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......................................Sci-Fi author Mark Terence Chapman's blogMark Terence Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440540514250707278noreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-623388057265812367.post-48101429491649139762018-08-01T13:42:00.002-04:002018-08-01T13:42:38.745-04:00Aliens Versus ZombiesAliens Versus Zombies by Mark Terence Chapman is available on <a href="http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies" target="_blank">Amazon </a>in 13 countries:<br />
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“Zombies and Aliens [were] not something I thought would mix well. I was wrong. Once i started it, I could not put it down although I eventually had to sleep and eat. I breezed through it in a couple of days. What is so great about this is that the author has ordinary people in the story line … They are not experts at anything, they are everyday people that have survived the worst plague in our worlds' history. I do like that the author gives you a quick lesson in virology and biology,(nothing a layman can't follow). It's almost unnoticed but as it continues you will reference it in your mind … The arrogance of the Aliens is literally their undoing as they tamper with things they do not understand. The fight between the Uninfected humans and Aliens is brutal, disturbing and very real. It is war for the survival of each species and the prize is Earth.”—Amanda Felix (5 stars)<br />
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“A very different, unique twist on the zombie genre and I did NOT see the ending coming…total surprise. Good pacing, likeable characters that you root for and a true desire on my part to read it as quickly as I could to see what happened next. I honestly can't give a book higher praise than that.”—Susan (5 stars)<br />
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“The book was an incredibly entertaining and well-written tale of sci-fi action and suspense. I…was pleasantly surprised to find a rather unique take on the ‘Zombie’ virus that not only explains things a little better than what most would expect, but lends a wonderful foundation of scientific believability to an otherwise 'out there' story.”—C.M.W. Hawkins, Amazon Canada (5 stars)<br />
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“Very good book. Interesting concept, for sure…the military tech is believable. The characters are great, and [the story] leaves you mo[u]rning some of their passing. The ending wasn’t expected… Great read.”—Nick C H. (5 stars)<br />
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“In the years since I bought my first kindle, I have read at least a hundred books, and this is only the second time I felt obliged to write a review in order to encourage EVERYONE to download and read this different kind of novel. … It is written so well, and is such a "page turner," that, although I almost never read space novels, I could hardly put it down. Can the human race actually overcome in a world that is being overrun by feral zombies - and also attacked from space? While this seems too fantastic, it is made very believable by this excellent author. I dare anyone to download the sample of this book and not go get the rest of the story once that is read. This is one of those books that is worth 10 times the price. What an enjoyable read!”—Brian from Saratoga, NY (5 stars)<br />
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“A fun read. Zombies and aliens aren't usually going to be found in the same book. Author Chapman has found a way to blend both genres into a great story, full of excitement and suspense, as a small band of humans find themselves pitted against both zombies and aliens. It's easy to identify with the humans as they struggle for survival; you feel the relentless struggles as they do everything they can to survive. I enjoyed this book very much and recommend it to fans of science fiction (and zombies, too).”—Steve (5 stars)<br />
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“Great take on both Zombies and Aliens. I really enjoyed this story. After reading about it and seeing the posts Mr. Chapman listed on the Zombie book page on Facebook, felt like I needed to give it a read. Really glad I did. Great book Mark!”—Teresa Tidwell (5 stars)<br />
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“Great read…entertaining…with a lot of action. A book for almost all ages with plenty of surprises.”—Jonathan G. Meyer (5 stars)<br />
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“First you have to understand one thing, I hate Zombie books. But this is a good on[e]. The characters are believable, the action is believable, the science is believable: in other words, a believable book. I wonder if there is going to be a sequel.”—Philip D. Long (5 stars)<br />
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“Chapman has joined a group of zombie writers that I have seen emerge recently and I really like: His zombies are not some mystical, magical creation. They have become zombies through an airborne contagion that damaged their brain. There is no doubt that a headshot would drop one, but headshots are not necessary. Shot to the torso will kill them and a hit on an arm or a leg leaves them wounded. They're also smarter than zombies in many other stories and learn to use weapons and true ambush tactics. This makes them not only more credible opponents in a fight but also more fun to read about. When the zombies go at it with the aliens it makes sense that they could take a few down. Chapman's zombies move quickly and they can -somewhat- think. It takes a bit of getting used to but it adds a dimension to the story that most other zombie stories miss.”—Jim (Jimbo) McCoy for Jimbo's Awesome SF&F Book and Movie Reviews.* (4.5 Exploding Alien Heads out of 5. See below for the full nine-paragraph review.)<br />
