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If there''s a problem in the galaxy no one else can fix, the Shadow Order get a call. A team pulled together because of their individual talents, the Shadow Order have little time for rest as they embark on one dangerous mission after the next, fighting volatile creatures on hostile planets. Although when their goals begin to clash with their morals, they start asking questions. Who are they really working for? What’s the link between the seemingly unrelated missions? Are they the bad guys? Do they even want to know? Read The Shadow Order - Books 1 - 3 - today to join Seb Zodo and his team in a fast-paced planet-hopping space opera saga. Travel with them to distant worlds inhabited by a wide range of volatile species as they move from one war to the next, pulling societies back from the brink. And maybe find out how it’s all connected and if it was all worth it? This box set includes: The Shadow Order The First Mission - Book Two of The Shadow Order The Crimson War - Book Three of The Shadow Order

After helping clear a colony of vicious parasites, Seb Zodo has come back from his most recent mission with more questions than answers. How did the grubs find their way to Carstic in the first place? Does it have anything to do with Moses? Could the leader of The Shadow Order be that callous in his pursuit of wealth? To find out the truth Seb has to defy his obligation to The Shadow Order and go A.W.O.L. In a galaxy where Moses holds great power, Seb has just made himself a fugitive. A fugitive with a large bounty on his head ...

COULD YOU BETRAY EVERYONE YOU CARE ABOUT TO PREVENT A WAR? The Blind Spot exists in defiance of Scala City’s dystopian big brother regime. It occupies a small sector in the city, and those who live there believe in the right to privacy. Scala City believe if you’ve done nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide. But the Blind Spot have hackers that could bring the larger city to its knees. This is why it’s never spilled over into all-out war. Until now ... A terrorist attack on Scala City’s main plaza has tipped the delicate balance. There is only one person who can halt the conflict before it begins ... Marcie Hugo, daughter of the Blind Spot’s leader, and the district’s best kept secret. Cybernetically enhanced, she’s faster, stronger, and smarter than most. But more importantly, she’s invisible. Protected and hidden away by her father for the majority of her life, she’s in the unique position to move between the Blind Spot and Scala City unnoticed. With the best hacker in the city on her side, and while the rest of the Blind Spot prepares for a bloody war, Marcie gets to work ... To avoid total annihilation, she will have to betray everyone she loves, starting with her father ... And even then, her chances of success are slim ... Join Marcie in a race against time as she turns over every neon-lit inch of Scala City and The Blind Spot in a quest to discover who’s trying to destroy her home and why. And even if she is successful, with the number of ties she’s severed, how much of a life will she have left to return to? Neon Horizon Books 1 - 3 are the first books in a series of fast-paced cyberpunk thrillers. If you like dazzling neon dystopian landscapes, where entertainment, credits, and the latest street drugs are all worth more than human life, then you’ll love this hard-hitting grimy glimpse into the hyper-cities of the future. This box set includes: The Blind Spot - Neon Horizon Book One. Prime City - Neon Horizon Book Two. Bounty Hunter - Neon Horizon Book Three.

Hope has spent the past several months in a dark and dank cell; her only comfort, a soiled and sodden mattress. She has accepted that no one is coming to rescue her; she''ll be Lucien''s pet for the rest of her life and continue her existence of servitude and submission. Unless... The path to freedom is clear, but it involves doing the one thing she thought she''d never do—even after everything she''s already endured during her stay. Faced with a choice, Hope must decide just how badly she wants out. What the reviewers say: LOVE LOVE this story!! Another great short story. Loved the visuals. A great fast paced horror thriller with enough blood to get your hands nice and slick.

