Defender (Vol. 1 The Voices Series)

What if the voice in your head doesn't belong to you?

Like Stephen King and Neil Gaiman, GX Todd creates, in Defender , an ingenious universe that serves as the basis for an electrifying thriller.

Seven years have passed since the world as we know it was destroyed. In the ruined wasteland of what was once the United States, what little remains of humanity struggles to survive at all costs. People have gathered in small groups, and amid the rubble of cities and piles of corpses, they spare no effort to secure food and weapons.

However, in a world where trust has become one of the scarcest commodities, a lonely man decides to listen to the voice in his head. Riding a motorcycle on an inhospitable road, he comes across a strange scene: a stand on the side of the road where a young woman sells lemonade.

And this unlikely encounter forever intertwines their fates—Pilgrim is drawn to Lacey for some reason, he just can't figure out why. Together, the two set off across a post-apocalyptic wasteland on a journey fraught with unimaginable dangers, where the voice in his head could be his salvation—or his doom.

"So well written it's hard to believe it's a debut novel. Defender is worthy of comparison with Stephen King's The Stand in the literary canon. A true gem." - John Connolly

"Suspenseful, gripping, and extraordinary. You won't forget this book." – Lee Child

“An impressive debut.” - Independent