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“Mr Chapman has done something that only John Ringo, with his Islands of Rage and Hope series, has previously managed. … Enjoyed it. There were many twists to the story line, all well written and plotted, and the human / Zom interactions had something to 'em I'd never previously thought of…tale well told, original, and satisfying at the end. Well done, sir.”—WhiteGeorge, Amazon France (4 stars)<br />
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“I enjoyed this book, a bit different from other zombie books.”—CathyBookWormBrisbane (4 stars)<br />
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“clever, interesting twist on zombie/alien.” harry aiken (4 stars)<br />
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It was supposed to be a quiet retirement. One minute Hal Nellis, former air force fighter pilot, is mowing his lawn; the next, he finds himself drafted to fight interstellar pirates set on sacking Earth and other backwater worlds. With no governments rich enough to patrol all of space, it's up to the commercial shippers to protect themselves via the civilian Merchants' Unity fleet. <br /><br />When the pirate ships acted independently, the Unity had no trouble keeping them under control. But when the pirates organized to better coordinate their activities, they became an unstoppable force, pushing the underfunded Unity to the brink of collapse and leaving backwater worlds like Earth defenseless. <br /><br />As one of the rare humans with the hypertasking gene, Hal is able to pilot the best the Unity has to offer. With his help, and that of Captain Kalen Jeffries—the son of human slaves—the remaining ships of the Unity plan a last-ditch effort to break the pirate hegemony. Succeed, and the pirate organization is crushed forever; fail, and the people of Earth and other backwater worlds are doomed to slavery and death. <br /></div>
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<b>Chapter Zero </b></div>
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<b>May 2034. </b><br />
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He had no name. He simply was. <br />
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Once a mechanic, he was now but a part of The Pack. His filthy, bloody, torn coveralls had a patch on the chest that read Jay. A tattoo of an anchor peeked out of a rip in the right sleeve. <br />
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Movement across the street caught his eye. Jay shrieked and grunted, then pointed. The others in The Pack understood the meaning. <br />
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<i>Food! </i><br />
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Another pack had entered their territory. He knew they were not of The Pack. Their cries and hoots were different. <br />
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Once, food had been plentiful, but as the easier food was caught and eaten—the two- and four-legged ones, the flying ones—food got scarcer, until the packs began to starve. They soon eyed one another. The hunger gnawing at them was incessant. It had to be quenched. <br />
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Now The Pack, twenty-three strong, gave chase. Some raced left, some right, and some straight ahead. They would leave few openings through which the prey could escape. Ahead, three more members of The Pack waited for the prey to be driven toward them. <br />
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They closed the trap. The Pack pounced on the seven interlopers. Bloodstained teeth ripped into flesh, tore open arteries, cracked bones. <br />
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<i>Eat! </i><br />
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This food fought back with ferocity. Two of The Pack died along with the interlopers. <br />
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That made nine foods to eat. <br />
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The Pack slept with full bellies that night. <br />
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<i>Happy. </i><br />
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<b>March 2033 (fourteen months earlier).</b><br />
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The end of the world had begun with a neither a bang nor a whimper, but with pain. <br />
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March 23 began like so many other days, with Lao Tse reaching for a sack of rice to throw onto the back of his cart. <br />
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“Ow!” <br />
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He yanked his hand back and sucked the drop of blood from the back of his finger. <br />
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“Damn it!” Must have been a thorn, or a sharp twig. <br />
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The wild gerbil that nipped him darted unseen into the nearby reeds. The wound didn’t hurt much after a few minutes, so Lao Tse thought no more of it. <br />
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Two days later, while selling his produce in the town marketplace, he developed a headache during lunch, followed by a sore throat, and then a cough. By 4 pm, he coughed almost nonstop and his head throbbed to the rhythm of his pulse. Lao decided to call it a day, but by then he had transmitted this new mutation of the Tibetan Hemorrhagic Fever virus to several other merchants. <br />
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The next day, his symptoms progressed to vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. <br />
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“Papa,” his daughter, Mei, insisted, “you have to go to the hospital!” <br />
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“No, no, I’ll be fine. I just need to rest a little more.” <br />
