Rot

A world where civilization has collapsed into frost, silence, and decay, survival is no longer about hope. It is about routine. Mara lives on an isolated farmhouse surrounded by wire fences, frozen fields, and the endless dead wandering beyond them. Every morning begins the same way: patrol the perimeter, clear the bodies, reinforce the weak points, and survive one more day. For three years she has kept the farm alive through brutal discipline and hard learned rules, believing that isolation is the only thing standing between order and chaos.
But when a wounded stranger appears in her barn during the middle of winter, the fragile balance she has built begins to change. More survivors follow. A frightened child. A doctor carrying memories of failed settlements. Voices crackling over homemade radios from distant communities that may still exist. As the small group grows, Mara is forced to confront a dangerous question she has avoided since the world ended.
Can people still build something worth protecting?Dark, atmospheric, and deeply human, ROT is a bleak post apocalyptic horror novel about survival, trust, grief, and the slow rebuilding of humanity in a dying world. Filled with haunting imagery, relentless tension, and unforgettable characters, it explores not only what remains after civilization collapses, but what kind of people emerge from the ruins.