, the skin walkers’ leader, Horn, escaped with his demonic crew and is coming to take the throne.
Hell Divers VII: Warriors is available as an eBook, audiobook, paperback & hardcover - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
HELL DIVERS VIII (The Hell Divers Series Book 8)
Face the uncertain future without fear …
A year has passed since the Hell Divers defeated the machines at Kilimanjaro. The freed captives have settled into their new home at the Vanguard Islands, joining survivors from around the world. But extreme weather and failed crops have raised the specter of famine. Ships must push deeper into dangerous red zones, only to come back with less loot—and fewer soldiers.
When the Hell Divers discover a scroll on a raid, King Xavier is faced with a long-buried truth that threatens the future of his people and all of humanity. The Vanguard Islands are not the salvation the sky people thought them to be. To survive, they must venture through the Panama Canal and into the wastes beyond.
With the future at stake, the Immortal once again dons his armor. But there is a reason the great Cazador armies never returned from the canal, and this time not even the King of the Wastes is prepared for what awaits them.
Hell Divers VIII is available on eBook, audiobook, paperback & hardcover - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
HELL DIVERS IX: RADIOACTIVE(The Hell Divers Series Book 9)
New monsters. New terrain. New threats. Welcome to Australia.
The battle for Panama is over, and King Xavier Rodriguez secretly deploys the airship Vanguard to Queensland. The hunt for the Coral Castle is on. The rest of the fleet returns to the Vanguard Islands with new ships and supplies, but tensions rise with rumors of a hidden food cache.
When two sky people are murdered, Chief Michael Everhart knows the stage is set for mutiny. And with King Xavier off in search of the Coral Castle, he feels the target on his back. At Panama, a new leader emerges as an ancient evil threatens Outpost Gateway. The only hope of defeating it is a youth who has learned to survive in the deadly ruins.
On Australia’s Sunshine Coast, King Xavier leads the search for the Coral Castle while Captain Rolo deploys the Hell Divers to hunt for a new source of seeds. As losses from both missions mount, the king wonders if finding this place is worth the cost. But turning back to the Vanguard Islands without a new food source could doom all humanity to starvation. Or to all-out war.
Hell Divers IX: Radioactive is available as an eBook, audiobook, paperback & hardcover - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
HELL DIVERS X: FALLOUT(The Hell Divers Series Book 10)
Book 10 of the Hell Divers saga from New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith. The adventure continues Winter 2023 …
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THE TRACKERS SERIES
TRACKERS (The Trackers Series Book 1)
Ripped from the headlines, the explosive new Trackers series is a hard-hitting and realistic depiction of what a North Korean EMP attack might look like at a time when the threat has never been more real.
Trackers is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
TRACKERS 2: THE HUNTED (The Trackers Series Book 2)
Five days ago North Korea detonated three nuclear warheads over the United States, triggering an electromagnetic pulse that crippled the country. A second attack destroyed the nerve center of America in a nuclear blast that flattened the nation's capitol. As the government falls apart in the aftermath, the survivors must decide how far they will go to save the ones they love.
The Hunted is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
TRACKERS 4: THE DAMNED (The Trackers Series Book 4)
The deadly hunt ends in the fourth and final installment of the bestselling Trackers saga…
The mountain town of Estes Park, Colorado is scrambling to recover from the betrayal of two of their police officers, and prepare for threats outside their borders. But with Chief of Police Marcus Colton imprisoned by rival Sheriff Mike Thompson, the job to protect the isolated town is left to Sam ‘Raven' Spears and newly promoted Captain Lindsey Plymouth. They will do everything they can to bring Colton home, and save their citizens, but one thing is certain: a war is coming to Estes Park, and no one will be spared from the horrors.
The Damned is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
THE EXTINCTION CYCLE SERIES
EXTINCTION HORIZON (The Extinction Cycle Book 1)
The worst of nature and the worst of science will bring the human race to the brink of extinction…
Master Sergeant Reed Beckham has led his Delta Force Team, codenamed Ghost, through every kind of hell imaginable and never lost a man. When a top secret Medical Corps research facility goes dark, Team Ghost is called in to face their deadliest enemy yet–a variant strain of Ebola that turns men into monsters.
Extinction Horizon is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
EXTINCTION EDGE (The Extinction Cycle Book 2)
A new threat that will bring humanity to the edge of extinction…
The dust from Dr. Kate Lovato's bioweapon has settled. Projections put death counts in the billions. Her weapon was supposed to be the endgame, but it turned a small percentage of those infected with the Hemorrhage Virus into something even worse.