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“You’re not fine! Look at you. You’re feverish, sweating, your eyes are bloodshot, and your hands are clammy. No more arguments—we’re going. Get your clothes on.” <br />
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“No, really, I’m fi—” A prolonged coughing fit cut off the rest of the sentence. When he finished, it took him several minutes to catch his breath. “Maybe you’re right,” he finally conceded. He wheezed as he spoke. <br />
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Mei rushed him to the nearest emergency room in Lhasa. Upon arrival at the Lhasa People’s Hospital, the admitting nurse directed them to “Have a seat over there and fill out this form.” <br />
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In the twenty-two minutes before he was examined—coughing and sneezing the entire time—Lao infected eleven people in the waiting room. All received treatment for the injuries or illnesses that had brought them there and then left the hospital before they became symptomatic. Four traveled to other towns and spread the contagion further. <br />
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Lao’s condition worsened and he passed out during the examination. <br />
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“Nurse!” the doctor called out. “Admit this man for observation.” <br />
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Overnight Lao Tse began bleeding from his eyes, nose, ears, and rectum. Patient Zero died two days later. <br />
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By the time doctors had diagnosed hemorrhagic fever, quarantined the hospital, and notified the Tibetan government and the World Health Organization (WHO) it was already too late. <br />
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<b>CNN Headline News, April 4, 2033: </b></div>
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“Tibetan virus escapes China; thousands infected throughout East Asia. WHO warns neighboring countries to take precautions.” </div>
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<b>Der Spiegel International (English), April 10, 2033:</b> </div>
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“Germany closes borders to travelers from East Asia.” </div>
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<b>USA Today, April 14, 2033: </b></div>
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“Virus immune to vaccines” </div>
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<b>Paris Match headline (translated), April 25, 2033: </b></div>
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“112 MILLION BELIEVED INFECTED” </div>
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<b>Chicago Tribune, April 26, 2033: </b></div>
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“President McKinnon dead! Marshal Law declared!” </div>
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<b>Daily Record and Sunday Mail (Scotland), May 2, 2033: </b></div>
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“Parliament Abandoned; UK in Crisis” </div>
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<b>Pravda headline (English), June 29, 2033: </b></div>
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“2.5 billion believed dead” </div>
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<b>The Rio Times (English), July 17, 2033: </b></div>
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“Brazil Government Collapses” </div>
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<b>Sydney Morning Herald, August 23, 2033: </b></div>
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“6 billion dead. Will anyone survive?” </div>
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<b>miamiherald.com feature article, September 19, 2033: </b></div>
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“Humanity’s end?” </div>
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By Roger Cseh <br />
Staff Reporter <br />
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This pandemic is like nothing mankind has ever experienced. Approximately eighty-two percent of the human race—more than eight billion people—died within the first six months. <br />
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Of the remaining eighteen percent of humanity nearly all suffered through lesser symptoms, including intense fever that resulted in significant brain trauma. Scientists say the damage occurs primarily to the frontal lobe—the part of the brain that controls the higher brain functions—and especially the cerebral cortex. <br />
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These victims don’t die, yet they also are no longer quite human. Instead, they become ravening feral hordes, hunting for living things to eat: snakes raccoons, people—each other. It doesn’t matter. As long as it has a heartbeat, these “zombies”—for want of a better term—pursue and eat it. However they are not the shuffling, undead automatons of horror fiction. They are something else entirely. They are living, breathing creatures, cunning and fast—too fast. <br />
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The estimated remaining eight-tenths of one percent of humanity—fewer than eight million individuals worldwide—seem to be immune to the virus. However, with the collapse of all governments and military we stand little chance of surviving long-term against nearly a billion zombies. <br />
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God help us all. <br />
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On May 19, 2034, fourteen months after the plague struck, a Drahtch invasion fleet entered Earth orbit. <br />
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When young James McKie leaves for his first job in space, he has no idea what he’s getting himself into. Traveling to Mars is harrowing enough. Surviving once he gets there is another matter entirely. Yet there is a discovery waiting to be made, one that could open Mars to human colonization—if it doesn’t kill everyone first.<br />
