The Zero Saga

About The Zero Saga

The Zero Saga is H. D. Carlton's earliest published work and a departure from the dark contemporary romance she'd later become known for with Cat and Mouse: a post-apocalyptic, alien-invasion dystopian duet. Zero Alvarado has spent her life sheltering underground near a compromised Area 51 as parasitic infections turn the population into cannibalistic "Hollows." When the infestation spreads and a mysterious ally named Ronan enters her world, Zero is forced to navigate survival, warfare against an alien threat, and a dangerous connection to someone who isn't entirely human anymore.

Published in 2018 and 2019, before Haunting Adeline made Carlton a breakout dark-romance name, The Zero Saga is grittier sci-fi than her later catalog and largely unconnected in tone to Cat and Mouse or her standalone romances.