**A covert mission. A ruthless betrayal. A continent overrun by the undead.**
Years after a mutated Ebola virus brought civilization to its knees, East Africa remains a deadly wasteland where the living are often more dangerous than the dead.
A team of veteran soldiers of fortune-battle-hardened mercenaries with more scars than years left in the field-is hired for one last high-risk mission: infiltrate Tanzania and rescue a deposed African leader whose life has become the bargaining chip in a sinister pharmaceutical conspiracy.
The rescue is flawless.
The extraction is not.
Betrayed by the billionaire who hired them and abandoned deep inside infected territory, the team is forced into a desperate fight for survival. Hunted by relentless hordes of the undead and elite forces determined to silence them forever, the mercenaries must cross hundreds of miles of hostile terrain to reach the only airstrip that offers any hope of escape.
Every step brings new enemies.
Every decision could be their last.
In a world where greed is as deadly as the infection itself, honor, loyalty, and brotherhood may be the only weapons they have left.
**ROGUED** is a thrilling standalone novel set in the acclaimed **Dead Hemisphere** universe. Blending explosive military action, survival horror, political intrigue, and relentless zombie suspense, it delivers a fresh take on the post-apocalyptic genre while telling a complete story that can be enjoyed with or without reading the rest of the series.
Inspired by the gritty spirit of **The Wild Geese** and the groundbreaking zombie horror of **George A. Romero**, **ROGUED** combines classic mercenary adventure with modern outbreak horror in a pulse-pounding thriller unlike any other.
Originally from New Zealand but now living in Kenya, R.B. Landeck is a risk advisor with over 20 years of experience in diplomatic and humanitarian security management. Recipient of a Meritorious Honor Award for efforts in counter-terrorism, R.B. Landeck has provided protective services, management, and training for Diplomatic Missions, Heads of State, Fortune 500 Companies, SWAT Teams & other law enforcement agencies, before transitioning into the humanitarian sector. There, from developing training suites for organizations with over 40,000 staff and building safety management capacity of implementing partners operating in active conflicts, to rendering crisis management and tactical security support to management teams across the globe, he has assisted international organizations and local NGOs in the safe delivery of essential humanitarian goods and services in over 20 countries, including some of the world's most dangerous environments, for more than a decade.
Since 2017, R.B. Landeck has been dedicating much of his time to writing and filmmaking, most notably his Dead Hemisphere series, as well as non-fiction content related to security risk management in humanitarian operations.
