Javan Bonds
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Javan Bonds

Science Fiction & Fantasy | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense | Literature & Fiction
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Javan Bonds is the Author of The Still Alive Series, an Amazon Best Selling Zombie Apocalypse series. The Still Alive series follows a group of unlikely survivors trapped in an Alabama lake town as they try to keep their wits about them. Making a new life in a world overrun by naked, blue-skinned, yellow-eyed, nocturnal zombies that spew vile shit everywhere is hard. Not only are these former humans attempting to bite or devour every last morsel of flesh on any of the uninfected, but they are also becoming increasingly more intelligent and sadistic. Add to that a few crazy dictators, gun-toting preppers, rouge military leaders, religious fanatics, and cannibals! Fun times! Think WW-Z, Zombieland, and Shaun Of The Dead, only better. Bonds has had to overcome numerous obstacles in writing, as well as to live his daily life. Diagnosed at age eleven with Friedrich’s Ataxia (FA) (a progressively degenerative neuromuscular disease under the umbrella of Muscular Dystrophy ), he was slowly robbed of his physical abilities through the years. Bonds started using a wheelchair in 1999, but that was only the beginning of his setbacks. In 2010, his sight started diminishing to the point that he became legally blind. Because of his deteriorating hearing, he couldn’t pick up individual voices in a noisy room. Despite all of this, he continued to work tirelessly... on his writing. Bonds, never letting his disability rule him, as he lived, loved, and laughed often. Reading and writing had long provided Bonds with both pleasure and a creative outlet. In 2010, he discovered a passion for writing novels. With the help of Nuance’s Dragon Naturally Speaking, he continued to write every day. In late 2015, at only 28 years old, Bonds was told he might have only a short time left due to the ravages of FA on his heart. After learning that, he went all in, and by mid-2016, he published his first novel and never looked back. He began to work hard to complete as many novels as possible before his time in this world runs out. But something happened along the way. Given his drive and determination to write and promote every day, his health improved. He had by no means found a cure for the genetic disorder that ravaged his body but found a second wind that gave him new energy and direction in his life. His cardiologist then said that the window of time he had been given to live was much longer than previously predicted. Bonds remastered his first novel in 2020 and released it as Blood Of Tyrants: Book One of the Free State Of Dodge Saga, the first book in a dystopian series about America in decline and its rebirth. The Still Alive series, with its humor, pop culture references, is a full throttle ride of excessive zombie-killing action; Oh, and there is a pirate ship too. Bonds worked hard as he planned to write many more installments in his Still Alive series. But sadly we lost Javan Collins Bonds on Nov 5 2023. His heart, ravaged by the genetic disorder finally stopped. But per Javan's request his Still Alive series will live on. His father, editor, author and biggest fan, J. R. Bonds will continue the series from Javan's notes and hours of conversations about his future novels. So the journey is far from over. Stay tune for more Still Alive books in the near future. Javan had these words of wisdom to offer for others stricken by a life-shortening illness. “Live your life. Light your candle on both ends and let it burn. It may go out faster, but it will be brighter than some who live much longer.” Keep an eye on his flame. Watch it burn long after he is gone!
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