First in a spectacular new series about two brother lawyers who lease offices on London''s Baker Street--and begin receiving mail addressed to Sherlock Holmes In Los Angeles, a geological surveyor maps out a proposed subway route--and then goes missing. His eight-year-old daughter, in her desperation, turns to the one person she thinks might help--she writes a letter to Sherlock Holmes. That letter creates an uproar at 221b Baker Street, which now houses the law offices of attorney and man about town Reggie Heath and his hapless brother, Nigel. Instead of filing the letter like he''s supposed to, Nigel decides to investigate. Soon he''s flying off to Los Angeles, inconsiderately leaving a very dead body on the floor in his office. Big brother Reggie follows Nigel to California, as does Reggie''s sometime lover, Laura---a quick-witted stage actress who''s captured the hearts of both brothers. When Nigel is arrested, Reggie must use all his wits to solve a case that Sherlock Holmes would have savored and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle fans will adore.

Bart lives in the pressure cooker that’s the Black Hole; a neon-lit hell filled with prostitutes, pimps, and pushers. Muggings, murders, and mods are commonplace, and few earn enough credits to get by, let alone support a family. He gives the best of himself to his dead-end job and despotic boss, yet still only earns enough credits to last five out of the seven days in a week. Each night, he returns exhausted to his dilapidated house to comfort his starving wife and daughter. If only his love could fill the chasm in their stomachs created by his failings. But even in a place like the Black Hole, there are opportunities for those stupid or desperate enough to take them. Drug trials, loan sharks, and gangs all offer the possibility of extra credits. With Bart’s inability to provide sending him and his family on a downward trajectory, maybe he’s both stupid and desperate enough to try something different. And someone has to win in this hellish place, so why not him? Eight Ways to Kill a Rat: Neon Horizon book six is a fast-paced cyberpunk thriller. If you like dazzling neon dystopian landscapes, where entertainments, credits, and the latest street drugs are all worth more than human life, then you’ll love this hard-hitting grimy glimpse into the hyper-cities of the future.

Welcome to Eden—the underground, self-sufficient complex that has withstood the zombie apocalypse for over thirty years and is home to the remnants of humanity. Standing in the control room and about to take over his father’s position of running it, Mark quickly realises there is more happening than a simple handover; he''s about to find out that Eden has secrets...dark secrets. Secrets that change the way he looks at his father forever. Secrets that change the way he looks at everything forever. Secrets that will reveal the truth about the apocalypse... Eden is a post apocalyptic tale about surviving the zombie apocalypse. What the reviewers say about Eden: “Eden is deep, dark, and thought provoking.” “The plot and pacing are wonderfully constructed, and the characters’ emotions come through incredibly clearly.” “...stop wasting time reading the awesome reviews, grab this book, and see for yourself. You won’t be disappointed!” “It ran the gamut of emotions; anger, surprise, shock and heartbreak. I was in tears at the end of the story.” “Two thumbs up!” “You need to read this, like, now.” “I could not have asked for a better glimpse into this under-utilised facet of the zombie apocalypse.”

Sparks and Reyes thought they had it all figured out. Three lucrative jobs and a hefty payout, until they discovered the dark truth behind their missions. Set up to fail and exploited for their skills, they must now decide between walking away with their credits, or taking a stand to right the wrongs of their past. In a race against time and the corrupt Ringdell Group, they must choose between the easy path and what is right. Can they undo the damage they’ve done, or will they be forever haunted by their choices? Galactic Retribution is the second book in a series of space opera thrillers, where every page crackles with high-stakes action and interstellar intrigue.

Seb Zodo had a hunch from the second he met Moses, but even he understood he needed more than that before he acted upon it. Now he knows the truth, he plans to return to the Shadow Order’s base for a long overdue showdown with the villainous shark. With his friends behind him, Seb’s ready to finally end his affiliation with the Shadow Order and rid himself of the prophecy hanging around his neck. Once he’s defeated the darkness in the galaxy, he can have the quiet life he’s been craving ... If only it were that simple. Enigma - Book Six of The Shadow Order is a fast-paced space opera adventure.

