Mystery/Crime. 43999 words long. Views: 10
The story behind the woman who went from obscurity to worldwide fame within a few days—a near-instant superstar Susan Boyle struggled at school and spent many years dreaming of being noticed at local talent shows; this book explains how the death of her mother and the strength of her faith finally gave Susan the courage to apply for Britain's Got Talent in 2009. The rest, as they say, is history. Her rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables captivated not only the British audience but audiences across the globe. Millions of fans logged in on YouTube and Twitter making Susan an overnight success. Susan's debut album sold 701,000 copies in the United States its first week, the best opening week for a debut artist in more than a decade. "I Dreamed a Dream" also outsold the rest of the top five albums combined. In only a week, it sold more than two million copies worldwide. Here is the inside story of... Views: 10
Merlin's descendants, some evil, some not, and some not even aware of their legacy, have survived to the modern times. On the first Tuesday of October, the kind-hearted sixteen-year-old Ellen Anderson learns that she is one of Merlin's descendants soon after her legal guardians, her brother Michael and sister-in-law Tanya, were killed in a tragic car accident. As Ellen explores her legacy she eventually befriends Jessica and Karla Harman, sixteen-year-old twin sisters who are also Merlin's descendants and powerful sorceresses. She then gets word that Jessica and Karla might not be as friendly as they seem. One or both might be hurting people with witchcraft. However, Ellen wants hard evidence of their guilt, and so she begins an investigation behind their backs to uncover the truth. Views: 10
An ambitious sergeant-at-arms, a vengeful pontiff and a ruthless gambler are unlikely allies, but each plays their part as First Born take their place in the struggle to limit the evil of the Federation. When Rachael, and then Kayelle join in, an alliance is formed and the Federation's days of untrammeled expansion are done. Join the Alliance as they roam the universe, using guile and courage to bring freedom to all. Views: 10
Lila has been tending bar for five years at Hell's Gate. She is content with her life. However, when Draig walks into the club her world is thrown asunder. There is something about the exotic man that haunts her. She watches him night after night tie up women and can't help but feel jealous. Draig tries to ignore her, but he can't get her out of his mind. The only thing he knows to do is push her away. Until the one night she finally confronts him and gives him a piece of her mind. Draig tries to keep her out, but he realizes Lila is something special. If he keeps her out, then his one chance of freedom will fly away. Views: 10
The future is looking bleak indeed for Lieutenant Jo O'Donnell, trainee pilot in the New Worlds Alliance space fleet. Together with her friend and captain, Bel Franklin, she has fallen prey to the enemy - the hated and feared Solar League - and the two young women know they can expect little mercy at the hands of their cruel captors. Interrogation follows swiftly as sadistic League officers seek information concerning their mission. And worse is yet to come. Transferred to a troop carrier, Jo and Bel find themselves obliged to service officers and enlisted men alike. An abortive escape attempt leads to a public flogging, then incarceration on Paradise, the ironically named League prison planet. As they soon discover to their cost, brutal guards rule here with lash and boot, and degradation and suffering are daily fare. Can Jo and Bel win their freedom, or is death the only release from the dreaded Planet of Pain? Views: 10
### Review
"Good story over all. Fresh take on the zombie genre anway." --Tedward, 10th March 2011 on goodreads.com
### From the Author
The inspiration for Extinction Theory came from an online encyclopedia article I read about Cordyceps (Parasitic Fungi). Cordyceps infect insects and alter their behaviour for their own gains. Once the fungi has matured it then flowers from the insect to spread its spores for the next generation. In concept I think its quite gruesome and creepy. Personally I found it quite disturbing. Taking the idea further I thought about if a similar fungus could infect a human being? Altering their state of mind to spread the next generation of the parasitic fungus? The idea was intriguing and led me on to the thought of what a situation of this nature would be like. The closest thing I could think of would be a zombie outbreak. With their minds altered and bodies ravaged by an invasive fungus they would single-mindedly attack and spread the fungus as far as they could. The idea of opening the book at sea was one of many openings I visualised. Originally I started the book off in the forests of the Amazon but changed this as I altered where the outbreak originated. Also it was a little to similar to the film arachnophobia. Extinction Theory as it stands is the third time I have written the book but the first time I have fully finished it. Previously I have half written the book twice which have both been quite different to the finished product. The main character (Sydney Trent) was based on a former tutor of mine. He was geeky but kind of cool in a geeky (for want of a better word) way. For the General I wanted him to appear as stereotypical of an American General as he could be. Although he most likely does not fit the grain of a real General, in my eyes this is how they appear to be. In low budget films at least anyway... With the above inspiration the book turned out to be a zombie outbreak horror type creation but with a twist of a different cause of infection and reanimation of the dead which makes for quite an interesting and entertaining read. Who can resist a good zombie novel these days anyway? Views: 10
