A Seth Lang Trilogy Series

Those Who Remain

In a single moment, billions of souls vanish. What rises in their place isn't empty streets — it's something far older, and far darker. For the Lang family, the end is only the beginning.

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March 3, 2029  ·  7:14 AM

The Rapture was only the beginning.

Billions vanished in an instant — but what rose in their place wasn't empty streets. It was something soulless, wandering, and wrong. Those Who Remain follows the people left behind, and one Wisconsin family fighting to survive what came after.


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The Book

One moment, billions of souls vanish. The next, the world is overrun with something… else.

Seth Lang, a former preacher who long wrestled with his faith, never imagined he'd live to see the end times. But when people across the globe disappear in an instant, what rises in their place isn't empty streets — it's soulless, wandering horrors.

These aren't your typical zombies. They're not dead. They're not even sick. They're wrong. Twisted. Possessed. And they're spreading.

As society collapses, Seth must lead his wife and children through a crumbling world of confusion, violence, and eerie signs that something far older — and far darker — is now watching. With his military-trained nephew Freddy and loyal friends Dusty and Meggan, the Lang family fights to stay alive, find others, and uncover the truth behind the disappearances, and what followed.

Set against rural Wisconsin and the shattered remnants of America, the book blends emotional drama, apocalyptic survival, and spiritual warfare — a story of grief, faith, and resilience in a world where the physical and supernatural have violently collided.

For fans of The Left Behind Series, The Road & The Last of Us
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From the Opening Pages

The morning sun filtered gently through the curtains of the Lang family home. Today had been circled on the calendar for months — a long-anticipated vacation, a chance to breathe again.

Despite the noise and bustle, everything felt right. Familiar. Grounded. That feeling lasted until the phones began to scream.

From Chapter One

The Seth Lang Series

The road goes on.

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Book Two

Revelation

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The disappearances have a name now, and a voice. As the world reels, a calm global broadcast promises that the vanished are safe, the affected can be recovered, and all anyone has to do is stay put and wait for help to arrive. Seth Lang doesn’t believe a word of it.

Revelation pushes the Lang family deeper into a transformed America, where the things wearing familiar faces are only the beginning, and the gentlest promise of safety may hide the oldest lie ever told.

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Shawn Lee, author of Those Who Remain
The Author

Shawn Lee

Shawn Lee is a Central Wisconsin-based IT technician, author, and entrepreneur. He’s been involved in church his entire life and proudly claims a “shallow learning curve” — a sense of humor that shows up in both his writing and his worldview.

Shawn began writing in grade school as a way to process personal hardship. His debut novel, Those Who Remain, has been bouncing around in his mind for over seven years. Inspired by his favorite author Mark Tufo and with the support of his family, the book is a raw, faith-infused post-Rapture survival story with emotional weight and supernatural terror.

Outside of writing and tech work, Shawn shares his life with one amazing woman and eight awesome children. He’s a passionate gamer, a lifelong Star Wars fan, and is on a mission to build a meaningful book series that resonates with others who have struggled, questioned, and endured.