Michael Robertson has delighted mystery readers and Sherlock Holmes aficionados everywhere with his charming and innovative Baker Street mystery series, where brothers Reggie and Nigel Heath are charged with answering letters to Holmes that arrive at their law office, located at 221B Baker Street. Now, Reggie and Nigel are back in a case that would confound even Sherlock himself. An exhibition of vintage Sherlock Holmes letters has opened at the Marylebone Hotel. As Reggie and his beloved Laura embark on a pre-wedding trip, someone from Reggie and Nigel''s past—someone whom they thought was long gone—reappears, causing a whole slew of new problems for the brothers. Written with Robertson''s characteristic charm, Moriarty Returns a Letter is a standout mystery in a much-loved series, perfect for fans of the smash hit television shows "Sherlock" and "Elementary."

Even the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, would rave about the Baker Street mystery series! A Baker Street Wedding is another winner, and not to be missed. "Any [Sherlock] Holmes fan would enjoy Michael Robertson''s fresh new take on the Holmes stories...fast-paced and thoroughly entertaining." —CNN, Must Read Books on The Baker Street Translation "Agatha Christie fans will revel in Robertson’s fifth novel...a classic fair play whodunit leavened with humor." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Baker Street Jurors The wedding of Reggie Heath and the celebrated actress Laura Rankin was reported in all the tabloids—which is to say, it was a disaster. Now, in a remote village on the British coast, locked in by sea cliffs on one side and moors on the other, the newlywed’s plane—piloted by Laura—has landed. Reggie doesn’t understand why Laura has picked this god-forsaken hamlet for their honeymoon. What is she keeping from him? The answers are in Laura’s past, but she’s not saying, and Reggie is out of his depth. He must have help—or his worst fears and more will be realized.

When new letters misaddressed to famous former tenant Sherlock Holmes embroil them in a tangle of new cases, brothers Reggie and Nigel Heath are compelled to sort out an American heiress''s unconventional will, translate a nursery rhyme and find a missing rival while preventing an attack on an upcoming royal event.

There is no darkness that can equal the evil that lies within the human soul. No monster as terrifying as those we find in the ones we trust. No pain as searing as that which comes from betrayal. Step into the world of Zombies, Vampires, Aliens, and Oddities if you dare. Good luck. And pray you don''t get lost...

For as long as Dragon can remember, he’s lived in a lead-lined box. It might be for his own good, but he’s under no illusion he’s still a prisoner. Nuclear war has left the world uninhabitable. With radiation levels so high, the only way to survive is encased in lead. Dragon’s only connection to the world comes through competitive gaming. A community linked by high-speed networks with every gamer fighting for the monthly prize. A prize coveted almost as much as breathable air. But winning is far from easy. Maybe it’s the taking part that counts. Who’s Dragon kidding? He wants to win this month as much as any other. Except, this month isn''t like any other. For Dragon, things are about to change. Connection: Neon Horizon book four is a fast-paced cyberpunk thriller. If you like dazzling neon dystopian landscapes, where entertainment, credits, and the latest street drugs are all worth more than human life, then you’ll love this hard-hitting grimy glimpse into the hyper-cities of the future.

WHEN EVERYTHING''S BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU, SOMETIMES THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS RUN. Chris’s life of luxury is gone, devastated by the collapse of the European economy. Huddled in a small room with his petrified ten-year-old son, Chris made the decision to stay in his lavish and once cherished home. Gas, water, and electricity are all cut off; his wife and daughter have gone, and food is running out. Driven by the need to survive, Chris has decided to keep secrets from his son. Secrets that will make everything else up until this point seem trivial. Secrets that—one way or another—will come out before the day is done. Cowering in his home, he watches as his neighbours are dragged into the street and brutally executed by a small army of psychotic scavengers hell-bent on making the formerly privileged pay. As they methodically purge each home, Chris realizes that staying was the worst decision of his life. Secrets or not, he has to act fast; the murderous pack only has one more house before they reach his... Crash - A post-apocalyptic/dystopian thriller. WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS SCENES OF BRUTAL VIOLENCE. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. What the reviewers say: “There are a quite a few adjectives I could use to describe Crash: frightening, graphic, raw, disturbing... and wonderfully written and brilliantly compelling! But let’s hope it isn’t prophetic! The book really is a great read, and the first time I read it, I couldn’t put it down - simply had to finish it.” Mark Hooper, Angel Editing. This is an incredible novel with extreme social/political relevance which took a lot of guts to produce. I like this book a lot. It''s not one of those books that plays the game of being nice, it''s dark, decisive and hard edged. Well written and suspenseful. Gritty and barbaric. This book, though not for the faint of heart, is excellent.

