Mankind is no longer at the top of the food chain. The Sixth Extinction: America – Part One: The Black Spores is set in America. Now for the first time we jump from England to the United States and see how the Americans are dealing with the end of the world. The Sixth Extinction is an apocalyptic tale about a pandemic that sweeps the globe, decimating the human race, leaving humanity struggling to survive. Within three weeks, everything has changed. Social structure has collapsed as the government locks itself away with a select portion of its vast army in deep bunkers, leaving the civilians to their own fate and the infected that stalks the streets. The Story follows a group of fourteen strangers, who lived in an apartment building in the Fordham Heights area of New York City; they decide to band together, seeking shelter in a shipping container, on the back of a truck heading towards Pennsylvania and the promise of safety. There’s Alexander Frazier, a twenty-four-year-old, who, before the outbreak, worked in the mail department of a large law firm. The King Brothers, Lindell, who’s thirty-seven and used to be a bouncer for a nightclub, and his thirty-one-year-old little brother, who was once an amateur boxer. The fifty-one-year-old alcoholic Reverend Frank Clark, who harbours a dark secret, and is looking for redemption from a broken world. The second generation Mexican seventeen-year-old twins, Juan and Bonnie Sanchez. The twenty-six-year-old Cody Tanner who used to be a soil conservationist, and his twenty-five-year-old wife Abigail Tanner, who used to be a wine taster. The twenty-two-year-old all-American girl Jessica Scott, who used to be a waitress. The seventy-one-year-old Phyllis Washington, who isn’t even aware of what’s going on around her. The thirty-three-year-old Gothic lesbian, Naomi Ford who used to work as a chef, and has a dangerous addiction. The twenty-year-old Tierra Ouellette who used to be a stripper to pay the bills, and her three-year-old son Dante, who never stops crying. And finally, the driver of the truck, the forty-six-year-old Troy Cobb, who even ten years later is still trying to get over the death of his wife. Altogether, they are struggling to survive and come to terms with their new situation. However, they’re a large group of people now living in close proximity. Tempers flare, and emotions run high as one disastrous situating leads to another. There is also Doctor Nathan Bachman, a scientist working in Groom Lake, in the secret base often referred to as Area 51. However, it doesn’t contain UFOs and little green men; its sole purpose is much more disturbing. It contains one of the seven pods – living artefact that our ancient forefathers buried beneath vast structures of stone, to save the world from their deadly, infectious black spores. When the base is compromised Bachman is airlifted to the secret Quirauk Mountain, Pennsylvania bunker. There an even more disturbing secret comes to light that makes everything before it pale in comparison.

Mankind is no longer at the top of the food chain. The Sixth Extinction is an apocalyptic tale about a pandemic that sweeps the globe, decimating the human race, leaving humanity struggling to survive. Within three weeks, everything has changed. Social structure has collapsed as the government locks itself away with a select portion of its vast army in deep bunkers, leaving the civilians to their own fate and the infected that stalk the streets. The fourteen riding inside a shipping container, on the back of a truck, unwittingly find themselves trapped inside a military run town, just outside New York City. At first, everything seemed better – they were somewhere secure, with food and a place to sleep, protected by their country’s army. Then things take a deadly turn as they witness people who are beaten and chained like animals. The group of military personnel have gone AWOL and have decided to create their own version of the future. They have to find a way out. But how, they are surrounded, and they have no weapons? Doctor Nathan Bachman was moved from one secret military bunker to another as the pod at Groom Lake was believed too dangerous, and a Presidential mandate determined its destruction along with all the others. However, the world was led to believe all the pods have been destroyed, until Bachman learns there’s one still alive in the facility hidden below his very feet, and unbelievably it’s reproducing!

