Benjamin Wallace: In It For Laughs and Adventure

By Carl Slaughter: Benjamin Wallace has the most enjoyable job in the world. He gets to write speculative humor series after series. And 2016 has been a good year. In June, he launched a new series, Junkers, and is working on a sequel. In May, he released the Pursuit of Apocalypse, the third in his Duck and Cover series. An anthology in the Duck and Cover universe, Tales of the Apocalypse, came out in September. 2016 also saw Watch Your Junk, his humor guide for expectant fathers.

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2015 was also a good year, including the third in his Bulletproof Adventures of Damian Stockwell series. One story in his Dads Versus series, Dads Versus Zombies, is speculative. Wallace is also the author of UnCivil, a Civil War, alternate history, steampunk, spy series. Yep, in addition to being a funny guy and a busy guy, he’s a versatile guy.

DUCK AND COVER SERIES

The end of the world as you’ve never known it.

Things got interesting after the world ended. The world is full of dangerous mutants, fearsome creatures and deadly people all fighting to survive. Can one man make a difference in the face of such murderous cannibals and super smart bears? Probably not.

POST-APOCALYPTIC NOMADIC WARRIORS: A DUCK & COVER ADVENTURE

Book 1

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The post-apocalyptic world isn’t that bad. Sure, there are mutants. But, for the people of New Hope, daily life isn’t so much a struggle of finding food or medicine as it is trying to find a new shortstop for their kickball team.

This makes it difficult for a post-apocalyptic warrior to find work. Thankfully, an army full of killers is making its way to the peaceful town and plans to raze it to the ground. Only a fully trained post-apocalyptic-nomadic warrior can stop them.

Two have offered their services. One is invited to help. The other is sent to roam the wasteland. Did the townspeople make the right decision? Will they be saved? Did they find a shortstop? What’s with all the bears?

Find out in the best-selling Post-Apocalyptic Nomadic Warriors, a fast-paced action and adventure novel set in a horrific future that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

KNIGHTS OF THE APOCALYPSE: A DUCK & COVER ADVENTURE

Book 2

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A price on their heads has driven Jerry the post-apocalyptic nomadic warrior, Erica and their loyal mastiff west in search of a new beginning. But when their truck breaks down in what was once southern Colorado they are swept into an epic quest at the behest of King Elias, ruler of the Kingdom of the Five Peaks.

The bounty hunter Mr. Christopher has kidnapped Erica and The Librarian and his dog, Chewy are desperate to get her back.

Willie and Coy like money and they are after The Librarian to collect the price on his head. Hawk and his gang of wasteland raiders are after Willie and Coy for a breach of contact.

In the powerful city of Alasis, a movement is growing and the people consider The Librarian a hero. Lord Invictus wants the movement stopped and has sent the fearsome and mysterious Skinners to finish what Mr. Christopher started.

In the middle of it all is a city where the citizens prize freedom and equality above all other things, or else.

And, of course, there are bears.

Be a part of the greatest chase the apocalypse has ever known in this exciting sequel to the best-selling Post-Apocalyptic Nomadic Warriors and Knights of the Apocalypse.

PURSUIT OF THE APOCALYPSE: A DUCK & COVER ADVENTURE

Book 3

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The bounty hunter Mr. Christopher has kidnapped Erica and The Librarian and his dog, Chewy are desperate to get her back.

Willie and Coy like money and they are after The Librarian to collect the price on his head. Hawk and his gang of wasteland raiders are after Willie and Coy for a breach of contact.

In the powerful city of Alasis, a movement is growing and the people consider The Librarian a hero. Lord Invictus wants the movement stopped and has sent the fearsome and mysterious Skinners to finish what Mr. Christopher started.

In the middle of it all is a city where the citizens prize freedom and equality above all other things, or else.

And, of course, there are bears.