An analysis of Darwin''s theory of evolution and its modern pertinence discusses its origin and development, its use and misuse in plant and animal breeding, eugenics, and medical research, and how it affects human behavior

Seb and Sparks were given a choice: Join the Shadow Order or rot in a prison cell. As Seb touches down for his first mission on a dark, damp, and cold planet, he wonders if he’s made the right call. The First Mission Book Two of The Shadow Order - is a fast-paced, planet-hopping, space opera adventure.

Nirvana. A city of opportunity and excess; where a person’s rights and freedoms are staunchly protected... unless you’re from the Estate. Those from the estate live in abject poverty and are victimised by all of those around them for entertainment. In Nirvana, having a child out of wedlock is a one way ticket to the Estate. Marie has hidden her pregnancy from those around her where she works for the corporation contracted by justice department to watch criminals logged into New Reality. But something isn’t right about the way the Rixon Corporation is being run. If Marie can uncover the corruption before the justice department does, keeping her mouth shut could be worth the cost of a marriage certificate. But if she gets it wrong, not only will she end up having to raise a child on the Estate, but she’ll face the wrath of one of the most powerful corporations in all of Nirvana... New Reality is a science fiction dystopian novel where the female protagonist does all she can to survive.

With extreme austerity driving everyone but the super wealthy into poverty, Matt joined the revolutionaries in their fight against the UK government. The previous monuments to political rule were toppled, and London was reduced to rubble ... ... but they didn''t win. It''s ten years later and Matt''s desperate for one last roll of the dice. Tired of spending his life in hiding, he''s made a promise to himself and his twelve-year-old daughter. They''re going to take control. They''re going to fight back again, and this time they''re going to win. To fulfil his promise they must reconnect with the remaining revolutionaries. To find the remaining revolutionaries, they must take to the streets. With The Elite''s drones on patrol, nowhere is more dangerous than the streets of London ... Rat Run is a dark post-apocalyptic novella. What the reviewers are saying: 5 Stars - A definite book not to be missed. Phew, I think I will breathe now! - Lana Turner - Amazon reviewer. 5 Stars - The story is crisp and fast paced while maintaining the humanity of the characters. - Amazon reviewer. 5 stars - Not your typical everyday post apocalyptic story...it has a surprising twist. - Anil - Amazon Reviewer.

Presents the world of dragons, including the many types of dragons and the lore associated with them, as well as the real dragons that either exist today or did in the past.

Alternate histories. Alternate realities. It’s said that every choice creates multiple timelines, each one exploring what could have happened if a different decision had been made. Most of these alternate histories stem from different outcomes to a pivotal battle, or to an assassination attempt, or to the ending or escalation of a war. All violent, all bloody, all brutal. But what about those choices made during peacetime, when there was no monumental, ongoing conflict? After all, everyone knows how significant the flutter of a butterfly’s wings can be, how far-reaching its effects can be felt. In these pages you will find fifteen new branches of history written by some of today’s greatest science fiction and fantasy writers, including Elektra Hammond, Dale Cozort, Harry Turtledove, C.W. Briar, Rick Wilber, Juliet E. McKenna, Michael Robertson, Kat Otis, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Brian Hugenbruch, Stephen Leigh, Elizabeth Kite, Ian R. MacLeod, Mike Barretta, and Kari Sperring, all stemming from a peaceful divergence in our past. Join them as they wander down familiar paths...and then swerve down roads not taken.