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As for my new website, it's beautiful. Check it out! Let me know if you'd like to see any new features. I'll see what I can do.</div>
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Here are the links to the <a href="http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies" target="_blank">book </a>and my <a href="http://markterencechapman-author.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.<br />
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The website has a blog feature, so I'll likely sunset this blog, once I get the hang of that new blog. :) <br />
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I'm already in the process of sunsetting my <a href="http://markterencechapman.com/" target="_blank">old website</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Special preorder price: $0.99/£0.99 now through Release Day, Friday, July 10. On July 11, the price goes up.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Aliens Versus Zombies</span></b> is a most unconventional sci-fi/zombie hybrid (not really horror, but still a zombie story, closer to Warm Bodies in spirit than The Walking Dead).<br />
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The end of the world began with a neither a bang nor a whimper, but with pain. March 23, 2033 was the day the Tibetan hemorrhagic fever virus jumped species.<br />
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Eighty-two percent of the human race—more than eight billion people—died within six months, screaming as necrotic tissue rotted on the bone. Of the eighteen percent of humanity that survived the pandemic, nearly all suffered through intense fever that resulted in damage to the higher brain functions. They didn’t die, but they also were no longer quite human. Instead, they became ravening feral hordes, forever hunting for living things to eat: snakes, raccoons, people—it didn’t matter. As long as it had a heartbeat, the zombies—for want of a better term—pursued and ate it. Yet, these zombies were not the mindless, shuffling, automatons of horror fiction. They were something else entirely. They were fast, cunning, hunted in packs, and could use simple tools.<br />
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The remaining eight-tenths of one percent of humanity—fewer than eight million individuals worldwide—were immune to the virus. However, with the collapse of all governments and military they stood little chance of surviving long-term against almost two billion zombies. <br />
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Fourteen months after the plague struck, a Drahtch invasion fleet arrived with more than twenty thousand armed ships, two million ground troops, and a half-million colonists. <br />
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Mankind doesn’t stand a chance. <br />
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Or does it?<br />
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For TWO FREE CHAPTERS, go to my website, below.<br />
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Aliens Versus Zombies is available on Amazon in 13 countries: <a href="http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies">http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies</a>. <br />
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To find out more about this and my other novels, go to my old website at http://<a href="http://markterencechapman.com/">MarkTerenceChapman.com</a> or my <b>new site (see link above)</b>. @MarkTerenceChap</div>
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“<b>Fast, Funny and Furious</b>. <b>One of the most enjoyable books I have ever read</b>!”—D Sable<br />
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“<b>I added Mark Terence Chapman to my auto-buy list; and that was just 80-some pages into the book. </b>… Mark Chapman's <b>narrative was strong and wonderfully detailed</b>, without overdoing it…. Sunrise Destiny was <b>a wonderful surprise</b> and a story that will <b>definitely be a re-read</b>.”— Kathy for <a href="http://ddrreviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/sunrise-destiny-by-mark-terence-chapman.html">Dark Divas Reviews</a>; Rating: <b>5 Delightful Divas (their highest rating)</b><br />
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“Oh no- it`s over! A <b>story that never lets up</b> and <b>keeps you up past bedtime</b>. <b>Great story line and writing style</b>. <b>Sure hope Chapman has more</b> where this came from!---Amazon Customer<br />
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“A <b>fun refreshing twist</b> on a standard science fiction theme-- A <b>fun read</b>, I <b>highly recommend</b> it.”—Kindle Customer<br />
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“A very <b>enjoyable and imaginative read</b> - combines <b>gritty private eye and mob characters with unusual aliens and crime.</b> Hope to see a sequel.”—Mike Nichols<br />
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“[W]hat an <b>unusually different story</b> […]<b>enjoyed it very much.</b>”—Amazon Customerhardcore sick<br />
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“This book was <b>fun</b>! … Perhaps the best part of this story is that characters are not spared the tragedy of the path they walk. Hard choices are made on all sides and many commit acts that they morally object to in order to survive. … I <b>highly recommend</b> this book. It’s <b>fun and exciting</b>, without losing [sight] of the characters’ mortality.”—Janelle for <a href="http://yougottareadreviews.blogspot.com/2009/06/review-sunrise-destiny-by-mark-terence.html">You Gotta Read Reviews</a>; Rating: You Gotta Read ("<b>Our highest rating - very few books will earn this award</b>")<br />
