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Plague Wars
Series · 13
books · 2012-2017

Books in series

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#0

The Eden Plague

2012

Special operations veteran DJ Markis finds armed invaders in his home and it all goes sideways. On the run from the shadowy Company, he turns to his brothers in arms to fight back. Soon he finds himself in possession of a secret that threatens the stability of the world, and becomes the leader of a conspiracy to change everything. The Eden Plague is a science-fiction military techno-thriller with a touch of romance and humor, in the tradition of Crichton, Koontz and Ludlum.
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#1

Reaper's Run

2013

When US Marine Sergeant Jill Repeth's blown-off legs begin to regenerate, she thinks it's a medical miracle. But the breakthrough that heals her war injuries is exactly what the government desperately wants to hide - by any means necessary. Hunted, she must cross an America wracked by strife, to try to find a family who may already be dead. Reaper's Run is an origins story and apocalyptic novel, the beginning of one warrior's journey from tactical cop to freedom fighter and beyond. It leads the reader into the acclaimed Plague Wars science fiction series. This book contains a bonus post-apocalyptic novella by prolific author Ryan King. The Plague Wars Series: - The Eden Plague - Reaper's Run - The Demon Plagues - The Reaper Plague - The Orion Plague - Comes the Destroyer - Plague Wars #5, forthcoming Summer 2013 Stellar Conquest Series: - Planetary Assault - contains First Conquest: Stellar Conquest Book 1 - Desolator: Book 2 - Tactics of Conquest: Book 3 (Fall 2013) PG-13 for language, violence and adult situations (non-explicit) See more from this author at davidvandykeauthor.com This book is free of Digital Rights Management (DRM)
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#2

Skull's Shadows

2014

"Although I didn't originally like the character Skull, after reading the book and getting inside his head, I liked him a lot more. If you like Lee Childs' character "Jack Reacher," you will like Skull's Shadows." - Patricia L. When American sniper Alan "Skull" Denham selects his own mission to fight against the ever-growing evil of the fascist Unionist movement, he sets himself against the entire U.S. government, who wants to see him dead. Can Skull win through while keeping his soul, showing mercy only to children, dogs and the genuinely innocent? Skull's Shadows is an action-adventure technothriller, and can be read alone or as an introduction to the Plague Wars series. Plague Decade One - The Eden Plague - Reaper's Run - Skull's Shadows - Eden's Exodus - Apocalypse Austin - Nearest Night Plague Alien Invasion - The Demon Plagues - The Reaper Plague - The Orion Plague - Cyborg Strike - Comes the Destroyer - Forge and Steel Ryan King's apocalyptic Land of Tomorrow - Glimmer of Hope - Children of Wrath - Paths of Righteousness
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#3

Eden's Exodus

2015

"Been reading all night long. Can't put it down." - Lenoirdenantes The Eden virus is spreading. Blessing or curse, it's apparent that it can't be contained. For the poor and the sick, the Plague is a godsend, yet it puts those infected in the cross hairs of people who fear their power is slipping away. When these desperate Edens turn to Daniel Markis and the Free Communities for help, he can't refuse. Spooky, Skull, and Reaper are soon struggling to save these Edens - but someone on the inside may betray them. Eden's Exodus is a Plague Wars novel that continues where Skull's Shadows ended, filling in more of the apocalyptic events of the decade before the incidents of The Demon Plagues, when the world changed yet again. Plague Decade One - The Eden Plague - Reaper's Run - Skull's Shadows - Eden's Exodus - Apocalypse Austin - Nearest Night Plague Alien Invasion - The Demon Plagues - The Reaper Plague - The Orion Plague - Cyborg Strike - Comes the Destroyer - Forge and Steel Ryan King's Land of Tomorrow - Glimmer of Hope - Children of Wrath - Paths of Righteousness
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#4

Apocalypse Austin

2015

When oppression by the Unionist-dominated federal government becomes intolerable, the Republic of Texas secedes from the United States. As the Unionists respond with immediate violence, Daniel Markis and Spooky Nguyen send Reaper and Skull on missions to help the fledgling nation survive in the face of overwhelming odds. Can they win through to establish a haven for Edens on North American soil? Or shall the world edge further into darkness? Battles rage in the air, on the ground and in the shadows in this apocalyptic technothriller, book 4 of the Plague Wars series. Plague Decade One - The Eden Plague - Reaper's Run - Skull's Shadows - Eden's Exodus - Apocalypse Austin - Nearest Night Plague Alien Invasion - The Demon Plagues - The Reaper Plague - The Orion Plague - Cyborg Strike - Comes the Destroyer - Forge and Steel Ryan King's Land of Tomorrow - Glimmer of Hope - Children of Wrath - Paths of Righteousness
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#5

Nearest Night

2016

Nearest Night is the newest Plague Wars book, set between Apocalypse Austin and The Demon Plagues. When a friend disappears, Skull must track him down. When Spooky's family is sent to a death camp, he proposes a suicidal rescue, and only Reaper can lead it. Bogged down in a war with the rebel state of Alaska, at odds with Canada and meddling in Mexico's politics, the Unionist-controlled USA proceeds down an ugly path toward fascism, tyranny, and genocide. Politics, assassination and propaganda form the backdrop for a race against time to rescue hundreds of dying Edens held deep within the American heartland.
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The Demon Plagues