Do you have a plan for the apocalypse? Rhys doesn''t. But as he watches chaos spill from the Alpha tower, he knows one thing for sure ... He must get to his son before the virus does. If you like high stakes and edge of your seat action in a post-apocalyptic world, then The Alpha Plague is for you. Get it now to join Rhys at ground zero as he tries to save his loved ones and survive a disaster that will leave the world changed forever.

Do you have a plan for the apocalypse? Rhys doesn''t. But as he watches chaos spill from the Alpha Tower, he knows one thing for sure ... He must get to his son before the virus does. If you like high stakes and edge of your seat action in a post-apocalyptic world, then The Alpha Plague is for you. Get it now to join Rhys at ground zero as he tries to save his loved ones and survive a disaster that will leave the world changed forever. This box set includes: The Alpha Plague: A Post-Apocalyptic Action Thriller The Alpha Plague 2 The Alpha Plague 3

WHEN YOU''VE BEEN TO HELL AND SURVIVED, THE LAST THING YOU SHOULD DO IS GO BACK. Equipped with nothing but a baseball bat and his wits, Rhys enters Summit City for a second time. His son wants his Mummy, and Rhys is the only one that can save her. If he can get to The Alpha Tower, he can release the shutters on all of the buildings in the city. Maybe then he can get his ex-wife and best friend out of there. However, to open the shutters will release chaos onto the already wild streets. The only advantage Rhys has over the thousands of other people that will be fighting for their lives, is he understands what he’s up against. Hopefully that knowledge will be the difference between life and death. To make matters worse, an order to incinerate the city has been activated. In five hours’ time, the complex will be burned to a crisp. To give his son what he needs, Rhys has to risk everything. After one final deep breath, Rhys re-enters hell. The Alpha Plague 2 is a post-apocalyptic action thriller.

This volume argues that Titus’s invocation of Crete affected the ways early readers developed their identities. Using archaeological data, classical writings, and early Christian documents, he describes multiple traditions that circulated on Crete and throughout the Roman Empire concerning Cretan Zeus, Cretan social structure, and Cretan Judaism. He then uses these traditions to interpret Titus and explain how the letter would intersect with and affect readers’ identities. Because readers had differing conceptions of Crete based on their location and access to and evaluation of Cretan traditions, readers would have developed their identities in multiple, conflictual, even contradictory ways.

When Vicky saw the corruption in Hugh’s leadership of Home, she stood up to it and overthrew him. She now finds herself helping run the place, taking on responsibilities she’d rather not have. But if she keeps the community safe, she’ll also keep Flynn safe. All Vicky wants is to make sure Flynn’s okay. All she’s done for the past ten years is make sure Flynn’s okay. Now faced with a war with a barbaric neighbouring community, Home has to respond to the threat. As the most experienced fighter, Vicky has to lead the battle. If they don’t win, they’ll all die. The Alpha Plague 6 is a fast-paced post-apocalyptic survival thriller.

Marie, eight months pregnant and grieving the loss of her parter, has fallen from grace in Nirvana. Recently a hardworking, privileged member of society, a chain of events has reduced her to nothing more than an estate rat and a drain on the system. Under the oppressive boot heel of poverty—like all people on the estate—Marie battles the challenges of surviving the expansive gap between the two social classes. But Marie has one advantage ... she has indisputable evidence that could bring down the company controlling the public, and grant a better life to her and her new peers. A daily witness to the corruption and greed that victimise and exploit the poor, she has to decide if she should use her evidence to try to shape a better world for those around her and that of her unborn child. But with just weeks until she’s due to give birth, she will have to deal with unwanted attention from those she proposes to take down ... attention that could end hers and her child’s life. New Reality 3: Fear is a tale of dystopian horror.