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Ever have one of those weeks? While working a case, private detective Donatello Sunrise is abducted by aliens. And that’s the highlight of his week. Soon, the cops are after him for serial kidnappings, a Mob boss wants him dead, and he's fleeing aliens halfway across the galaxy. Somehow, Sunrise and his hooker girlfriend, Lola, must find a way to save two worlds from disaster by helping the good guys defeat the bad guys.<br />
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Sunrise Destiny is available on Amazon in 13 countries: <a href="http://smarturl.it/SunriseDestiny">http://smarturl.it/SunriseDestiny</a>. <br />
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Wednesday night, we reached our goal of 100 supporters for the <b><span style="color: red;">Aliens Versus Zombies</span></b> promo campaign. In fact, we exceeded it! The final tally is <b>103 supporters</b> with a global social media reach of<b> 96,703 people</b>.<br /><br />Once again, I would like to humbly thank all the supporters of this book. I have acknowledged the previous supporters in earlier missives. These are the latest:<br /><br />Sean Leas<br />Gemma Carter<br />David M Crossett<br />Pamela Sims<br />Imani Jones<br />Julian W Thompson<br />Beau O'Dell<br />Kevin Davis<br />Rose Marie<br />Delores Walker<br />Wholohan Gffb James<br />Shelley M Hall<br />Angela Fristoe (USA Today bestselling author)<br />Michael Levy<br />CM Kaser<br />Alejandro Campos<br />Marie Kathryn Casalaspro<br />Michael Nelson<br /><br />I hope I spelled everyone's screen names correctly. If not, I apologize.<br /><br />For those of you who have preordered a copy of the book, thank you so much. I really appreciate it. If you haven't, that's okay, too. :) Your support in this campaign certainly will contribute to the success of the book. <br /><br />If you would like a copy, or know anyone who might, here is the Amazon link (good for Amazon sites in 13 countries): <a href="http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies">http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies</a>. The preorder price is only $0.99/£0.99 through Release Day, July 10. On July 11, the price goes up. If you're interested, now's the time to buy.<br /><br />To read a two-chapter sample before the book ships, go to my website at <a href="http://markterencechapman.com/">http://MarkTerenceChapman.com</a>.<br /><br />Again, thank you so much for everything!<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript">
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This set contains the complete, unabridged, highly rated novels (4.3 and 4.6 stars), THE MARS IMPERATIVE and THE TESSERENE IMPERATIVE. If you like hard sci-fi and lots of action, this is the book for you. <br />
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Get ready for a near-future universe where the science and technology is as real as anything you might encounter today. It's a universe of space elevators, terraforming, mining camps on Mars, and prospecting in distant asteroid belts; a universe where the Earth is dangerously overpopulated. We must expand outward to survive. <br />
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Dangers abound in space, but so do opportunities. Succeed and the galaxy is opened for human exploration; fail and humanity is doomed to extinction. <br />
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Which will it be? Come along for the ride of your life. It's a bumpy one, but well worth the trip. <br />
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THE MARS IMPERATIVE: <br />
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Mars is a frontier town, filled with prospectors and mining camps. It’s a place of deadly dust storms, rockslides, and near-vacuum atmosphere. And then there’s the terrorist. There’s also technology galore, from hyperplanes to space elevators. There are geological surveys and a literal leap of faith (in space). <br />
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When James McKie leaves for his first job in space, he has no idea what he’s getting himself into. Traveling to Mars is harrowing enough. Surviving once he gets there is another matter entirely. Yet there is a discovery waiting to be made, one that could open Mars to human colonization—if it doesn’t kill everyone first. <br />
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THE TESSERENE IMPERATIVE: <br />
It was supposed to be a routine mission, but in an asteroid belt nothing is routine. <br />
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When prospecting ship Shamu is almost destroyed, the crew of five is left with three days of air, little water, a smashed starflight drive, and no hope of rescue. It will take every ounce of ingenuity and stubborn pigheadedness they possess to find a way to survive. <br />
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In the shadows of a small moon, there's a discovery waiting to be made—the secret to first contact. Will it open the stars to widespread exploration, or doom mankind to extinction? <br />
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THE IMPERATIVE CHRONICLES is available on Amazon in 13 countries: <a href="http://hyperurl.co/ImperativeChronicles">http://hyperurl.co/ImperativeChronicles</a>. <br />
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<br />If you know of anyone you think might be interested in joining the campaign, feel free to forward this to them.<br /><br />Thank you for participating in this social experiment.<br /><br />Here again are the links to the campaign (<a href="https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/27110-aliens-versus-zombies#">https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/27110-aliens-versus-zombies#</a>) and to the book age on Amazon (<a href="http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies">http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies</a>). If anyone wants to know more about me or my books, here are my website (<a href="http://markterencechapman.com/">http://MarkTerenceChapman.com</a>) and my Facebook page (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MTChapman.Author">https://www.facebook.com/MTChapman.Author</a>).<br /><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript">
