The Ten Thousand Things

Stalked across the Sierra Nevada wilderness by an evil they hardly understand, Nina Weaver and her allies have learned one crucial lesson: the only sure thing in life—and death—is a loaded gun. As they slog their way through scrubland and scree, still reeling from their encounters and feuds in Those Poor, Poor Bastards, they come across enemies, strangers, and turmoil within the group, as well. But this journey is more than physical for Nina Weaver, as she is discovering things about her spiritual powers and her connection to her Shoshone roots in the Land, the spirit world, and through the ancestors of her People. ‘Deaduns’ and other horrors abound, and Nina struggles to uphold unlikely alliances as the stale waft of rot threatens to overrun the Nevada Territory. Can Nina and company stand against...The Ten Thousand Things? FANTASYBOOKREVIEW.COM says: "The writing is very visceral, RAW IN A STYLE SIMILAR TO CHUCK WENDIG...There is action aplenty, there is furious gunplay, there are characters knee-deep in the blood and guts of their eviscerated friends. This is a high octane story, but what makes it stand out among the rest is the drama between the human characters..."

J.M. Martin wrote comic books and worked on-staff at Caliber Comics--publishers of The Crow, Deadworld, The Realm, Kabuki, and more--throughout the '90s; while there he co-created a collectible card game based on Todd McFarlane's SPAWN® universe.
He was a Gold ENnie-award-winning managing editor (2001-2005) for Privateer Press, instrumental in building the Iron Kingdoms and Warmachine intellectual properties from the ground up.
He has also been a managing editor (2006-2008) for a nationally-syndicated magazine publisher called YOUnique, interviewing celebrities such as former UFC champion Rich Franklin and The Hunger Games movie star, Josh Hutcherson.
Martin recently started Ragnarok Publications, publishers of dark genre fiction, along with author/editor, Tim Marquitz.