Now the Crimson War has ended, Seb Zodo has returned to the Shadow Order’s base with Sparks, SA, and Bruke. The sadness of losing Gurt still weighs heavy on Seb’s heart. So when he finds himself faced with another mission for the Shadow Order, a mission that involves the eradication of a deadly parasite on a hostile planet; a parasite responsible for wiping out an entire mining colony, he has a tough choice to make. Go against Moses and refuse the mission, or jump on a shuttle and face the deadly threat that could see him and his friends killed ... Either way, it isn’t going to be pretty. Eradication - book four in The Shadow Order series - Is a fast-paced space opera adventure. If you like bold characters, planet-hopping, and edge-of-your-seat action, then you’ll love Michael Robertson’s thrilling series.

This companion volume to The Courtly Consort Suite in German-Speaking Europe surveys an area of music neglected by modern scholars: the consort suites and dance music by musicians working in the seventeenth-century German towns. Conditions of work in the German towns are examined in detail, as are the problems posed by the many untrained travelling players who were often little more than beggars. The central part of the book explores the organisation, content and assembly of town suites into carefully ordered printed collections, which refutes the concept of the so-called ''classical'' suite. The differences between court and town suites are dealt with alongside the often-ignored variation suite from the later decades of the seventeenth century and the separate suite-writing traditions of Leipzig and Hamburg. While the seventeenth-century keyboard suite has received a good deal of attention from modern scholars, its often symbiotic relationship with the consort suite has been ignored. This book aims to redress the balance and to deal with one very important but often ignored aspect of seventeenth-century notation: the use of blackened notes, which are rarely notated in a meaningful way in modern editions, with important implications for performance.

In a world where walls provide safety, Heidi finds herself wanting nothing more than to run free. Trapped in a community with people she despises, she volunteers to be the runner for them. The supply runs offer her relief in an otherwise claustrophobic environment ... They also leave her vulnerable to attack in a broken city.

Dance music at the courts of seventeenth-century Germany is a genre that is still largely unknown. Dr Michael Robertson sets out to redress the balance and study the ensemble dance suites that were played at the German courts between the end of the Thirty Years War and the early years of the eighteenth century. At many German courts during this time, it was fashionable to emulate everything that was French. As part of this process, German musicians visited Paris throughout the second half of the seventeenth century, and brought French courtly music back with them on their return. For the last two decades of the century, this meant the works of Jean-Baptiste Lully, and his music and its influence spread rapidly through the courts of Europe. Extracts from Lully''s dramatic stage works were circulated in both published editions and manuscript. These extracts are considered in some detail, especially in terms of their relationship to the suite. The nobility also played their part in this process: French musicians and German players with specialist knowledge were often hired to coach their German colleagues in the art of playing in the French manner, the franz?sischer Art. The book examines the dissemination of dance music, instrumentation and performance practice, and the differences between the French and Italian styles. It also studies the courtly suites before the advent of Lullism and the differences between the suites of court composers and town musicians. With the possible exception of Georg Muffat''s two Florilegium collections of suites, much of the dance music of the German Lullists is largely unknown; court composers such as Cousser, Erlebach, Johann Fischer and Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer all wrote fine collections of ensemble suites, and these are examined in detail. Examples from these suites, some published for the first time, are given throughout the book in order to demonstrate the music''s quality and show that its neglect is completely unjustifi