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My latest novel, <b><span style="color: red;">Aliens Versus Zombies</span></b> is a most unconventional sci-fi/zombie hybrid (not really horror). <br />
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<i>The end of the world began with a neither a bang nor a whimper, but with pain. March 23, 2033 was the day the Tibetan hemorrhagic fever virus jumped species. </i><br />
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<br />Eighty-two percent of the human race—more than eight billion people—died within six months, screaming as necrotic tissue rotted on the bone. Of the eighteen percent of humanity that survived the pandemic, nearly all suffered through intense fever that resulted in damage to the higher brain functions. They didn’t die, but they also were no longer quite human. Instead, they became ravening feral hordes, forever hunting for living things to eat: snakes, raccoons, people—it didn’t matter. As long as it had a heartbeat, the zombies—for want of a better term—pursued and ate it. However these zombies were not the mindless, shuffling, automatons of horror fiction. They were something else entirely. They were fast, cunning, hunted in packs, and could use simple tools. <br /><br />The remaining eight-tenths of one percent of humanity—fewer than eight million individuals worldwide—were immune to the virus. However, with the collapse of all governments and military they stood little chance of surviving long-term against almost two billion zombies. <br /><br />And then, fourteen months after the plague struck, the Drahtch invasion fleet arrived with more than twenty thousand armed ships, two million ground troops, and a half-million colonists. <br /><br />Mankind doesn’t stand a chance. <br /><br />Or does it? </i><br />
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Aliens Versus Zombies is <b><a href="http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies" target="_blank">available on Amazon</a></b> in 13 countries. <br />
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If you'd like to help me promote AVZ, just click on the Thunderclap promotional campaign link below. It shouldn't take more than a few seconds of your time; just a few clicks. All that's required is granting permission for Thunderclap to post one time to your FB and Tumblr accounts, and/or Twitter. (It's just a 140-character ad for my book. You can see the ad at the link below.) Thunderclap will do the rest automatically, on July 1. It's a one-time deal; your walls won't get spammed. The book ships on July 10. <br />
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I need only 100 people by June 30 for the <b><a href="https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/27110-aliens-versus-zombies#" target="_blank">campaign </a></b>to go live (40 so far in less than 7 days. The social media “reach” is already up over 40,000 people.) The more people who click, the wider the message gets spread. Let's get viral! <br />
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Thanks! <br />
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To find out more about this and my other novels, go to my <b><a href="http://tesserene.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog </a></b>or my <b><a href="http://markterencechapman.com/" target="_blank">website</a></b>, where there’s a free sample chapter. @MarkTerenceChap <br />
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With 11 days to go, the <b><span style="color: red;">Aliens Versus Zombies</span></b> promo campaign has reached the <b>85%</b> mark, with a social media reach of more than <b>80,500</b> people. Only 15 more supporters are required.<br />
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As I've done several times before, I'd like to thank all the recently joined supporters by name. In order, they are:<br />
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Glenn Lockley<br />
Brett Uren<br />
Lisa Medley<br />
Toneye Blakk<br />
Biswadeep Pattnayak<br />
Tom Kane<br />
Shane Rees<br />
Larry Diane Nebelung<br />
Susie Hawes<br />
Carolyn Hamilton<br />
Marcha Fox<br />
Carl Plumer<br />
Andrea Gibson Mann<br />
Heather Kirchhoff<br />
P. Katherine Barkley<br />
Scott Salow<br />
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(If I misspelled anyone's name I humbly apologize.)<br />
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Thank you all for helping. This Thunderclap campaign is something I'm trying for the first time. If it succeeds, it will be mainly due to you.<br />
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Here, again, are the links to the <a href="https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/27110-aliens-versus-zombies#" target="_blank"><b>campaign</b> </a>and to the <a href="http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies" target="_blank"><b>book page</b></a> on Amazon (in 13 countries.<br />
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If you know of anyone you think might be interested in supporting this campaign, please tell them about it. :)<br />
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Thanks again.<br />
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To find out more about this and my other novels, go to my <a href="http://markterencechapman.com/" target="_blank"><b>website</b></a>, where there’s a free sample chapter. @MarkTerenceChap<br />
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Here's a link to my author profile on Amazon if anyone wants to check out my books: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mark-Terence-Chapman/e/B001KD533U">http://www.amazon.com/Mark-Terence-Chapman/e/B001KD533U</a><br />
