The Van Diemen Chronicles: Books 1-3

The Four Horsemen and the Zombies of Tasmania

The voters complacent the politician now leads. He’s just a cog in the business of greed. He does not protect; he exploits and devours. He serves not the people, but money and power. The religious turn the message of love to hate. Their arrogance that only they can see Heaven’s gate. They oppress women and those they deem strange. But the abuse of the children shows just how deranged. The general orders a soldier’s fate. To kill his brother and sister, he must not hesitate. For the politician and the religious, he must always serve. From blind obedience, he must not swerve. The Power of Money is king over all it surveys. You are a slave of debt till the end of your days. It’s a way of control; you would wake up if you knew. That the sweat of your labour benefits only the few. Be free, young ones; show us a bright new way. Let not the four horsemen bring your life to decay. But be careful, young ones, for they are easy to find. They are waiting there, lurking in the back of your mind.

Lily Dayton, Hobart Mayor, year 2090 - 46 years after the Collapse of the Old World