New Releases by Nicholas Sansbury Smith

Unheimlich und unglaublich fesselnd. Action, Action und noch VIEL MEHR ACTION! In den Geheimlabors des amerikanischen Militärs gerät eine Biowaffe außer Kontrolle. Innerhalb von Tagen rast die Pest um den Globus und rottet den größten Teil der Menschheit aus. Buch 2: Das VX99-Virus lässt die Infizierten nun auch körperlich zu Bestien mutieren: Sie entwickeln Saugnäpfe, Klauen, können im Dunkeln sehen und wie Insekten Wände hochkrabbeln ... Der Untergang der Menschheit steht bevor. Wir müssen einen grausamen Preis zahlen! Diese Serie erreichte in den USA Bestsellerstatus und wird gefeiert als genialer Vorreiter eines neuen Genres. Nicholas Sansbury Smith gab vor einigen Jahren seinen Job in der Stadtverwaltung von Iowa auf, um sich ganz seiner wahren Leidenschaft zu widmen: dem Schreiben. Inzwischen hat er mehrere postapokalyptische Romane veröffentlicht. Die Reihe THE EXTINCTION CYCLE (bisher 6 Bände) erreichte Bestsellerstatus und wird gefeiert als genialer Vorreiter eines neuen Genres. Nicholas lebt mit seiner Familie und einigen geretteten Tieren in Des Moines, Iowa, und wenn er gerade mal nicht seinen Weltuntergangsfantasien nachgeht, nimmt er an Triathlon-Wettkämpfen teil.

A thrilling collection of the entire bestselling Orbs series from Nicholas Sansbury Smith about the last survivors of an alien invasion—includes, Orbs: A Science Fiction Thriller, Orbs II: Stranded, Orbs III: Redemption, White Sands: An Orbs Prequel, and Red Sands: An Orbs Prequel. While training for a manned mission to Mars, Dr. Sophie Winston and her team of scientists find themselves cut off from the rest of the world. Trapped inside a biosphere deep within the confines of Cheyenne Mountain, Sophie and crew discover they are the survivors of a brutal alien invasion. But as they struggle to stay alive, they realize their safe haven is far from safe and that they must team with other survivors around the world to defeat the aliens before it''s too late for humanity, and the Earth...

With their numbers diminishing and the alien armies growing stronger, Sophie’s biosphere decides to join forces with the team from NTC’s submarine in the third book in Nicholas Sansbury Smith’s bestselling Orbs series. Using data from a surviving satellite, they discover strange, alien poles at each of the world’s seven highest summits: alien technology that the survivors believe may hold the key to shutting down the alien ships once and for all. That’s not all, the satellite also reveals an encrypted set of coordinates that reveal SOS messages from US Military bases around the world, all activated on invasion day—except for one: Offutt Air Force Base. But before the two teams can launch an offensive, the biosphere must deal with sabotage from within and a strange nanotechnology that has infected several of the survivors. As tensions rise, Sophie and team must decide whether a new discovery at Offutt is worth abandoning the biosphere. The more the team learns, the more they realize the planet may be beyond saving and that salvation may require leaving the planet forever. Reading Order: Orbs Orbs II Orbs III White Sands Red Sands

This free sampler includes an excerpt from Redemption—the third novel in the bestselling Orbs series by Nicholas Sansbury Smith—as well as preview samples from upcoming science fiction and fantasy titles by Scott Britz, Ethan Reid, and Stephen S. Power.

A thrilling prequel to the bestselling Orbs series. Jeff and his little brother David are alone. Their parents have disappeared along with the rest of the world, replaced by glowing blue orbs and a terrifying army of aliens. But the boys are survivors. Living in the tunnels beneath the White Sands military base, escaping from hungry aliens, and searching for supplies, they hatch a plan. The boys will fight back, and before they’re through the white sands will run red with blood. Reading Order: Orbs Orbs II Orbs III White Sands Red Sands

Dr. Sophie Winston and her team of survivors fend off the alien invasion in Orbs II: Stranded, the second book in Nicholas Sansbury Smith’s bestselling Orbs series. At the end of the world, who can you trust? The aliens have invaded, wiping out almost all life on earth. Their goal: water. Huge spaceships are draining the oceans, and the few remaining humans have been herded into farms, where their bodies are harvested to support the growing alien army. Humanity’s last chance lies in the biospheres that have been planted secretly across the globe. But all is not peaceful in the biosphere led by Dr. Sophie Winston. With resources dwindling and tensions high, her small group of survivors is divided. Some want to fight, some want to stay hidden, and Sophie just wants to keep everyone alive. When one of their own, eleven-year-old Jeff, is kidnapped by the Organics, Sophie is forced to pick sides. With the help of a promising new magnetic weapon, the biosphere team just might have a fighting chance to save Jeff and the world—if they live long enough to use it. Reading Order: Orbs Orbs II Orbs III White Sands Red Sands

Jeff and his little brother David were normal kids; they loved video games, fighter planes, and learning to hunt with their Dad. Little did they know, their lives were about to change. The boys and their father find themselves stranded in the desert when a military jet comes careening out of the sky and crashes directly into their car. Barely escaping the incident with their lives, and out of contact with the rest of the world, the trio must make the perilous journey back to civilization. But, downed aircrafts, stalled out cars, and mysterious glowing blue orbs litter the desert landscape. Slowly they come to realize that the world is under attack and the civilization they once knew may no longer exist. Now the boys and their father are in a fight to survive across a barren landscape—a fight that not all will win. Reading Order: Orbs Orbs II Orbs III White Sands Red Sands

This free sampler includes the first sneak preview of the paranormal thriller A Vision of Fire by Gillian Anderson and Jeff Rovin, and excerpts from Nicholas Sansbury Smith’s bestselling Orbs series, as well as excerpts from several upcoming science fiction and fantasy titles from Simon451.