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And here's a link to the SFWA site: <a href="http://sfwa.org/">http://sfwa.org</a>.<br />
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Zombies</span></b>, it has reached <b>78%</b> of its target of 100 supporters. And it it has exceeded <b>70,000 people</b> in global social media reach.<br />
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To be a supporter requires nothing more than a few clicks, to allow Thunderclap to post one time to your Facebook, Tumblr, and/or Twitter accounts on July 1. That's it. It'll take you only a few seconds to complete and will help this sci-fi novel get off to a great start.<br />
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Once again, here are the links to the campaign (<a href="https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/27110-aliens-versus-zombies#">https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/27110-aliens-versus-zombies#</a>) and to the book on Amazon (<a href="http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies">http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies</a>). The link is good for 13 Amazon country sites. From now through release day (July 10), the promotional price is only <b>$0.99/<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">£</span>0.99</b>. After that, the price goes up. If the story interests you, now is the time to buy it. (Go to the Amazon page for details.)<br />
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Thanks so much for all the new and previous supporters. You're all helping to make this happen! I've never tried anything like this before, so it's really cool to see it all come together.<br />
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The promo campaign for <b><span style="color: red;">Aliens Versus Zombies</span></b> has reached <b>71</b>% of the supporters necessary for the campaign to launch, with a social media reach of more than <b>64,000 people</b>. That means only 29 more supporters are required.<br /><br />As I've done twice before, I'd like to gratefully acknowledge another batch of supporters added since the last time. In order,they are:<br /><br />Kate Watson<br />Princess Sin<br />Mikki Hoffman<br />Kenneth Coe<br />Calvin Dodge<br />Danielle Pasca<br />Dominick Dobson<br />MT Bostick<br />David A. Rupprecht<br />Sam Gregory<br />Acevongo<br />William Reece<br />Valli Pherson<br />Scott Michael Decker<br />D. Neil D'Silva<br />Brian McLaughlin<br />Norma Seitz<br />Blaine Coleman<br />Bex @ Aurelia {Lit}<br /><br />I hope I spelled everyone's name correctly. If not, I apologize.<br /><br />Once again, thank you all (and the earlier supporters) for your support!<br /><br />Here are the links to the campaign (<a href="https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/27110-aliens-versus-zombies#">https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/27110-aliens-versus-zombies#</a>) and to the book itself (<a href="http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies">http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies</a>).<br /><br />More later.<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript">
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supporters have a combined social media reach of more than <b>45,000 people</b>. That's getting the word out. :)<br /><br />In an earlier update, I listed the first 34 supporters. Here are the next 16:<br /><br />Casey Harvell<br />Anthony D. Lombardi<br />Tony<br />Seth Newman<br />K.s. Crooks<br />Dale Stiffler<br />Janet Smith Brown<br />Brenda Lacy<br />Venus Morales Author<br />Kristin Lundgren<br />Linda Bouyea<br />Michael Peirce<br />Matthew Pittaway<br />Jay Brown<br />P.D.Roberts<br />Roy Goodwin<br /><br />My heartfelt thanks to each of you for helping me with this campaign. :)<br /><br />Now, let's go get another 50! Here's the link to the campaign: <a href="https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/27110-aliens-versus-zombies#">https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/27110-aliens-versus-zombies#</a><br /><br />And here's the link to preorder AVZ, if you're so inclined: <a href="http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies">http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies</a><br /><br />Mark.<br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript">
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The Thunderclap promo campaign for my upcoming sci-fi/zombie hybrid, <b><span style="color: red;">Aliens Versus Zombies</span></b>, has reached another milestone, achieving <b>40 supporters</b>, as of noon today. The means only another 60 supporters are needed (with 28 days to go) before the campaign goes live.<br />
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The campaign now has a social media "reach" of more than <b>40,500 people</b>!<br />
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Anything you can do to spread the word would help tremendously. Perhaps post a link to the campaign (<a href="https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/27110">https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/27110</a>) on your FB page, or in a tweet.<br />
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Thanks so much for your help and support! There's gonna be a hell of a bang on Release Day, July 10! To preorder (for only $0.99/£0.99, until release day), go to <a href="http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies">http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies</a>.<br />