2012

Ten years after Infection Day, DJ Markis struggles to unite a shattered world in the face of nuclear attack and extraterrestrial plagues, while others grasp for power and dark technologies. Skull mounts a one-man campaign to thwart the fascist Unionists, while Spooky Nguyen and his team gamble their lives to change the course of the Second Cold War.
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The Reaper Plague

2012

With a homicidal alien spacecraft inbound at high speed, Skull and Raphaela fly to meet it in a desperate bid to buy time for the Earth. In the meantime Brigadier Spooky Nguyen presses to build the world's first space battleship while Colonel Muzik and Master Sergeant Repeth fight a life-and-death battle to return civilization to the nuked and plague-ridden nation's capital.
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The Orion Plague

2012

Military science fiction post-apocaplyptic thriller / alien invasion. BOOK 7 OF THE SERIES. Guns blazing, Master Sergeant Jill Repeth and her team search the nuclear wasteland for her kidnapped fiancé, while Spooky Nguyen prepares Earth's first-ever Space Marines for duty aboard the experimental battleship Orion. But even commanded by the legendary Navy Captain Henrich Absen, Orion is hopelessly outclassed, and only by supreme sacrifice can Earth be saved. For now, that is—because The Destroyer is on its way. PG-13 for language, violence and adult situations (non-explicit)
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#9

Cyborg Strike

2013

A post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller. Cyborgs, genetic engineering, and military action. Under the threat of impending alien invasion, when the Professor and the rogue Septagon Shadow cyborg program surface in Russia, the world has a problem. When they seize the government in a coup, the world faces disaster, and Jill Repeth and Spooky Nguyen must do everything in their power to shut them down while fending off rivals bent on assassination and subversion. Earth's nations will need to cooperate to prepare for the arrival of the Destroyer, but Daniel Markis and his allies must overcome violent intrigue, bloody special operations, and underhanded politics to find a path to humanity's survival. Cyborg Strike is Book 5 of the Plague Wars series.
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Comes the Destroyer

2013

When the enormous world-killing Meme Empire Destroyer arrives in the Solar System, EarthFleet must use every resource and employ every tactic from sneak attacks to suicide ships to fend off its stratagems and surprises.
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#11

Forge and Steel

2017

From Hugo award finalist and bestselling science fiction author David VanDyke come three Plague Wars: Alien Invasion/Stellar Conquest novelettes in one volume of 125 pages. Steel's First Temper: Jill "Reaper" Repeth must complete a tough rescue mission on a Meme asteroid base while beginning to train a new protégé, Joseph "Bull" ben Tauros. A Hotter Forge: Bull and Reaper are assigned to capture one of the Pure Race, but a Blend throws a monkey wrench into their plan, forcing them into a no-win battle. What Price Humanity? Vincent "Vango" Markis awakes to find himself blind and helpless. Soon it become apparent that he and his fellow pilots are trapped in a situation with no choices and only one way out. A slightly shorter version was previously published in Jerry Pournelle's anthology There Will Be War X. Plague Wars: Decade One - The Eden Plague - Reaper's Run - Skull's Shadows - Eden's Exodus - Apocalypse Austin - Nearest Night Plague Wars: Alien Invasion - The Demon Plagues - The Reaper Plague - The Orion Plague - Cyborg Strike - Comes the Destroyer - Forge and Steel Plague Wars: Stellar Conquest - Starship Conquest - Desolator: Conquest - Tactics of Conquest - Conquest of Earth - Conquest and Empire
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Plague Wars

Infection Day: The First Trilogy: Three apocalyptic sci-fi technothriller adventures

2016

From Hugo and Dragon Award finalist and Amazon bestselling author David VanDyke, and Ryan King—the first three books of the acclaimed Plague Wars apocalyptic series in one big volume! When the Eden Plague is loosed upon the world, the forces of order and chaos, good and evil must battle it out in a struggle for control and supremacy. A PTSD-damaged combat medic, a female Marine with no legs and a sniper with no remorse might be its only hope of survival. Can these flawed heroes drive back those who would enslave humanity? Or will the darkness spread and swallow them up? Begin your journey through the epic saga of the Plague Wars with the gripping first three books of the bestselling apocalyptic series, for the first time in one enormous volume. Plague Wars: Infection Day follows in the apocalyptic thriller and military-adventure science fiction traditions of Stephen King, Harry Turtledove and SM Stirling. Plague Wars: Infection Day \- The Eden Plague \- Reaper's Run \- Skull's Shadows \- Eden's Exodus \- Apocalypse Austin \- Nearest Night Plague Wars: Alien Invasion \- The Demon Plagues \- The Reaper Plague \- The Orion Plague \- Cyborg Strike \- Comes the Destroyer \- Forge and Steel Plague Wars: Stellar Conquest \- Starship Conquest (First Conquest) \- Desolator: Conquest \- Tactics of Conquest \- Conquest of Earth \- Conquest and Empire

Authors

David VanDyke
David VanDyke
Author · 27 books
David VanDyke is a former Army Airborne soldier and later, an Air Force officer. He lives in the Tucson area with his wife and three dogs. Look him up at davidvandykeauthor.com
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