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Justin Lee Anderson @justinleeanderson.com · 11/08/2026

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Text reads: Welcome to the apocalypse. On repeat.

On any given day, millions of people are in London. Now they’ve gone. But they’re still hungry, and these dead don’t walk… they run.

At moonrise, London reboots: sirens, smoke, sprinting dead. Parkour-hardened survivor Zane survives by motion, flying from roof to roof, balcony to bus. He wakes every day beside his former friend, forcing a last-second swan dive off Tower Bridge for breakfast.

Death isn’t an exit; it’s a restart.

Zane hunts for the cause, a way out, five lifetimes of searching. His only clue, a flash across the financial district. Until one day, a bedsheet hanging from the Tower of London sends him to the Sky Garden to meet Nina. He measures days in rooftops and near-misses; she measures them in the things time refuses to delete. Together, they face a crumbling London, unravelling time, and intersecting only once every five days.

With Nina at his side, Zane will stop running and start fighting back, Even if it risks time itself.

CTRL-Z is a breathless and gory daily apocalypse with gallows humour and zombies.

Text reads: Genre:
Apocalyptic Sci-Fi
Zombie
Dystopian
Thriller
Time Travel

Age: Adult
Length: 267 pages

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Nick Snape 💙🐉⚔️🪐📚 @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Long Easter weekend? I have books! Sci-FI: The Scorching: books2read.com/thescorching... books2read.com/worldinmyhan... Weapons of Choice: books2read.com/wocfull/ The Wrecking Squad: books2read.com/wreckingsquad/ Dark Fantasy: books2read.com/ADragonofthe... #booksky #fantasybooksky #scifi 💙🪐🐉📚⚔️

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Nick Snape 💙🐉⚔️🪐📚 @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Another amazing scifi book review for The Wrecking Squad. Thank you @iain-benson-author.bsky.social for the 5🔥feedback. Tempted by an Aliens meets The Expanse (with a touch of Firefly) then check the review. More info in the book: books2read.com/wreckingsquad/ #scifibooks #scifi #booksky

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

I'm about to travel. It's Sunday 13:15. I expect to arrive on Monday at 19:45... I have three books. Hopefully this will be enough.

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Nick Snape 💙🐉⚔️🪐📚 @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

First line/last line of my newest scifi release The Wrecking Squad. #booksky #scifibooksky #scifibooks 💙😃🪐

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

It's been out a year, read by over a hundred people, but while converting Jack & Jill to a TV Script I've noticed a typo, getting my main character's name wrong. I will spend a week in writer penance for this. Forgive me.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

On release day I always breathe a sigh of relief before diving back into the next project. One little Faux Pas is available. If you're after a cosy, funny dark comedy thriller with retirees as the MCs with vibes of One Foot in the Grave... I've got your back

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Nick Snape 💙🐉⚔️🪐📚 @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Free #scifibook #scifi #book anyone? This is a short novella with huge impact.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

I'm so fed up with waiting for my books to magically appear on TV, I'm turning Jack & Jill into a TV script. It might be a woke and raunchy for the BBC, plus it calls out their transphobia, so I'll send it to Channel 4 🤣

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

If my next book was a sitcom in the 90s...

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Here's a little song about 1995 to raise interest in my book set then.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Psst... want a free eBook? You can sign up to be an arc reader. Most indie authors let people sign up to be arc readers. For example, my form is here: forms.gle/8DeLT8cfCfp5... It includes my latest book, One Little Faux Pas. All we ask in return is for an honest review. Even if you don't like it.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Searching for inspiration for character names, and wondering how I conjured Kim Clarke, and her boss, Dyson....

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Always a good moment in writing a book 😁

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

It has been decided by my youngest, my next book is a zombie apocalypse thriller called CTRL-Z.

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Author Neil Christiansen @gavingayle.com · 13/01/2025

FREE BOOKS!! I'm trying to hold onto my TikTok community so I've made an offer there, and I'll extend it here too. If you sign up for my Email list (Free Patreon, Beacons, Website), I will send you a FREE ebook copy of DARK WHITE, my debut thriller. #indieauthor beacons.ai/authorneilch...

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@authorneilchristiansen | Check out my links to (Malcolm Karma: Cold Turkey, NOW AVAILABLE). Check out my links to (Join My Patreon). Shop my products (Dark White - ePub digital download).