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As of a few minutes ago, the Thunderclap campaign for <b><span style="color: red;">Aliens Versus Zombies</span></b> has surpassed the 1/3 mark, with <b>35 supporters</b>. Only 65 left to go, with 28 days left. Thanks so much to all of the supporters. The total social "reach" of the campaign stands currently at <b>38,734</b>. We have a shot at reaching 100,000 people by the time the campaign is over!<br /><br />In approximate order of sign-up, the list of supporters includes:<br /><br />Charles Avant<br />Vegard Matias Lund<br />Chad Franklin<br />Glenice Taylor Minardi<br />Betty McIntyre<br />Stanislava Dobnakova Kohut<br />Tom Chlebus<br />Barry Flux<br />Chris Hawkins<br />Barbara Merritt Chapman<br />Claire Bear<br />Jonathan Meyer<br />Dionne Washington<br />Meghan Hamilton<br />Author Hugh B. Long<br />Dawn Napier<br />James Farley<br />Jamie Dietz<br />John Dowlen<br />Bruce Slaven<br />Krowdster<br />Bob Morrow<br />Denise Ellyson<br />Patty Haupt<br />Julian Barker<br />Linda Mefford<br />Clarissa Silva<br />Darryl Pierce<br />Gowtham Dravidian<br />Shaun Donovan<br />Susan Foster Hagy<br />Casey Harvell<br /><br />I hope I spelled everyone's name correctly. I seem to be missing a few names. If I omitted yours, please forgive me. Let me know and I'll acknowledge you in my next status update. (Sorry!) Most of these people are on Facebook. A few are only on Twitter or Tumblr.<br /><br />To join the campaign (which is free and takes only a few clicks) go to: <a href="https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/27110-aliens-versus-zombies#">https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/27110-aliens-versus-zombies#</a> .<br /><br />For more information, or to preorder AVZ (for only $0.99/£0.99 on Amazon) go to: <a href="http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies">http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies</a>.<br /><br />Once again, thanks to you all! We're going to make this happen!<br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript">
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willing to help me promote AVZ, just click on the link below. All that's required is a willingness to Share one time on FB and Tumblr, and/or retweet a message. Thunderclap will do the rest automatically on July 1. You just have to give it permission for a one-time posting to your accounts. The book ships on July 10.<br />
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I need only 100 people by June 30 for the campaign to go live. Piece of cake! The more people who click, the wider the message gets spread. Let's get viral!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfpIn6rBw8TSIAJjQ7x-v33SQn8sL-gepP8mFTIS5vZoS5Ss1WscrVE4yX1f-CPMIQN6n_MF0VARb55S_B5LfPf6L4A1oKAoB5sFrlC6bV2ce7LY9X9T2D3CzzMWoSlzRZm-4DmoVY36y/s1600/Aliens+Versus+Zombies-cover-750x1178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfpIn6rBw8TSIAJjQ7x-v33SQn8sL-gepP8mFTIS5vZoS5Ss1WscrVE4yX1f-CPMIQN6n_MF0VARb55S_B5LfPf6L4A1oKAoB5sFrlC6bV2ce7LY9X9T2D3CzzMWoSlzRZm-4DmoVY36y/s320/Aliens+Versus+Zombies-cover-750x1178.jpg" width="203" /></a>I finally have an ordering link for <b><span style="color: red;">Aliens Versus Zombies</span></b>. It's available now for <b>preordering</b>, with delivery on July 10. As an incentive to buy early, the price is only $0.99 (US) or £0.99 (UK), with equivalent pricing in other countries, through release day. On July 11, the price goes up.<br />
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Aliens Versus Zombies is available on Amazon in 13 countries: <a href="http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies">http://smarturl.it/AliensVersusZombies</a>.</blockquote>
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The end of the world began with a neither a bang nor a whimper, but with pain. March 23, 2033 was the day the Tibetan hemorrhagic fever virus jumped species.<br />
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The remaining eight-tenths of one percent of humanity—fewer than eight million individuals worldwide—were immune to the virus. However, with the collapse of all governments and military they stood little chance of surviving long-term against almost two billion zombies.<br />
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And then, fourteen months after the plague struck, the Drahtch invasion fleet arrived with more than twenty thousand armed ships, two million ground troops, and a half-million colonists.<br />
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Mankind doesn’t stand a chance.<br />
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Or does it?<br />
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To find out more about this and my other novels, go to my blog at http://tesserene.blogspot.com or my website: http://MarkTerenceChapman.com, where there’s a free sample chapter.<br />
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Here's what I'm looking for in a beta reader: constructive criticism. By that, I mean tell me anything that you like or dislike about the book (perhaps with a suggestion for how to fix problems). Comments like "I liked it" or "It sucks" aren't really all that helpful. Comments like, "In Ch. 3 where you said Daniels did [fill in the blank], I found the description confusing." or "I thought the scene in Ch.9 where the aliens did [fill in] didn't have as much tension as it should have" are much more helpful.<br />
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Feel free to comment on anything you want: pace, dialog, action sequences, the flow of the story, etc. I'm not expecting pointers to typos, punctuation, grammar, etc., (although you're welcome to point those out, too, if you feel like it). I'm mainly concerned about the big stuff. Is it interesting? Did you like the characters? Do I need more backstory for some of them? Should I include more information about the alien homeworld, or other details about them? Is the technology and military stuff convincing and interesting, and so on.<br />
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I don't want to make the process onerous for anyone. But the more info you give me, the better the book will turn out. Hey, If you're really helpful I'll even acknowledge you in the "front matter" of the book. How 'bout that?<br />
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