Be a part of the greatest chase the apocalypse has ever known in this exciting sequel to the best-selling Post-Apocalyptic Nomadic Warriors and Knights of the Apocalypse.

TALES OF THE APOCALYPSE: AN ANTHOLOGY IN THE DUCK AND COVER UNIVERSE

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From the pages of the best-selling Duck & Cover Adventures comes thirteen stories of those who survived the apocalypse. Some would go on to be heroes, others villains, some were dogs and will stay dogs, but they all must contend with the horrors of the new world and find a way to survive in the wasteland that was America.

  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • HOW TO HOST AN INTERVENTION
  • GONE TO THE DOGS
  • BUNKED UP
  • PACK HUNTERS
  • ANIMAL’S CALLING
  • LAST BAND OF THE APOCALYPSE
  • PRISONER’S DILEMMA
  • ALPHA DOG
  • THE TRIAL OF HARMEGGEDON
  • WILLIE AND COY RIDE AGAIN
  • IN A PERSON PACK
  • NO QUARTER
  • EVE OF THE APOCALYPSE

DAMIAN STOCKWELL SERIES

Raised from birth to be a force for justice, Damian Stockwell has forever trained to combat the evils of the world. Blessed with the physique of a demigod and one of the world’s foremost minds, he travels the globe on a quest to confront evil and punch it in the face. At his disposal is a vast fortune, an endless array of gadgets and loyal friends.

HORROR IN HONDURAS

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One of Stockwell’s friends has gone missing in a Central American jungle and the only clue is the grotesque image of a demonic tribal mask. Dam and his trusted valet Bertrand rush headlong into danger and go face-to-face with evil incarnate to save their missing friend and attempt to destroy the Horror in Honduras.

TERRORS OF TESLA

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On the eve of World War II, Stockwell’s old friend, Nikola Tesla, delivers grave news. The plans to his greatest weapons have been stolen and the forces of evil intend to use them against America. His patriotism inflamed, Stockwell begins the hunt for the missing plans. If he’s to save America, he’ll have to punch his way through Nazis, ninjas and the mad science of the Master of Lighting himself.

THE MECHANICAL MENACE

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Standing on the edge of tomorrow, Damian’s own creation has run amuck causing terror at the 1933 World’s Fair. Sinister forces are at work and Stockwell soon finds himself pitted against evil robots as he and his loyal valet, Bertrand, races against time to stop The Mechanical Menace.

UNCIVIL SERIES

Locked in a desperate war The Union and The Confederates are scrambling to gain any advantage over their foes.

In the North, the president has enlisted the aid of Allan Pinkerton who has formed a special division of his detective agency to explore the unexplainable. In the South, the Knights of the Golden Circle will pursue any lead to keep the South free of Northern influence.

Both sides are locked in a dangerous game of spy vs. spy as they explore the mysteries of folklore across America and beyond. Taken from the personal files of the men most involved, these stories of Uncivil explore this secret history of the war between the states.

UnCivil: THE IMMORTAL ENGINE

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Deep with the Organ Caverns, the KGC has discovered information leading them to believe that stories of Mary Shelley may be more fact than fiction. Snipes, a skeptical agent, is sent across Europe to trace the history of the Modern Prometheus and locate its true inspiration as well as two missing agents.

Daniel Lansing isn’t far behind. The Pinkerton man shares a history with Snipes and his presence in Europe leads the KGC agent to question everything he believes as they both pursue the Immortal Engine.

UnCivil: VANDERBILT’S BEHEMOTH

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In the cold north of the North a secret lab works without rest to develop new weapons and tools for the Union Army. One project is of particular interest to the President. It is a device so terrifying, so powerful and so awesome it could single handedly win the war against the South.

But, project updates have ceased and it’s up to Pinkerton special agent Daniel Lansing to discover what has become of Vanderbilt’s Behemoth.

JUNKERS SERIES

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Is your TanBot throwing shade? Is your SafetyMan getting a little dangerous? Is your MistaBarista brewing up nothing but trouble? It’s time to call Ashley’s Robot Reclamation of Green Hill.

