Copperhead Crosses

In this first of a series, a quick glimpse of a shattered Tennessee in 2191, where bullets are relics and survival is forged from scavenged steel, young Charlie awakens face-down in a creek with no memory. Rescued by the Copperhead Crosses, a gritty band of scavengers led by the fierce Erynn, he joins their fight to protect Livingston—a fragile camp of twenty-seven souls clinging to a dry creek bed. As the ruthless Ashborne raiders, driven by the shadowy Korran, threaten to burn all they’ve built, Charlie’s past remains a void, but his sword carves a future. Amid betrayals, battles, and a single bullet’s promise, a mysterious stranger’s warning unveils a deeper danger—pre-war secrets that could ignite a war beyond their walls. Gritty and raw, Copperhead Crosses is a tale of resilience, redemption, and the cost of hope in a world reclaimed by ash.