Emergence - (Extinction) by Michael Simon (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The last humans in the solar system battle for survival--and encounter an alien AI--in this action-packed military science-fiction thriller.

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.

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.

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.

Review Quotes

**Praise for _Extinction_ ** "An interstellar yarn wrought with suspense and indelible characters." **--_Kirkus Reviews_ ** _"Leviathan Wakes_ meets _Battlestar Galactica_ in this high-stakes story of survival on the moon of Jupiter. Heart-pounding and thrilling, _Extinction_ follows an unlikely leader as he races to save humanity against impossible odds." **--Claire Barner, author of _Moonrising_ ** "This insightful glimpse into our possible future is a must read." **--Sue Nelson Buckley, author of _The Trouble with Jake_ and _Hiding in Plain Sight_ ** "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." **--_Literary Titan_**

About the Author

Michael Simon is the author of the First Command trilogy and Extinction series. He hails from Saint John, Canada, where he works as a family physician to support his writing addiction. An avid science fiction and fantasy reader, Simon enjoys spinning new tales and going where no one has gone before.