Into the Storms: A Hell Divers Prequel

Hell Divers Series

By: Nicholas Sansbury Smith

Narrated by: R. C. Bray

In the shadow of extinction, legends are forged. From the New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith comes Into the Storms, the untold origin story of humanity’s darkest day.

Two and a half centuries before the Hell Divers, the Machine War erupted—autonomous killer robots turning Korea into a battlefield that threatened to consume civilization. As the dust settles, three men stand at the crossroads of humanity’s fate.

CEO Tyron Red, thrust into leadership of the Industrial Tech Corporation after his father’s death, works to reverse the war’s catastrophic effects while battling enemies, both human and machine, lurking in the shadows.

Sergeant Santiago Rodriguez returns to his family in San Diego, a soldier without a war, struggling to pay bills until an ITC contract draws him back to Korea—now transformed into a radioactive wasteland harboring dark secrets that could ignite global conflict.

Corporal Cecil Pepper battles a different kind of enemy while working surveillance for the Charlotte Crime Task Force. When a raid against city gangs goes tragically wrong, Cecil and his wife flee to the mountains of North Carolina seeking safety—unaware that an enemy once thought defeated is awakening across the globe.

As peace crumbles and forgotten machines reactivate, Tyron, Santiago, and Cecil must confront a merciless foe whose only directive is humanity’s extinction. Long before the first Hell Divers leaped from their airships, these heroes stood firmly on the ground to face the storm.

Welcome to the end of the world as they knew it.

©2025 Nicholas Sansbury Smith (P)2025 Blackstone Publishing

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I have been a Hell Diver Fan from the release of the First Audiobook.. I have pre ordered every book ever since and listened without stopping with each book. I am so invested in the Universe and these characters. I have laughed and cried and been in the fight emotionally through all of it.. To Get the before story now, and knowing that there will be many more is beyond wonderful.. We have the Ancestors of our main characters in here.. I was in tears within 15 minutes of my listen.. If you are a Hell Divers Fan.. BRAVO Keep it going.. If you have not yet discovered this Universe, you are in for a ride... BRAVO.. I am only sad that I finished it already. that ok, I will listen again and wait for the next Chapter to our World. Thank you So MUCH

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This is a must have if you you love the Hell Divers Series. it explains so many questions about how it all started. I just hope they publish more like it.

So so good

This was great. So good. I was sad when I got to the end. Can’t wait for another.

It doesn't disappoint

I've listened to all of the Hell Diver series and this one is just another Great addition. Now I can see where X gets his courage from. Allowing me to see how everything got started is just another wonderful adventure. Thank you

Another one!

Nick is the Micheal Jordan of post apocalyptic sci-fi. Read the series you won’t be disappointed!