Extinction Edge is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
EXTINCTION AGE (The Extinction Cycle Book 3)
In the fight for humanity, one final hope remains…
Humans are losing the war. Master Sergeant Reed Beckham and the survivors of 1st Platoon must battle through the tunnels–where they make a grisly discovery.
Extinction Age is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
EXTINCTION EVOLUTION (The Extinction Cycle Book 4)
There's a storm on the horizon…
Central Command is gone, the military is fractured, and the surviving members of Team Ghost, led by Master Sergeant Reed Beckham, have been pushed to the breaking point.
Extinction Evolution is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
EXTINCTION END (The Extinction Cycle Book 5)
Book five in USA Today bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith's propulsive post-apocalyptic series about a soldier's mission to save the world.
The end has arrived…
Extinction End is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
EXTINCTION AFTERMATH (The Extinction Cycle Book 6)
A new monster emerges…
The newly christened leader of Delta Force Team Ghost, Master Sergeant Joe Fitzpatrick arrives in Normandy. The war to free survivors and eradicate pockets of adult Variants and their offspring is underway by the Unified European Forces. But as the troops push east, rumors of a new type of monster spread through the ranks.
Extinction Aftermath is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
EXTINCTION LOST: A TEAM GHOST SHORT STORY (The Extinction Cycle Book 6.5)
Extinction Lost is a short story that should be read after book 6, Extinction Aftermath. This story was originally published in SNAFU: Black Ops.
The war continues…
Two days after the events of Extinction Aftermath, European Unified Command calls on Team Ghost for a top secret mission. The residents of a small Inuit fishing village in Greenland have gone missing and reports of Variants unaffected by Kryptonite have surfaced.
Extinction Lost is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
EXTINCTION WAR (The Extinction Cycle Book 7)
An army advances…
In Europe, Master Sergeant Joe Fitzpatrick and Team Ghost return from a mission deep into enemy territory only to find that the Variant army has grown stronger, and they are advancing toward the EUF's stronghold in Paris.
Extinction War is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
EXTINCTION CYCLE: DARK AGE SERIES
EXTINCTION SHADOW (The Extinction Cycle: Dark Age Book 1)
Survivors thought the extinction cycle had ended, but a powerful evil lurks in the shadows...
Eight years ago, an engineered virus ravaged the globe, infecting and transforming humans into apex predators called Variants. Billions died, civilization collapsed, and the human race teetered on the brink of extinction.
Nations banded together and heroes rose up to fight these abominations. On the front lines, Captain Reed Beckham and Master Sergeant Joe “Fitz” Fitzpatrick of Delta Force Team Ghost fought against the Variant hordes. With the aid of CDC Doctor Kate Lovato, they helped lead humanity to victory.
Extinction Shadow is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
EXTINCTION INFERNO (The Extinction Cycle: Dark Age Book 2)
Extinction Lost is a short story that should be read after book 6, Extinction Aftermath. This story was originally published in SNAFU: Black Ops.
The war continues…
Two days after the events of Extinction Aftermath, European Unified Command calls on Team Ghost for a top secret mission. The residents of a small Inuit fishing village in Greenland have gone missing and reports of Variants unaffected by Kryptonite have surfaced.
Extinction Lost is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
EXTINCTION ASHES (The Extinction Cycle: Dark Age Book 3)
The ashes have fallen and the dust clears to a startling discovery...
Beyond the reach of the nuclear infernos, the masterminds survived and continue their assault on outposts across the Allied States. Timothy Temper and Sergeant Ruckley narrowly escaped one of those attacks. On the run from hostile forces, they fight to get an urgent message to command—the monsters aren’t the only threat. Their human allies have a nuclear weapon.
Extinction Shadow is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
EXTINCTION DARKNESS (The Extinction Cycle: Dark Age Book 4)
Darkness descends over the survivors of the Extinction Cycle ...
With nowhere left to run, the Allied States fortifies their few remaining outposts and relocates Central Command to prepare for their final stand. President Jan Ringgold and her generals know beating the enemy on the battlefield is impossible. The only path to victory seems to be taking down the leader of the New Gods, a sinister Chimera known as the Prophet, before he can complete his campaign to enslave humanity.
Extinction Darkness is available as an eBook,
E-DAY SERIES
E-DAY
The most advanced soldiers in human history are about to become obsolete.
