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Overview
Joe Ledger and the DMS (Department of Military Sciences) go up against two competing groups of geneticists. One side is creating exotic transgenic monsters and genetically enhanced mercenary armies; the other is using 21st century technology to continue the Nazi Master Race program begun by Josef Mengele. Both sides want to see the DMS destroyed, and they've drawn first blood. Neither side is prepared for Joe Ledger as he leads Echo Team to war under a black flag.
Synopsis
Joe Ledger and the DMS (Department of Military Sciences) go up against two competing groups of geneticists. One side is creating exotic transgenic monsters and genetically enhanced mercenary armies; the other is using 21st century technology to continue the Nazi Master Race program begun by Josef Mengele. Both sides want to see the DMS destroyed, and they've drawn first blood. Neither side is prepared for Joe Ledger as he leads Echo Team to war under a black flag.
Publishers Weekly
In Stoker-winner Maberry’s wild second Joe Ledger novel (after Patient Zero), Joe and his comrades from the Department of Military Science (DMS) take on enough villains and their world-threatening plots to fill half a dozen ordinary thrillers. The dangers Joe and his Echo Team warriors confront include evil boy-girl albino twins born on Christmas, “each child marked with a star like the Star of Bethlehem”; weaponized genetic diseases; the Cabal, whose goal is worldwide ethnic cleansing; Nazi clones; a race of slaves called New Men; a wide array of mythical beasts (unicorns, centaurs, dragons, elves, etc.); and morphogenetic monsters such as tiger/dogs and insect/humans. Joe battles these horrors with his usual ferocity, but by the end, even this superhero is reduced to despair by the toll the job exacts. While Joe has announced his retirement, eager readers can look forward to one more volume in this humorous, over-the-top cross-genre trilogy. (Mar.)
Editorials
From the Publisher
"A pleasurable summer read."- Seattle Post Intelligencer
Praise for PATIENT ZERO:
“Plenty of man-to-zombie combat, a team traitor and a doomsday scenario add up to a fast and furious read.” - Publishers Weekly
"An enjoyable read, and one that's hard to set down." - Fangoria
"Heated, violent, and furious... as palatable as your favorite flavor of ice cream. [A] memorable book."
- Peter Straub, New York Times Bestselling author
"Night of the Living Dead meets Michael Crichton."
--Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Power Play
"A fabulous new series. Joe Ledger and the DMS have my vote as the team to beat when combatting terrorist threats on a grand scale!"
- David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of FIRST BLOOD and CREEPERS
"Brilliant, shocking, horrifying, it puts the terror back in terrorist."
--James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Judas Strain