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They are not human. They are not natural. They are not friendly. At a research station in Antarctica, five of the world's top scientists have been brought together to solve one of the greatest mysteries in human history. Their subject, however, is anything but human. Deep beneath the ice, the submerged ruins of a lost civilization hold the key to the strange mutations that each scientist has encountered across the globe. When a series of sound waves trigger the ancient organisms, a new kind of evolution begins. A long-extinct life form is reborn.

In a research hangar in Virginia, a Unit 51 team studies an ancient but long-dormant virus that can transform human physiology - and turn it into something else.... In the Amazon rain forest, a newly evolving life form known as Subject Z acquires the ability to think conceptually, build elaborate traps, create new carriers - and spawn a new race....

How can so many people pledge allegiance to punk, something with no fixed identity? Depending on who and where you are, punk can be an outlet, excuse, lifestyle, escapism, conversation, community, ideology, sales category, social movement, punishable offense, badge of authenticity, reason to drink beer forever, or an aesthetic of belligerent incompetence. Sam McPheeters championed many different versions. Over the course of two decades, he fronted Born Against, released dozens of records and fanzines, and toured 17 times across the northern hemisphere.

My name is Frank Moon, and I’m in way over my head. We’ve settled in Sanctuary, a neighborhood on the edge of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Having endured gut-wrenching emotional trials and hordes of inhuman enemies, I’ve rapidly become the leader of a small, yet ever-growing, community of survivors. With supplies thinning, I reluctantly agree to return to town for the first time in weeks. My wife and I run into more than just a multitude of murderous monsters. We’re forced into a war between two well-armed human factions. One of the parties is hellbent on claiming Gatlinburg for ...

The survivors lived through the horrifying first days of the plague and its aftermath. They've found their friends, their family . . . but others are still missing. Finding them means leaving the only safety they have, which may not be so safe after all. It's the dawn of a new era. One of violence, war, destruction, and horror. Just when they feel as if they've gotten a grip on the situation, fate throws another curveball their way. Every day is a new struggle, a new terrible reality. The only way forward is through it.

Kings of the Apocalypse: The King Family Trilogy and Adam II: A Post-Apocalyptic Trilogy are both stand-alone trilogies and can be read independently. However, the storylines are parallel narratives that are closely interconnected and are best understood and appreciated if the Adam II trilogy is read first. The King siblings are the products of illegal genetic engineering research that was intended to augment their abilities. Their whole world was the lab facility that they inhabited and the personnel who saw to their most basic needs. They were too young to know that they differed from ...

In a world divided by hate, one misfit may hold the key to unity. Exiled from her home for powers she can't control, Raylyse seeks refuge among the outcasts of the lawless Splinters. As a hybrid of the compassionate Affinities and power-hungry Legacies, she's never belonged anywhere. Until now. But when a threat emerges that could destroy everything she holds dear, Raylyse must embark on a perilous mission into the heart of enemy territory. Armed with her unique abilities and a band of unlikely allies, she'll brave the horrors of a world torn apart to protect the ones she loves. Secrets ...

Lough Ree, May 1997. Would you face down a hideous, toxic mutation to save a person you love? A mad scientist with a dangerous obsession. A secret island on an ancient lake. Five individuals on a cruiser thrown into a life or death struggle. And one very angry, very tough, old man on a suicide mission watching them. A classic exploration of what could happen when bad science collaborates with big business Former Lough Ree Laboratory environmental employee Catherine Coles must lead a group of four others onto Lough Ree to kill a mutated monster that has escaped from a local textile ...

Two of the free Hork-Bajir living on Earth have brought the Animorphs and Ax a terrifying discovery: Visser Three has tried—unsuccessfully—to create a race of amphibious Hork-Bajir. It seems Visser Three has become fixated on the sunken Pemalite ship he glimpsed and lost (book #27). So, he has arranged the construction of a fabulous new underwater Yeerk craft he calls "SeaBlade," that will be able to locate the Pemalite ship along with it's advance technology.

The only thing the survivors of the catastrophe in South Wales wanted was a safe place to ride out the apocalypse. The castle looked perfect: high walls and natural defenses that even the infection could not breach. The problem was that someone had beaten them to it. Someone who would stop at nothing to maintain control. Someone with a dark secret that could change everything.