Mankind is no longer at the top of the food chain. The Sixth Extinction is an apocalyptic tale about a pandemic that sweeps the globe, decimating the human race, leaving humanity struggling to survive. Within three weeks, everything has changed. Social structure has collapsed as the government locks itself away with a select portion of its vast army in deep bunkers, leaving the civilians to their own fate and the infected that stalk the streets. The fourteen find themselves prisoners inside a makeshift town on the outskirts of New York City. Captain Stitt has created a renegade – AWOL – army, carving out a small ‘utopia’ for himself and his men. Lindell and Terrance rushed back to see what is happening to the group once they notice men chained and being loaded on a truck. Frank and Juan have been marched away at gunpoint, and two soldiers remain with the females – one is attacking Jessica, while the other is about to toss Dante out of a window. Alex and Troy escape from the hospital and find the truck. Troy stays with the vehicle while Alex goes to get the others. But first he needs to create a diversion. Doctor Nathan Bachman has been informed that all the pods weren’t destroyed. One is in the same bunker, deep below his feet, and he’s also been informed it’s reproducing. What he finds completely changes everything he knows about the pods. He dons a hazmat suit and enters the chamber where the pod is located. He is shocked with what he finds, just moments before he is knocked unconscious. Does Alex find the others before the town is overrun with the infected? Can Lindell and Terrance help Jessica and Dante in time? Will Doctor Bachman survive his meeting with the only remaining, original, pod? Mankind has underestimated the pods, and now we will pay the price for thinking we are the only sentient species on the planet.

Mankind is no longer at the top of the food chain. The Sixth Extinction is an apocalyptic tale about a pandemic that sweeps the globe, decimating the human race, leaving humanity struggling to survive. Within three weeks, everything has changed. Social structure has collapsed as the government locks itself away with a select portion of its vast army in deep bunkers, leaving the civilians to their own fate and the infected that stalk the streets. After a fatal struggle – that gets Juan infected and leads him to sacrifice himself for the good of the others – the group manage to escape the town. Lindell and Terrance drive their newly acquired jeep with the powerful .50 cal machinegun. While in the truck, Jessica’s life hangs in the balance as they try to decide what to do about the length of pipe that is pierced through her thigh. They just hope that when she wakes up, the shock doesn’t kill her. “However, it’s not Jessica who dies first, someone else in the container asks for the priest’s blessing before taking their own life to the shock of everyone watching. Also, the group doesn’t realize that Capitan Stitt is alive and close on their trail with a small group of surviving men. Stitt only has one thing on his mind – revenge. He will not rest until they are all dead. Meanwhile, Doctor Bachman is trying to make his way through the bunker in the bulky hazmat suit, trying to reach the surface before his air supply runs out. He realizes he isn’t alone, there are others still alive inside the bunker, and what he learns from them – about what they have witnessed – completely changes the way he sees the pods yet again, and what they represent, and ultimately how that will affect mankind – the pods are gathering an army and are heading for the surface.

Mankind is no longer at the top of the food chain. The Sixth Extinction is an apocalyptic tale about a pandemic that sweeps the globe, decimating the human race, leaving humanity struggling to survive. Within three weeks, everything has changed. Social structure has collapsed as the government locks itself away with a select portion of its vast army in deep bunkers, leaving the civilians to their own fate and the infected that stalk the streets. The group narrowly escapes with their lives from a barn, as Stitt and his men attack them while they rest. They flee into the night, but are soon brought to a stop as their jeep and truck slam into a Chevy blocking the road. It is an ambush. There is a standoff. Whoever fires first will give their location away and will be a sitting target. With Jessica seriously hurt, and Bonnie losing her mind with grief, time is of the essence. Meanwhile, Doctor Bachman has teamed up with two lab assistant survivors, Emma and Peter, and together they have concocted a plan to stop the creatures from reaching the surface and releasing new strains on a world that is still struggling to survive. They plan to reach the supercomputer in Zone 12, and reset a fail-safe device that should eradicate the creatures and the spores before they reach the surface. They just have to survive long enough to implement the plan. Also a new group of survivors arrive at an unlikely moment. A group that has learned they have to fight to survive. And with them they bring a new form of transport that could be the answers to all their prayers.