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Demon's Edge, my fantasy thriller, has been nominated for best indie fantasy by Nuggets. If I'm not too come last I'll need a few people to pop over to the link and vote for me. I'm currently in talks with an unnamed billionaire to give all people who vote a million quid.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

My next book is on my mind. 1. The last London book 2. The third Louise Sargant book 3. A sci-fi thriller about precogs 4. A zombie thriller 5. A gothic ghost story Hmm... Choices choices.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

I can sit back and relax for a little while. Faux Pas is with my editor for the final proof before I start looking for ARC readers. I will spend the next 3 weeks trying to write a blurb. The hard bit 🤣

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Today it's snowing. So, with "Do you want to build a snowman?" echoing around my head, I've snuggled under a blanket and cracked on with editing. It's almost ready to pass to my editor, finally. She's been bugging me for it since last year

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Alexia Muelle-Rushbrook @alexia-mr-author.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

It's Dark Mode Stuff Your Kindle Day! Don't miss out 🖤

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Tomorrow begins the Twixmas Days. Those of us fortunate to be off work are entering The Long Dark Teatime Of The Soul.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas As a Christmas present I've joined the Fireside Book Cafe (debbie52767.wixsite.com/fireside-boo...) Stuff your Kindle event with Half-Baked Mummies, Royal Again and Jack & Jill all free until the 28th. Namaste.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

I've been struggling to identify all the squares with traffic lights, slide the picture complete or even tick that little box. I'm worried I may be a robot.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Anybody else leave cookies, carrots and milk it for the Amazon delivery people at Christmas? No? Just me then.

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 22/12/2024

DESERTHAUS DAY FOUR: There are not enough bookcases and the dishwasher dates from the Eisenhower administration. Farewell, sweet book advance! You are going to a better place.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

My favourite joke in my current WIP wouldn't work in film or even audiobook... “What does ‘Nique la police!’ mean?” Stuart asked. Alexia’s eye twitched. “It’s not complementary, and it’s pronounced ‘nique’.” “Nique?” Stuart said. Alexia shook her head. “No. Nique.”

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

It's bedtime. I've eaten a big wedge of cheese. Tonight's dream has big shoes to fill, after last night's securing the office against a zombie attack.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Working through draft 2 of my WIP, replacing the [needs emotion], [describe this], [senses!], [Put joke here], [Need a better reason why she wouldn't just go home] and realising why past me did that. It takes the same length of time as writing the first draft. Past me was a lazy dick.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

When I finished my first draft of Faux Pas, it said 40k words. Quite a large chunk of those were [senses/description/emotion] comments. I'm 1/5th into edit 1 and already up to 50k. I am the very definition of a lazy arse first draft writer.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

My dancing when drunk is simply staggering.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Author search rabbit holes... I read several articles on how to survive attacks from kangaroos, orcas, crocodiles and sharks. The most dangerous thing I do is drive on the M60, so I'm not sure this knowledge is much use in my day to day life. But you know damn well a character will need it!

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I think Britain is edging north. The past few days have had approximately 20 minutes of daylight. And it was cloudy.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

In software we have a saying: customers don't know what they want only what they don't want. It's similar for writing. Until it's all written down, we don't know which bits we want. The trick is to write it all, then remove the bits you don't want.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I should be writing draft two of Faux Pas, but instead I chose to procrastinate and watch TV. I could not find the TV remote and spent 20 minutes looking for that (slipped between sofa cushions). Now I feel I've procrastinated enough and can write again 😂

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

That was nice... My company gave me a £40 Amazon voucher for Christmas. My TBR is about to EXPLODE!

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I'm going to single-handedly save the planet from climate catastrophe by adding motion sensors to all the lights in the rooms my kids frequent.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

One Little Faux Pas, first draft, is completed Writers know the words 'The End' actually mean 'The Beginning'. Job one is to go through and fill in all the [description needed] bits. Then, as it's a comedy, I'd better add some jokes 🤣

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

If I went to LA, I'd go up to the Hollywood sign and invert the W, because at Christmas I'm in a holly mood.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

One of the continual tracks running in my mind is the list of every embarrassing thing I've done in my life. It plays like subtitles under every scene reminding me of pulling when it said push in front of the person I fancied (and didn't pull)

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Alexia Muelle-Rushbrook @alexia-mr-author.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

This weekend only ! 6-9th December, In the Name of the Flame, my epic fantasy adventure novel is only 0.99! 🔥 Get it on Amazon bookgoodies.com/a/B0DF475SBC or visit www.Indievisibleevents.com for a full list of participating authors and their books!

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I cannot believe that no news programs covering the huge sinkhole in Merthyr Tydfil haven't once said: council workers are looking into it.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I chew the ends of pens. Follow me for more recipes.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I admit it. I'm a doodler in meetings. Weirdly, it keeps my mind on task. My current project has been added to for several weeks now and has become quite organic.

Doodle made from thousands of hand drawn bubbles

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Tank Girl would have been a very different comic had she kept fish.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

How many banned books can a banned book ban ban if a banned book ban bans banned books?

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Do you know who'd be good at marketing? The EastEnders* market stall owners. Anyone who can live in London working on a stall must be an astounding marketer. * For US viewers, it's a soap opera.

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Christmas pudding is 99% fruit, so surely eating a whole one will be my five-a-day, yes?

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Iain Benson @iain-benson-author.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

From now on... I award myself an OBE. Order of Bookish Excellence. Iain Benson OBE

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