One woman. One wild dog pack. Fighting for humanity’s survival in one messed-up future.

Ottawa, ON, Canada – January 31, 2014 – Today, Canadian author Suzanne Purkis launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund her dystopian novel, The Ending.

The Ending is set in a post-apocalyptic future, where an unknown enemy has wiped out most of humanity in a biological warfare attack that was supposed to kill us all. The humans who survive the attack discover they’ve been forever altered, as they begin to develop strange mutations and abilities.

The story centers on Coralie, an orphaned survivor whose mutation allows her to communicate with canines. As she navigates the world she now lives in, she gathers her pack and sets off in search of other survivors.

Several years later, Coralie learns that the children of survivors are being taken by the enemy. Stolen under the cover of night and secreted away to massive compounds that now stand in the fallen cities of Earth.

As the fear and tension mounts, events conspire to bring two strange creatures into Coralie’s life. The first is a fox hybrid with a very special gift and the second is a stranger who will turn Coralie’s brave new world upside down in a fight to save what’s left of humanity.

Ms. Purkis is a freelance writer, editor, and blogger. She regularly posts short stories on her blog, Apoplectic Apostrophes, along with entertaining non-fiction articles about English grammar, vocabulary, and etymology.

For the past eight months, Ms. Purkis has been developing and working on The Ending. But her busy work schedule has made it difficult to dedicate as much time as she would like to her creative writing, so Ms. Purkis decided to launch a Kickstarter campaign.

If she meets her goal of $12,000, Ms. Purkis plans to dedicate her time exclusively to finishing researching and writing her novel. She also hopes to draw the attention of potential publishers by reaching out to a broader audience.

Those who fund Ms. Purkis will find a wide range of perks for all levels of contributions, including the following:

  • A copy of one of Ms. Purkis’ books, The Eight Parts of Speech: A Grammar Ghoul Guide or Fifty-two x 33: A Year in 33 Words.
  • A signed, limited edition copy of the four original character sketches for The Ending.
  • An edit and manuscript evaluation of a short story.
  • Immortalization of your dog as a character in The Ending (and there is also a special level for one lucky cat person)!

To view the full Kickstarter campaign, please visit: The Ending: A Novel. You can also follow Ms. Purkis on Twitter or on Facebook.

If you’d like more information about The Ending, or if you’d like to schedule an interview with Suzanne, please email spurkis@rogers.com or send her a tweet @Lucid_Editing.