Mankind is no longer at the top of the food chain. The Sixth Extinction is an apocalyptic tale about a pandemic that sweeps the globe, decimating the human race, leaving humanity struggling to survive. Within three weeks, everything has changed. Social structure has collapsed as the government locks itself away with a select portion of its vast army in deep bunkers, leaving the civilians to their own fate and the infected that stalk the streets. Alex, Troy, Tierra and her son, Naomi, and the two King brothers are trying to find somewhere safe to survive, but people are dying at every turn, and there are now only seven of them left. They narrowly escape an ambush by Stitt and make their way to a gas station next to a river swollen by a torrential storm. Exhausted, hungry, and in shock at losing so many of their companions, they try to settle for the night, only to be attacked by a horde of infected that pours across the fields surrounding them. However, it appears the creatures were drawn by something else. Out of the darkness emerge other uninfected humans. They come to the rescue, fighting like people possessed. They travel the river in an old fishing boat, looking for supplies and other survivors. Also, they are in possession of a secret that could save them all. Meanwhile, Doctor Bachman, and the two lab assistants, Emma and Peter make their way to the supercomputer in Zone 12, while keeping their distance from the tentacled creatures and pods that stalk the bunker. They plan on using a fail-safe system called The Furnace to wipe the creatures out. But first, they have to navigate through the sewers to get there, and while doing so they come face-to-face with their worst nightmare. Have they got what it takes to reach the supercomputer in time before six new strains of the infection spreads into the atmosphere?

Mankind is no longer at the top of the food chain.The Sixth Extinction is an apocalyptic tale about a pandemic that sweeps the globe, decimating the human race, leaving humanity struggling to survive. Within three weeks, everything has changed. Social structure has collapsed as the government locks itself away with a select portion of its vast army in deep bunkers, leaving the civilians to their own fate and the infected that stalk the streets.Alex, Troy, Frank, Naomi, and the two King brothers find themselves taken to a secure island by their new friends aboard an old fishing boat led by a woman called Smokie. There is only a thin bridge that connects them to the mainland as they perch on the vast tidal lake.Infected pack the bridge, kept at bay by a chain-link fence.Tierra is sedated and moved to the medical hut after it becomes apparent that she suffocated her son due to her deteriorating mental state.They believe they are safe until a scream, and animalistic calls wake them in the early hours. The vast lake has drained during the night. How? There is no time to find out as hundreds of creatures pour across the mudflats, flooding the island. The group has to fight its way across the bridge and then two miles down the road to get to the cargo ship before they are overrun. Do they have the strength after fighting and running for days with little sleep?Meanwhile, Doctor Bachman and Emma are trapped inside a submarine on the surface of the reservoir, deep down, inside the bunker. The tentacled creatures are attempting to roll the vessel, trying to find a way in. Have they locked themselves inside their own tomb?

Mankind is no longer at the top of the food chain. The Sixth Extinction is an apocalyptic tale about a pandemic that sweeps the globe, decimating the human race, leaving humanity struggling to survive. Within three weeks, everything has changed. Social structure has collapsed as the government locks itself away with a select portion of its vast army in deep bunkers, leaving the civilians to their own fate and the infected that stalk the streets. Alex, Troy, Frank, Naomi, and the two King brothers find themselves once again running for their lives. They have joined forces with a group led by a woman called Smokie – it’s a collection of women and a few men who have survived on a river in an old fishing boat, and living on an island. However, the island they presumed to be safe was overrun and they have to race along a two-mile stretch of a road full of infected to a cargo ship. They find themselves fighting for their lives on a beach, with the crashing, ice cold waves at their backs, and creatures charging from the woods ahead. Their only hope is a rigid-sided boat that will ferry them a small group at a time to the large vessel. That’s if they have the strength to fight the endless wave of infected until the small boat returns for the second group. Meanwhile, Doctor Bachman and Emma are also running for their lives from a large deformed animal that is tossing other creatures aside as if they weigh nothing. They frantically stumble into a barn full of infected cattle. Have they just raced headlong into a situation even deadlier than the one they were trying to escape from? They also discover they are not the only humans left alive in the bunker, and does this stranger hold the answers to some of their questions? Does he offer hope? Meanwhile, the creatures are amassed in the warehouse behind the largest pod, with the black spores undulating across the ceiling, all eager to head out into the world of man and let loose new strains of the infection. Will they be stopped in time, or is this truly the end of mankind – will the sixth extinction run its deadly course and wipe mankind and every other species off the face of the planet?

