Randall Scott Merritt
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Randall Scott Merritt

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Growing up in a lighthouse gave me an early love of reading. Despite what you might imagine, being the son of a lighthouse keeper wasn't all glamour and excitement. There was plenty of time to read, especially when the alternative was listening to the foghorn or watching my dad pull fishing lures out of various parts of people's bodies. (You'd be amazed where those hooks can end up.)

I read. A lot.

In school, we had a reading caterpillar that stretched around the classroom. Every book you finished earned another link. Mine grew so long that the teachers had to give me two colors because it was starting to look more like a worm than a caterpillar. I devoured C. S. Lewis, moved on to Tolkien, and never really stopped reading.

These days, my tastes lean toward the darker side of fiction. I enjoy alternate realities, survival stories, and the occasional end of the world. Authors like S. M. Stirling helped fuel that fascination, but my guilty pleasure has always been zombie novels. I just can't seem to get enough of them.

As a writer, I'm fascinated by ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances. What happens when the rules disappear, civilization collapses, and survival becomes the only thing that matters? Some people rise to the challenge. Others fall apart. And sometimes the greatest danger isn't the monsters waiting outside, but the people standing beside you.

That's what I love exploring in my stories: survival, loyalty, sacrifice, and the lengths people will go to protect those they care about.

Whether you're joining me for a zombie apocalypse, a supernatural nightmare, or another fight against impossible odds, I hope you enjoy the journey.

Thanks for reading!

**R. S. Merritt**
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