Catalogue of Ruins: Apocalypse UK: Book 1

By A. J. Treleavan

What happens when the Nuclear bombs stop falling, but the dying is just getting started?

You might think the nuclear blasts were the worst part of the apocalypse. It makes sense, right? The bombs just made the noise, but a brutal virus did the damage. It swept the country clean, leaving empty rooms and a heavy silence. The dead are not coming back to chase anyone. Fully functioning, desperate humans are the real threat now. Ordinary people do terrible things when they are starving.

Jack did not plan to be a hero. He is a scarred, scared man, alone and fighting asthma and the new dystopian future. He just wants to walk west. He is trying to reach the Isle of Man to find his girlfriend. He guides his steps using a ruined, soggy 1996 AA road atlas. It is his personal catalogue of ruins. But the major roads are blocked. Brutal men in high-visibility jackets control the bridges. They carry shotguns and take the tolls, treating human lives like profit.

When a cruel toll-keeper steals Jack's engraved watch, a switch flips. He fights back with a cold rage, using a bow and sharpened two-pound coins. Soon, terrified survivors start calling him The Ferryman. He is not walking alone anymore. He forms a fragile crew. There is Maggie, a cold and brilliant tactician. There is also Danny, a fast-talking Essex boy searching for his missing parents.

A Broken Nation

Together, they must navigate the radioactive mud of the Thames estuary and survive feral bike gangs in Chelmsford. The journey takes a dark turn. As book 1 draws to a close a military faction called the Sky Guard controls the north. They wear pristine Air Force uniforms and operate out of Duxford Airfield. They are snatching people away to work as farm slaves. Danny's parents are trapped behind their thick walls.

Jack must decide if he will walk away or fight a dictator. There is no magic left, there is only the brutal grind. If you like dark, gritty survival fiction, this is for you.

A grounded look at a post-nuclear UK.

Brutal fights against feral gangs and organised militias.

Flawed survivors making terrible choices.

Buy Catalogue of Ruins: Apocalypse UK today, and start the brutal journey across a shattered post-apocalyptic Britain.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HCJMJYQQ
• ISBN13: 9798190161908
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"