Mankind is no longer at the top of the food chain.The Sixth Extinction is an apocalyptic tale about a pandemic that sweeps the globe, decimating the human race, leaving humanity struggling to survive. Within three weeks, everything has changed. Social structure has collapsed as the government locks itself away with a select portion of its vast army in deep bunkers, leaving the civilians to their own fate and the infected that stalk the streets.Alex, Troy, Frank, Naomi and the two King brothers have joined forces with Smokie and her ragtag group of survivors. They have made their way onto a huge container ship anchored in a cove. They just managed to survive an attack, and are still reeling from losing the Shapter sisters and a few others on the shoreline. They now reside inside an impenetrable floating metal fortress – an artificial island. What could possibly hurt them now? Within hours of arriving the vast ship is rammed by a boat. Then as they try to make sense of the unfolding events, another ship hails them. It is the well-armed, coastguard vessel, the Hamilton. The problem is it has been commandeered by a misfit crew of people willing to hunt on the weak. As if it’s not bad enough having to defend themselves against the creatures that stalk the land, now they have to prepare to defend themselves against other humans willing to target anyone who manages to survive.During the attack the priest Frank starts to lose his beliefs. While at the same time Troy has a dark spiritual awakening.Meanwhile, Doctor Bachman and Emma have teamed up with Ralph, a person with the knowledge needed to destroy the creatures as they tried to exit the underground bunker. They managed to fry the horde just in time. However, just as they succeeded, the doors to their room burst open and something rushes in.All that remains of the amass horde is a mere inch of wiggling tentacle that managed to drop onto the dusty ground outside before the door slammed shut, which was then scooped up by a passing crow.Also, what does Stu think he will accomplish, as he steals a boat and rushes to the aid of his infected daughter?And who is the stranger, secreted in the bowels of the massive container ship? While the group is still reeling from the attack of the coastguard vessel, one of them is captured by the stranger and dragged down into the belly of the ship.

Mankind is no longer at the top of the food chain.The Sixth Extinction is an apocalyptic tale about a pandemic that sweeps the globe, decimating the human race, leaving humanity struggling to survive. Within three weeks, everything has changed. Social structure has collapsed as the government locks itself away with a select portion of its vast army in deep bunkers, leaving the civilians to their own fate and the infected that stalk the streets.Just when the survivors on the cargo ship think nothing else can go wrong, after escaping from the fake coastguard ship and getting away unscathed, it turns out there has been someone else hiding on the vessel the whole time, and he’s infected. He has also taken Naomi hostage and has vanished below deck, dragging her along at knife-point.Smokie has no choice but to send the King brother’s, Alex and Mollee to try to save Naomi.At the same time, Frank is having doubts about his faith, while Troy has become a fanatic, willing to kill anyone who gets in his way while he fulfils what he believes is the will of God.And what’s with all the seagulls that are circling the vessel, and why are they so uncharacteristically quiet?Meanwhile, Bachman and the others are stuck in a broken-down train in Zone 7, surrounded by a horde of infected creatures. They need to come up with a plan before it’s too late.Also, Stu and Soozie’s lives hang in the balance as they try to escape the shoreline which is crawling with the infected.

Mankind is no longer at the top of the food chain. The Sixth Extinction is an apocalyptic tale about a pandemic that sweeps the globe, decimating the human race, leaving humanity struggling to survive. Within three weeks, everything has changed. Social structure has collapsed as the government locks itself away with a select portion of its vast army in deep bunkers, leaving the civilians to their own fate and the infected that stalk the streets. Can it get any worse for Smokie and her group? What the survivor’s first thought was a floating haven has turned out to be anything but. First, they are rammed by a ship and then attacked by another, and just when they manage to escape it turns out there has been an infected man onboard the whole time, and he’s kidnapped Naomi. Not to mention a new strain of the virus which has mutated the birds into a new delivery system, with horrific results – a new strain of creatures is born, but unlike their previous, mindless cousins, this new strain is intelligent. When the King brothers with Alex and Mollee finally assume they have the stranger cornered; things go from bad to catastrophic in the blink of an eye. If they thought they had problems before, it all pales in comparison with their latest encounter. At the same time as Troy is having a revelation, it looks like Frank might be having a breakdown, or is he simply coming to terms with the undeniable truth? Meanwhile, below ground, hundreds of miles away, Bachman and the others are still running for their lives. The bulk of the creatures have been destroyed, but there is still enough of them around to cause no end of problems. They need to reach the weapon’s zone if they have any hope of surviving. Also, Stu and Soozie’s fate goes from bad to worse when they unwittingly find survivors from the shipwrecked coastguard cutter. They now find themselves hostages to a madman. And what is lurking in the belly of the cargo ship? Something that will not only spell doom for those onboard, but it may also be the final straw for the entire human race.

