The Filth King
Published on 13. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
118 pages
979-8-231-54553-7 (ISBN)
Description
The dead walk. The living starve. And in the wasteland, corruption wears a crown.
Decades after nuclear fire scorched the earth, the survivors of northern Mexico cling to life in rusted villages and broken faith. Raiders prowl. Plagues spread. Corpses claw their way back from the grave. In the ruins of San Judas, Tomás Ortega fights to protect his children, Diego and Alma, alongside his partner Monica. But when his daughter falls ill and the graves begin to stir, Tomás discovers the source of the horror: a glowing pit of sludge that whispers his name.
The Entity promises power-enough to protect, enough to heal. But every gift carries a cost. As Tomás takes its strength into his veins, the villagers begin to fear him as much as they follow him. Meanwhile, the White Lords of Goodness, a militant order of zealots, march across the wasteland, cleansing the land with fire. To them, Tomás is abomination incarnate.
The Filth King is Book Three of the Dead World Post-Apocalyptic Cycle-a brutal horror tale where family, faith, and decay collide in the radioactive heart of the wasteland. Perfect for fans of The Walking Dead, The Stand, and The Toxic Avenger, this novella is a grotesque story of sacrifice, corruption, and the price of survival in a world already dead.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
160 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-231-54553-7 (9798231545537)
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James Dargan is the author of over thirty books spanning crime, noir, satire, historical fiction, and literary fiction. Known for razor-sharp dialogue, vivid characters, and a knack for weaving grit with dark humour, his work ranges from the hard-boiled streets of the Napoleon Clancy thrillers to the sprawling crime sagas of The Bayside City series, the evocative Latin American novels, and a host of standalone titles.
Dargan's novels often drop readers into morally complex worlds where loyalty is fragile, justice is elusive, and survival depends on quick thinking and a little luck. Influenced by the likes of Elmore Leonard, Dennis Lehane, and Cormac McCarthy, his prose balances propulsive storytelling with atmospheric detail, creating stories that are as cinematic as they are immersive.
Whether exploring mob wars and political corruption, the quiet desperation of outsiders, or the chaos of history's turning points, Dargan writes with an unflinching eye and a storyteller's instinct for pacing, character, and place. His work is as much about the people caught in the crossfire as it is about the bullets themselves.
James Dargan: Writer, Raconteur, Blogger, and Journalist.
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