Melissa Welliver – författare

A heartstopping zombie dystopia thriller, perfect for fans of The Last of Us, Sunrise on the Reaping and The Hunger Games.Why readers love To the Death ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!'Thrill ride from start to finish!''Couldn't put it down''This book was absolutely amazing.''Brutal. Fast-paced. Unapologetically intense.''This novel is electrifying''Welcome back, dystopia. Welliver delivers a razor-sharp assault on life, death and media itself. To the Death doesn't just raise the stakes, it lights them on fire.' - Bill WoodWelcome to Blood Island, where the struggle for survival against the bloodthirsty undead is captured on camera for entertainment.When Bloodwatch, the shadowy organisation behind the ever-watchful cameras, descends upon the island to shoot a new high-stakes reality show, Astrid finds herself thrust into the spotlight. The prize at stake? A coveted ticket off the island. Paired with Luke, a risk-taking outsider harbouring secrets of his own, Astrid discovers the perilous costs of winning the adoration of a legion of fans.Caught in a deadly game where the undead and other contestants close in, Astrid must navigate her developing feelings for Luke and the treacherous terrain of reality TV, where there can be only one winner.Escaping the past is impossible when the present threatens to devour you.'Melissa Welliver is redefining dystopia for a whole new generation. To the Death is a riotous, bloodthirsty triumph and her best work yet.' - Cynthia Murphy*PRE-ORDER Hunting Season, the heart pounding sequel to To the Death*More praise for To the Death:'I picked this up and suddenly the entire evening was gone. To the Death is pure adrenaline - tense, ferocious, and impossible to put down. Melissa Welliver drops you straight into a brutal world where survival is a spectacle and every choice has consequences. It's smart, savage fun with real emotional bite, delivering twist after twist. You'll be gasping. A thrilling feast for fans of The Hunger Games and The Last of Us - gripping, relentless, and leaving you desperate for more.' - Josh Silver'To the Death is everything fans of The Hunger Games could want - but with much sharper teeth! Prepare for a fast-paced, heart-pounding horror adventure with monsters - both human and not-so-human - lurking around every corner. Buckle up, and let the games begin!' - Kat Ellis'Fast, fun, and bloodthirsty, To the Death brings the dystopian genre back to life with sharp teeth and cutting commentary on reality TV's hunger for spectacle. Melissa Welliver is on fire, and I can't wait to see what she writes next.' - Kathryn Foxfield'Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and The Last of Us, this is a chilling, gory thriller with plenty of bite! Dystopias are back and Melissa Welliver is at the helm.' - Amy McCaw'To the Death is a wild ride from start to finish - you won't want to put it down. Welliver is in her element and is bringing dystopia back with an epic story of zombie vampires . . . Loved it.' - Naomi Gibson

Turns out dating in an apocalypse is hard - who knew?A post-apocalyptic rom-com perfect for fans of Adam Silvera.'Could not have adored My Love Life and the Apocalypseany more.' CYNTHIA MURPHY, AUTHOR OF WINLOSE KILL DIE'The most fun you'll have in an apocalypse!' BRIANNABOURNE, AUTHOR OF YOU & ME AT THE END OF THE WORLD'A perfect blend of romance, humour and dark dystopia, MelissaWelliver has created something fun, thought-provoking and completelyunique.' AMY MCCAW, AUTHOROF MINA AND THE UNDEAD'Wry, inventive, and heart-warming all at once' NADIAMIKAIL, AUTHOR OF THE CATS WE MEET ALONG THEWAYPlanet Earth Sucks.Humans have gone and cities are empty, looked after by bots. But not all robots are machines. Echo is part-human, his heartruled by an unreliable E-Mote chip which means he's pretty mucha normal boy surviving on canned beans. Living his best life. Then a space-pod crash-lands in his neighbourhood with a girlon board. Pandora. She's his last hope, and apparently he's hers - if they reallyare all that's left alive ...  A highly original and uplifting YA love story/sciencefiction mash-up with a slow-burn romanceSet in an abandoned but fully maintained New York Citywhere the characters live out all our empty mall dreamsA thrilling adventure with plenty of unexpected twistsand turns – and a dash of darknessYA readers will love Echo’s vintage 90s-00s cultureobsession!

What if living forever was a death sentence?Decades after the discovery that a small percentage of the population has stopped ageing, the Avalonia Zone is in crisis. From overpopulation to food shortages, the ‘Undying’ have been blamed for the state’s problems, banished to the fringes of society, and punished for every minor infraction.When sixteen-year-old Sadie takes the fall for an attack by a rebel group, The Alchemists, she suddenly finds herself wrenched away from her quiet life and from her ailing father.Armed with little help and even less knowledge, Sadie is thrust into a cold and cryptic ‘correctional facility’ – The Tower. Here she’ll have to rethink everything she’s been told about the Undying population in an attempt to save the life she knows, protect a group of unlikely friends, and give voice to the voiceless in a society on the brink of catastrophic upheaval.

A high-concept enemies-to-lovers romance – sureto be a BookTok hit!Good news: We all have a soulmate. Thanks toa gene mutation, out theresomewhere is our perfect match.Bad news: Your soul bond means you feel theirpain before you’ve even met. And if your soulmate dies . .. you die too.Control freak Zoe is determined to stay alive – and single.She carries a survival kit for every eventuality, but even shecan’t prepare for a match with Milo Spencer, a boy who livesfor recreational danger. It’s time to find a cure . . . A brand-new high-concept speculative romance story fromthe author of My Love Life and the Apocalypse An enemies-to-lovers soulmate storyPerfect for fans of They Both Die at the End  PRAISE FOR MY LOVE LIFE AND THE APOCALYPSE:'Could not have adored My Love Life and the Apocalypse anymore.' CYNTHIA MURPHY, AUTHOR OF WINLOSE KILL DIE'The most fun you’ll have in an apocalypse!' BRIANNABOURNE, AUTHOR OF YOU & ME ATTHE END OF THE WORLD'A perfect blend of romance, humour and dark dystopia, MelissaWelliver has created something fun, thought-provoking and completelyunique.' AMY MCCAW, AUTHOROF MINA AND THE UNDEAD'Wry, inventive, and heart-warming all at once' NADIAMIKAIL, AUTHOR OF THE CATS WE MEET ALONG THE WAY