The Daleks’ Masterplan is well underway. With the Time Destroyer, the most deadly machine ever devised, they will conquer the Universe. Only one person stands in their way - the Doctor. For he has stolen the precious Taranium core which is vital to activate the machine. Travelling through Time...

Having saved the planet and earned a place with the world's premiere superhero team, Jim (aka Kid Sensation) is preparing to attend the prestigious Academy, where teen supers from every corner of the globe learn to master their abilities. At the same time, however, he is approached by a mysterious government organization that wants Jim to work for them - and they won't take "No" for an answer. Moreover, at the Academy itself, an insidious and highly contagious virus is running amok.

The past few days have taken their toll on Frank, but R&R is not an option. Eden isn’t quite the utopia he’d expected. When they come under attack from zombies and humans alike, difficult decisions must be made. With the horrific events still fresh in their mind, Amy and Ben finally feel safe in their secluded cottage. But that’s when things start to go wrong. The undead are getting faster. They’re smarter. They’re mutating.

"The savage demolition that Day and Athos undertake in this book of the statistical implications of the 'Blind Watchmaker' hypothesis will, I hope, finally push evolutionary biologists to abandon the random mutation hypothesis." —Steve Keen, Honorary Professor of Economics and Distinguished Research Fellow, University College London THE END OF HUMAN EVOLUTION If Probability Zero was the destruction of Charles Darwin and natural selection, THE FROZEN GENE is the obliteration of Motoo Kimura, neutral theory, and the remainder of the Modern Synthesis For decades, evolutionary biologists have...

When survival is all that’s left, can Cora return to humanity, or is she more dangerous than the zombies? Cora is a reclusive survivor hiding in the underbelly of Manhattan. Fiercely independent and a cynical fighter, she’s outraged when Kayne discovers her and brings her back to his tribe of human survivors. Silently determined to escape, she struggles to accept that some humans—like Kayne—aren’t as dangerous as she believes. With his loyal persistence and lighthearted banter, he earns more than just her trust. But when the ruthlessly brilliant tribe leader reveals a truth Cora ...

This Christmas, love is the most valuable data of all In the radioactive ruins of a dying city, Christmas still flickers like an old memory with the faint hope that love can survive the end of the world. Della scavenges the wastelands for bio-luminescent fungus to trade for medicine. Jim performs outlawed surgeries with trembling hands and stolen tech. Together, they’ve built a fragile life among the wreckage, still clinging to the idea of giving, of sacrifice. But when each secretly bargains their body to buy the other a gift, they fall prey to a deeper horror: the corporation that ...

The monster saved her life. Now she has to save his. Elena Ward knows the rules of Northwood: keep your head down, work your shift, and stay out of the forest at night. But when the local trouble finds her on a lonely mountain road, the rules don’t save her. A beast does. It isn’t a bear. It isn’t a wolf. It is seven feet of shadow and violence with eyes of molten gold. It saves her with brutal efficiency and then vanishes into the trees. Elena should be terrified. She should forget what she saw. Instead, she goes hunting for the truth. She finds Lukas Hale. A reclusive mechanic with ...

The Alabaster Tower is a marvel of modern engineering, a sixty-two-story giant of glass and steel. But when the clock strikes midnight, a routine security drill plunges the skyscraper into a terrifying, unnatural silence. The lockdown is not a drill. It's a trap. Mara Palumbo, the building's sole engineer, discovers the tower has been sealed not for a test, but for a hunt. Alien creatures now crawl the corridors, their webs choking the skyscraper's intricate systems and turning it into a massive, multi-level web. Trapped between floors, a rookie security guard and a handful of civilians ...

Have you been struggling with health issues for years and recently diagnosed with MTHFR gene mutation? You’ve identified the cause of your health issues, but now unsure what to do next? Dr. Terranella has treated hundreds of people with MTHFR gene mutations and now has released a comprehensive guide to help you navigate MTHFR treatment. Go beyond just learning about MTHFR gene mutation and actually address your individual treatment options. Rather than a one size fits all protocol, Dr. Terranella provides you with the “why” behind the what to do. You will learn what to expect and what...

Grieving from the untimely death of his fiancee, Ryan Winslow, the young dynamic director of the Fallbrook Museum of the Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, Massachusetts, resigns his position and wanders throughout South East Asia eventually boarding a freighter bound for Prince Rupert.