Emergence

<p><b>The last humans in the solar system battle for survival-and encounter an alien AI-in this action-packed military science-fiction thriller. </b></p><p>In the aftermath of a bioengineered plague that wiped out all life on Earth Jupiter's Europa colony has become the last bastion of human civilization and it's Lt. Ryan Braeder's job to keep what remains of his species alive. With food and supplies dwindling he has no choice but to take his last ships on a perilous journey to a dead colony on Ceres in a desperate bid to find provisions and replacement parts. </p><p>What Braeder didn't expect to find on the asteroid among the barren regolith and deserted buildings was a mutated virus and a rogue group of Russian scientists. Now the more threads he pulls the more he unravels a web of conspiracies horrifying medical experiments and a hidden threat that would see his crew marooned on the asteroid.</p><p>Meanwhile back on Europa Braeder's second-in-command Rani Singh stumbles across an alien artifact buried in the ice sheets. An extraterrestrial intelligence lurks inside and with the colony's power failing Singh frantically searches for a way to communicate with the otherworldly object. However the artifact seems to have an agenda of its own and it's impossible to know if it's intentions are friendly . . . or deadly. </p><p><b>Praise for <i>Extinction</i> </b></p><p>An interstellar yarn wrought with suspense and indelible characters. <b>-<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> </b></p><p><i>Leviathan Wakes</i> meets <i>Battlestar Galactica</i> in this high-stakes story of survival on the moon of Jupiter. Heart-pounding and thrilling <i>Extinction</i> follows an unlikely leader as he races to save humanity against impossible odds. <b>-Claire Barner author of <i>Moonrising</i> </b></p><p>This insightful glimpse into our possible future is a must read. <b>-Sue Nelson Buckley author of <i>The Trouble with Jake</i> and <i>Hiding in Plain Sight</i> </b></p><p>Packed with intense action layered characters and thought-provoking dilemmas . . . This is a story that lingers making you ponder the fragile line between extinction and survival. <b>-<i>Literary Titan</i></b></p>