Three years and hundreds of bullets later, Orchard Close is holding together. The cabal dreams up more ways to get their latest group of requirements: gardeners and women of loose morals. Food production is a major concern, for the marts and for the enclaves. Caddi pushes Harold with his new games, taunting, testing and trying to figure out what makes him tick – so he can exploit it. A common enemy, The General, smashes smaller enclaves, combines gangs and makes a wide sweep for control of the city, aligning the GOFS, Barbies and Orchard Close for their biggest fight yet. In this new world, only the strategic survive, but can they survive their temporary alliances?

A riveting thriller of catastrophe and one man's heroic effort to save the Earth, from the best selling author of the Meg series

On the brink of a disaster that could end all human life on earth, tech genius Robert Eisenbraun joins a team of scientists in Antarctica on a mission to Jupiter's moon Europa to mine a rare ore that would provide for Earth's long-term energy needs. But as he and the rest of the team train under the ice shelf in preparation for the long journey, trouble erupts, and before they embark Eisenbraun is the odd man out, put into cold sleep against his will….

When Robert wakes, he finds the ship deserted and not functional. He escapes to the surface of an Earth terribly changed. The plan has gone horribly wrong, but as he adapts to a hostile environment, he realizes that there is still a way to accomplish what his mission had set out to achieve. But he also discovers that he faces a new adversary of the most unlikely sort. For now, his own survival and that of the woman whose love has sustained him in his darkest hours depend on the defeat of a technological colossus partly of his own making.

Confronting a foe that knows him almost as well as he knows himself, he faces the prospect of depending on resources that he has reason to believe will be available on one particular night of a full moon, a night foretold by a mysterious unseen ally to be a pivotal moment for the fate of the earth. The game has changed, and Earth's future depends on him and him alone.
The Omega Project is yet another edge-of-your-seat thriller by bestselling author, Steve Alten, leaving readers looking for more.

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Welcome to Mind Over Ship, the Endeavour Award-winning sequel to David Marusek's stunning debut novel, Counting Heads, which Publishers Weekly called "ferociously smart, simultaneously horrific and funny."

The year is 2135, and the international program to seed the galaxy with human colonies has stalled as greedy, immoral powerbrokers park their starships in Earth's orbit and begin to convert them into space condos. Ellen Starke's head, rescued from the fiery crash that killed her mother, struggles to regrow a new body in time to restore her dead mother's financial empire. And Pre-Singularity AIs conspire to join the human race just as human clones, such as Mary Skarland and her sisters, want nothing more than to leave it.

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Meet Parker.
In a world devastated by plague, Parker has to fight everything from mutant vermin to the horrific, hissing 'things' that were once human...
Parker also looks out for other survivors, all the while trying to keep clear of the vicious, murdering road-gangs known as 'hogs'...
Then he saves the life of a young girl, Abigail - and finds that his life once again has purpose and meaning. But with the odds hopelessly stacked against the mismatched pair, how can they possibly hope to survive...? (Previously published as a series. Books 1, 2 & 3 now collected in one complete volume.)
'An enthralling story of how one man in small town America comes to terms with the loss of friends and family as the Zombie-type plague spreads across the world...' Trebor12 'More than your typical apocalypse story. Highly recommended...' A Navy Vet...VT town TOP 1000 REVIEWER 'Edge of seat reading... Definitely recommend to others...' Joanne Matarazzo 'Great read... I read a lot of post-apocalyptic books and this is up there in the Top 10...' AC 'A flawed hero that the reader really cares about... You can feel the sweat and the dirt as well as the fatigue... Recommending this novel to all...' R. Thornhill 'The best zombie series I've come across... I very highly recommend this author...' Lisa 'If you only read one zombie novel this year make it this one...' Dam Good Read 'Just gets better and better... You really get sucked in...' RBF 'A storyline that keeps you hooked till the very last page... The surprise made the end that much better...' Amazon Customer 'Great book!... End of the world...' Kieff 'A really good read and great twists in the plot... Recommend it to anyone who wants to read a good zombie story...' Eagle 'I couldn't put it down... The characters are three-dimensional and interesting... The plot is fast moving... A protagonist who has to struggle to overcome his own demons, as well as those which now inhabit this post-apocalyptic world...' Jo C Burns 'Shows that there are still decent people around despite insurmountable odds... It also illustrates that human nature is adaptable - even when it hurts...' John 'Get it... A star from start to finish...' james press 'Loved it...' Therese 'PARKER is not your usual ex-army gun-toting badass but someone you can identify with...' JJ 'This book was brilliant... I hope that the author will follow up with more books on this character...' Mrs Christine Lockett 'Fantastic... Felt like I was there...' Earl Brashear 'Couldn't put it down... Brilliantly written... ' Lynsey 'Different to the usual ZomBooks; a reluctant hero struggling with emotional issues... An awful lot of background to Parker...' Chris 'All kinds of crazy situations... I loved this book. Now I want more...' Maintenance Man 'Really enjoyed this... Made me wonder what I would do in a similar situation...' P C Brickwood 'Damn good read!... If you only read one zombie novel this year make it PARKER...' WOTAM From the author of THE ENNIN MYSTERIES
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People are suddenly branded with a blood-red, three-digit number on their chests, providing incredible insight into our lifespans. But who is responsible for this life-changing phenomenon?

In a world filled with paranoia, mistrust, and uncertainty—where the consequences of every action are instantly revealed—a ruthless killer emerges with a bizarre modus operandi: his victims have timers that are about to expire.

Detective Stewart, hardened, cynical and committed to a case, struggles to find leads on this elusive suspect until a terrified scientist reveals a connection between the victims and the creation of the catastrophic timers. The scientist's sudden branding with '001' indicates he is the next target.

As the detective delves deeper into the investigation, he finds himself navigating unfamiliar, mind-bending territory, especially when he discovers that the killer's timer displays the symbol for infinity.

Fortunately, he will receive much-needed help from someone who can bend all the rules, a glimmer of hope in his otherwise daunting journey.

Timer: Season 1 is science fiction at its most suspenseful—a gritty, riveting dystopian thriller set in a contemporary urban environment, with unique twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Order your copy now and join Detective Stewart as he hunts for a seemingly supernatural adversary.

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Silence may not be golden—but it is safer.

Years of greed and war devastated most of Earth. Now largely infertile, the remnants of the world have been united under one strict, unwavering power focused on Earth’s guardianship as well as humanity’s prosperity.
Maia believes in the established order, yet as a budding young scientist, she also wants more than the decreed roles of housewife to a stranger, egg donor, and mother. As family and state force Maia into submission, she resigns herself to a life of compliance until she unexpectedly meets two vastly different women. Discovering they both hold secrets, Maia questions if she can keep silent, even if revealing the truth threatens to irrevocably challenge the foundations of her existence.