Engines. Genetically modified warriors that keep the great Nova Alliance war machine churning against the enemy Coalition. Most days, Engines are all that stand between salvation and chaos. Led by legendary Engine, Captain Akira Hayashi, Shadow Squad has fought on the frontlines for a decade. They are on the brink of victory when the Coalition launches a series of desperate and devastating attacks that cripple the Nova Alliance restoration sites vital to save the dying planet.
E-Day is now available as an eBook & audiobook - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
E-DAY II: BURNING EARTH
The war started and ended in a day.
The machines won.
Now the fight for survival begins...
E-Day: The moment the machines evolved and humans nearly went extinct. In the chaos, one million people escaped Earth and fled to a secret colony on the dark side of the Moon. Deep beneath the lunar surface, in the cold, they wait for the inevitable--a second attack that will wipe humanity out forever.
Sergeant Tadhg Walsh is tired of waiting. He wants to fight back and return to Earth to search for Shadow Squad. But he has new orders from the Lunar Defense Corps: protect the colonies at all costs and forget about any survivors back home.
Captain Akira Hayashi is one of those survivors, forced to heal from his injuries in a submarine while the planet burns. Shadow Squad won’t be hiding for long, but before they can don their armor again, they must find a safe haven to plan their attack. When they locate a research station in the Mariana Trench, their submarine heads into the depths. What they find in the darkness changes everything they know about E-Day.
On the Moon, the LDC will do everything in its power to keep the truth about survivors on Earth a secret, even if it means sacrificing the few for the many. On Earth, Shadow Squad will have to make tenuous alliances with old enemies to stand a chance against the enemy. If they can unite, they might just have a chance of stopping the machines from wiping out humanity on Earth and the Moon.
E-Day II is available as an eBook , audiobook , paperback & hardcover- and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
E-DAY III: DARK MOON
The final battle for humanity is about to begin ...
On the moon, Ronin Hayashi trains to protect the colonies from the inevitable invasion of the machines. While he prepares to stand his ground, Sergeant Tadhg Walsh is planning an escape mission to deliver a weapon to the resistance on Earth.
At Neptune Station, Captain Akira Hayashi and Shadow Squad have returned from a deadly journey into enemy territory where they learn the machines are building an army at an astonishing rate. After continued attempts to contact the Lunar Defense Corps for help, Shadow Squad accepts the hard truth--the LDC isn’t coming.
With hope for salvation dwindling, Akira deploys on a desperate mission to find Apeiron, believing only she can stop Doctor Otto Cross from completing his reset of Earth. But Akira soon realizes they need more than just Apeiron. Shadow Squad must somehow reunite with Tadhg and the weapon he carries. Only then can Akira lead the charge against the machines in one last fight for the future of humanity.
E-Day III is available as an eBook , audiobook , paperback & hardcover- and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
SONS OF WAR SERIES
SONS OF WAR
All empires eventually fall...
The United States is no exception...
And out of the embers, a lawless new empire will rise...
Across the world, the United States recalls troops to combat civil unrest after the biggest economic meltdown in history. Marine Sergeant Ronaldo Salvatore's platoon comes home to a powder keg that could ignite a civil war.
Sons of War is available as an eBook, audiobook & hardcover - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
SONS OF WAR 2: SAINTS
The civil war is over, but the struggle for power is just beginning …
In the aftermath of a devastating civil war, America has fallen into anarchy and chaos. Los Angeles is divided into different territories controlled by criminal organizations. Don Antonio Moretti has won a slice of the pie but is hungry for more. In his quest for power, he sends his nephew and a small crew to Mexico, to negotiate a new deal for their staple product, while the don returns to Italy for some unfinished business.
Sons of War 2: Saints as an eBook, audiobook & hardcover - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
SONS OF WAR 4: SOLDIERS
The civil war is over, but the struggle for power is just beginning …
In the aftermath of a devastating civil war, America has fallen into anarchy and chaos. Los Angeles is divided into different territories controlled by criminal organizations. Don Antonio Moretti has won a slice of the pie but is hungry for more. In his quest for power, he sends his nephew and a small crew to Mexico, to negotiate a new deal for their staple product, while the don returns to Italy for some unfinished business.
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THE ORBS SERIES
ORBS (The Orbs Series Book 1)
At the end of the world, who will survive?
The year is 2061, and the planet is dying. Cataclysmic solar storms have forced leaders from around the world to finally put aside their differences and agree on one thing–to jump ship. The human race is headed to Mars.
ORBS is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
ORBS II: STRANDED (The Orbs Series Book 2)
Dr. Sophie Winston and her team of survivors fend off the alien invasion in Orbs II: Stranded, the second book in Nicholas Sansbury Smith's bestselling Orbs series.