"This book is likely to keep you up at night. It''s the only story I know of where the monster is more scary at the end of the book than when you first meet it - and it''s quite disturbing when you first meet it." MASKED - SOMETIMES IT’S BETTER TO NOT KNOW WHAT''S UNDERNEATH. Jacob Davies is an alcoholic who’s been sober for twenty years. When he watches his dad lose his battle against pancreatic cancer it sends his life into chaos and the cravings return stronger than ever. Lost in his grief, he starts to see visions of a masked man that no one else can see. A man who knows things Jacob is yet to find out. A man who has answers to questions Jacob didn’t realise he had. Lucy, Jacob’s wife, stood by him the first time he fell into alcoholism. As he starts to drink again, she makes it perfectly clear she won’t do it a second time. Not now they have two teenage children. The visions and Jacob’s grief send him on a journey that leads him to the brink of losing both his family and sanity. As he tries to hold everything together, maybe his only way out is to understand why he’s seeing the masked figure. Although maybe it will make everything a hell of a lot worse ... Masked is a psychological horror about grief, addiction, and deceit.

21st century society has been rendered obsolete and London has fallen into the hands of violent gangs. George had begun to question his membership in a gang of murderers and rapists. Now that blood coats his hands, he can feel his humanity slipping away. All he wants to do is leave, but the leader of the gang is his psychotic brother-in-law and the only one who knows where George''s pregnant sister is being kept. With just a few weeks left until she gives birth, George knows that leaving the gang now would mean condemning her and the child to the life he wants to escape. Not sure if his sister even is still alive, George sits by while innocent people meet their gruesome end at the hands of the gang. With time running out, George needs to make a decision between his family and his conscience. Does he save the lives of people now, or does he hold on in the hope he''ll be reunited with his sister. Whichever decision he makes, someone will suffer. Crash II: Highrise Hell - A post-apocalyptic / dystopian thriller. WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS SCENES OF BRUTAL VIOLENCE. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. What the reviewers say: A scary look into what could happen to this World Once I started I couldn''t put it down This is one of the best post apocalyptic books I have read and I look forward to the next volume. I read this book in one sitting -couldn''t put it down. This guy really has a way with words, I will be looking up some more of his writing next! Highly recommend!

Not only has Vicky made it to Home—an underground self-sufficient complex—in one piece, but Flynn has turned up too, following behind after her when she’d feared he’d died. Now they’re secure, Vicky can keep Flynn safer than she’s been able to since the outbreak over a decade ago ... At least that’s the plan. However, in this new world, where the diseased roam free, there’s always a threat hiding in the shadows. Having convinced herself Home would be safe, Vicky has to come to terms with the fact that nowhere’s safe in this world anymore. And maybe the biggest threat comes from within the complex rather than outside of it. With her senses more finely tuned than ever before, Vicky must remain as vigilant as she always has. If she’s going to survive amongst the diseased and the healthy, maybe she should give Flynn the responsibility he both deserves and is more than capable handling. The Alpha Plague 5 is a fast-paced post-apocalyptic survival thriller.

Flynn Golding has lost all of the people close to him. His mum, his dad, and now Vicky. However, he doesn’t yet know Vicky’s dead, so he doesn’t know who killed her. Convinced that Vicky chose to leave, he’ll find out the truth sooner or later. When he does, he’ll have to accept his community is run by her murderers. The community that offers him safety, security, and three square meals a day. Either that, or he’ll have to make them pay, therefore giving up his safe existence and re-entering a hostile world. The Alpha Plague is a post-apocalyptic action adventure thriller.

This unique book looks at the biology of aging from a fundamentally new perspective, one based on evolutionary theory rather than traditional concepts which emphasize molecular and cellular processes. The basis for this approach lies in the fact that natural selection, as a powerful determining force, tends to decline in importance with age. Many of the characteristics we associate with aging, the author argues, are more the result of this decline than any mechanical imperative contained within organic structures. This theory in turn yields the most fruitful avenues for seeking answers to the problem of aging, and should be recognized as the intellectual core of gerontology and the foundation for future research. The author ably surveys the vast literature on aging, presenting mathematical, experimental, and comparative findings to illustrate and support the central thesis. The result is the first complete synthesis of this vital field. Evolutionary biologists, gerontologists, and all those concerned with the science of aging will find it a stimulating, strongly argued account.