Jake Ashley and his team are use to taking on murderous machines with expired warranties. Stopping a robotic rampage is all in a days work when you’re a junker.

But now there’s a bigger threat growing. It’s something the robotics manufacturers swore could never happen. Something the Society for the Preservation of Humans said was inevitable. Something that has put every citizen in harm’s way and could change the way we live forever.

Jake and his team —Kat, Mason, Savant and Glitch— are the only ones standing between the good people of the city and a potential robot apocalypse.

DADS VERSUS SERIES

These are stories about the everyday crap we all have to deal with.

DADS VERSUS THE STORE

It all started here…John is a typical dad. He works hard, loves his family and enjoys his downtime by watching the game on TV. But, now that downtime has come crashing to a halt. His lovely wife needs him to run to the store for “just a couple of things.”

Can he make it to the store and back before social media spoils the end of the game? It’s a race against time as this dad takes on the grocery store.

DADS VERSUS THE WORLD

The struggle is real.

You’re basically a good person. You mind your own business. You work hard to provide a nice home and decent life for your family. But, it’s always something, isn’t it?

Like minivans. Or HOAs. Or a trip to the grocery store that goes sideways when they expect you to use the self-checkout because they never have enough registers open and for some reason they think you should do their job for them. And what the hell is the code for lemons and why should you even know that? Dealing with neighbors at Christmas and scrambling to wrap gifts only to find out that the entire toy industry has staged some form of silent protest against square, easy-to-wrap packages. Then some snot-nosed new neighbor moves in and thinks you and everyone else should have to bag your grass just because his sinuses are too weak to handle the smell of spring. Halloween is a pain. And don’t even get me started on the Tooth Fairy!

John, Chris and Erik are everyday guys living in an everyday neighborhood doing their best to put up with the everyday crap we all must face. Some handle it better than others.

DADS VERSUS ZOMBIES

The struggle is still real. And now there are zombies.

You put up with a lot in your everyday life. There’s work. Family obligations. Binding resolutions from the HOA that say you have to hang out with your neighbors and learn to get along so you’ll stop “being a public nuisance and endangering others with your antics.” And, now, there are zombies.

So, of course, you’re separated from your family. The whole neighborhood is out to eat you. And your only hope is the two idiot neighbors that got you into this mess in the first place. Together you’ll have to fight the undead, take a road trip through the apocalypse and do your best not to kill one another in the process. Typical.

John, Chris and Erik are everyday guys living in an everyday neighborhood doing their best to put up with the everyday crap we all have to face. And zombies.

RECENT RELEASES

DYSTOPIA INC #1: THE WAR ROOM

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War rages in southeast Asia. It is the least popular of those currently raging and public support is waning. It’s up to the Department of Marketing to rally the people and their wallets or all will be lost. For this task, they enter the war room. Someone brought bagels.

SHORT STORIES

“ALTERNATE REALITY”

One of the biggest challenges in selling inter-dimensional realty is finding the perfect home for a young couple. Especially when the wife has an issue with dinosaurs.

“PILGRIM”

Not every pilgrim came in search of freedom.

Jonathan Parker arrived in the new world on the Mayflower. He signed no compact. He attended no feast. His journey was not one of religious freedom but of religious edict. Sent by the church to make the new world safe for Christian settlers, the pilgrim warrior is charged with clearing the forests, rivers, mountains and prairies of ancient demons. Together with his Croatan companion, Umpagos, Parker searches the new world to locate and destroy the monsters of Native American “mythology.”

To the Abenaki people, Ato-sis is a being of the ancient age. Feared for his lizard-like form and cannibalistic nature, he has always been a part of their world. To Parker he is simply another demon that stands in his path to redemption. When he finally encounters the beast, however, he discovers that there is more to this “myth” than he had expected.