At the end of the world, who can you trust?
ORBS II: Stranded is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
ORBS III: REDEMPTION (The Orbs Series Book 3)
With their numbers diminishing and the alien armies growing stronger, Sophie’s biosphere decides to join forces with the team from NTC’s submarine.
Using data from a surviving satellite, they discover strange, alien poles at each of the world’s seven highest summits: alien technology that the survivors believe may hold the key to shutting down the alien ships once and for all.
ORBS III: Redemption is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
ORBS IV: EXODUS (The Orbs Series Book 4)
With their numbers diminishing and the alien armies growing stronger, Sophie’s biosphere decides to join forces with the team from NTC’s submarine.
Using data from a surviving satellite, they discover strange, alien poles at each of the world’s seven highest summits: alien technology that the survivors believe may hold the key to shutting down the alien ships once and for all.
ORBS IV: Exodus is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
SOLAR STORMS (The Orbs Prequel #1)
In 2055, scientists discover something far worse than rising temperatures and rising seas–they discover massive sunspots that are producing unprecedented solar flares.
With little time to prepare for the storms, NASA recruits Drs. Sophie Winston and Emanuel Rodriguez to help monitor the solar weather. At first, the duo believes they have been hired for a routine project. But when arriving at the Johnson Space Center they quickly realize they haven't been told everything about their mission. And as a massive storm races toward Earth, they begin to suspect that it isn't a natural event. Millions of miles away something is feeding the storms…
Solar Storms is available as an eBook & audiobook - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
WHITE SANDS & RED SANDS (The Orbs Prequel #2)
Jeff and his little brother David were normal kids; they loved video games, fighter planes, and learning to hunt with their Dad. Little did they know, their lives were about to change.
The boys and their father find themselves stranded in the desert when a military jet comes careening out of the sky and crashes directly into their car. Barely escaping the incident with their lives, and out of contact with the rest of the world, the trio must make the perilous journey back to civilization.
White Sands and Red Sands is available as an eBook & audiobook - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
THE BIOMASS REVOLUTION SERIES
THE BIOMASS REVOLUTION
USA Today Bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith's debut novel returns in a new edition with two bonus short stories: Squad 19, and a Royal Knight. For a limited time grab the book plus the shorts for a discounted price!
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NEW FRONTIER
WILD FIRE
From the embers of a burned America rises new hope... and a new threat.
Two years after an attack brought down the electrical grid across the United States, the recovery effort is well underway. A new network of armored trains carry supplies and industrial equipment crucial to rebuilding the country. But along the rails, one area of America is still mired in darkness, violence, and danger. Some call it the Badlands. Others the Wild West. The government simply refers to it as the New Frontier.
Retired Marine Sergeant Sam “Raven” Spears makes a living tracking down people and treasures in this lawless void. When raiders target a supply train in the New Frontier, Colorado Sheriff Lindsey Plymouth asks Raven to work with ex-Navy SEAL Calvin Jackson to secure the train’s vital cargo. All is going to plan until one fateful disaster changes everything.
As the trail heats up to find those responsible, a mysterious virus starts spreading across the New Frontier. Raven soon realizes the two events might be connected. If he doesn’t find the insidious forces behind this conspiracy, the entire country will go up in flames.
Wild Fire is available as an eBook, audiobook, paperback & hardcover - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
WILD LANDS
War is coming to the Wild Lands...
One month after the defeat of a rogue group of terrorists, the United States struggles to maintain control over the New Frontier. The untamed sector of America simmers as opportunists, criminals, and marauders wait to fill the void left behind. An extremist faction of the Navajo Nation called the Rattlesnakes have waited years for this moment. Their leader launches their first, brutal attack on a water treatment and power facility in Colorado.
The message is clear to Colorado Sheriff Lindsey Plymouth and her foreign allies working to keep peace: a new enemy has risen up. Lindsey enlists Raven Spears to track the Rattlesnakes and bring their leader to justice before they can strike again. As the trail gets hot, Raven realizes this is just one of many assaults the Rattlesnakes have planned to conquer the New Frontier.
With violence spilling over the borders, America’s foreign allies begin to question the cost to their own forces and start to withdraw. Lindsey and the Colorado Rangers scramble to find new allies, but it will take more than a few friends to hold back the growing Rattlesnake army. If they fail to defeat this new evil, it will devour the New Frontier.
Wild Lands is available as an eBook, audiobook, paperback & hardcover - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
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