In this first installation of this series, Mike & his weed loving companion Trip find themselves transported to a world that is similar to the one they left but definitely not the same. I absolutely love Tufo's character of Mike Talbot who is more than human & has had me firmly enamored with this unlikely hero since book 1 of his Zombie Fallout series with the line of 'some is licking my peephole.' Unfortunately I am not as familiar with O'Brien's work although once I get some extra audible credits ahead, I will be checking out his books dealing with his character of Jack, or Mac as Trip keeps calling him. It may be a long road ahead, but they begin by taking the first step, hoping the next one will be the one that takes them home. With dangers lurking around every corner, they seek to unravel the mystery that brought them. Each wants nothing more than to be reunited with their loved ones. Survival becomes moment to moment as they encounter old dangers, and new.

Ripped away from their family members and thrown into the unknown, they find that the nightmares from their worlds have preceded them. Mike, living under a constant threat from hordes of the undead, arrives with a companion, John the Tripper. Is it a dream? Or has reality been somehow warped? Jack comes from a world filled with nocturnal creatures that were once human, but now seek to destroy the last vestiges of humanity. While it appears similar to the ones they come from, there are some terrifying differences. They both find themselves transported into an alien one, where things aren't as they seem. Jack Walker and Michael Talbot come from two worlds the same, yet different.

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