Mankind is no longer at the top of the food chain. The Sixth Extinction is an apocalyptic tale about a pandemic that sweeps the globe, decimating the human race, leaving humanity struggling to survive. Within three weeks, everything has changed. Social structure has collapsed as the government locks itself away with a select portion of its vast army in deep bunkers, leaving the civilians to their own fate and the infected that stalk the streets. Troy is dead – folded in half like a piece of paper – killed by the pod that released the pandemic in Madagascar, which is now hiding in the belly of the cargo ship. Naomi is being held prisoner by a man named Cain – an old crew member turned into a slave to do the biding of the original pod. Why has he kidnapped her? What is his endgame? Meanwhile, Smokie, Frank, Terrance, Caroline, Lindell, Donna, Alex, and Mollee are being held at gunpoint by the Boss – the leader of the coastguard cutter ship they thought they had escaped from. Hundreds of miles away on dry land, deep down, inside the bunker, Bachman, Emma, Ralph, Pete and Tes are hiding in an apartment. Pete has been infected – a gash on his arm is wiggling with small tentacles. They only have one choice open to them. However, just when they solve one problem another is always waiting just around the corner. Stu and Soozie have returned to the cargo ship. They arrive just after the Boss, and they have a child in tow. They find a ship that is no longer a haven, but has been turned into a nightmare, with a new strain of the infection changing people faster, into more dangerous creatures, and mutated birds which dive-bomb from the sky. The new strains are making survival even more difficult. That’s when it appears over the horizon, a new option which could turn out to be a game changer. However, just when they think they are winning; the old cargo ship’s crew makes a disturbing appearance. Those on the ship are then given an impossible choice.

Mankind is no longer at the top of the food chain. The Sixth Extinction is an apocalyptic tale about a pandemic that sweeps the globe, decimating the human race, leaving humanity struggling to survive. Within three weeks, everything has changed. Social structure has collapsed as the government locks itself away with a select portion of its vast army in deep bunkers, leaving the civilians to their own fate and the infected that stalk the streets. Naomi is battered and shaken, but she has been released by the large pod to pass on a message to the others on the cargo ship. Will they do as requested, or will the reanimated old crew attack? Stu and Soozie find themselves having to team up with the people they hate the most… Why would Smokie put her trust in the enemy? However, Stu finds something that could turn the tide in their favour. The mutated birds, and the new strain of the infection cause more chaos, destroying their chance of getting off the death ship. Will Frank, Mollee, and Smokie be able to stop the out of control vessel before it’s too late? Meanwhile, Bachman and the others, as well some of the newfound cleaning crew, have to deal with Pete – who has become infected, which causes more death and impossible choices. (Plus, a bonus of five drawings by the author)

(1484 pages on a reading device) Mankind is no longer at the top of the food chain. THE SIXTH EXTINCTION is an apocalyptic tale about a pandemic that sweeps the globe, decimating the human race, leaving humanity struggling to survive. Within three weeks everything has changed. Social structure has collapsed. The police are non-existent, and the army concentrates on the cities. Gangs of yobs rule the streets. It becomes everyone for themselves. The story follows three main characters, Noah, Red and Doctor Melanie Lazaro, as well as Betty and her simpleminded grandson, and a Squad of military personnel. It follows all their journeys of self-discovery through the changing world. Noah Morgan is just an average twenty-one-year-old. He has no aspirations in life, no girlfriend, few friends, and a dead-end job. Red is a nineteen-year-old female runaway, with a sad past and a disturbing secret. Together they leave behind everything they have ever known, looking for a safe haven. Betty and her grandson Lennie are just trying to stay alive, and find somewhere safe to hide while they try to make sense of all the madness around them. The Squad is a small group of military personnel who are trying to get back to the safety of their large base – a base that holds a secret. Doctor Melanie Lazaro is working around the clock, under military supervision, in Exeter University’s Biomedical Sciences Department, trying to create a cure for the new pandemic that is turning humans back to their primordial roots, creating mindless killing machines with only one purpose − to eat. The four-part series is a fast-paced story, all set within a twenty-four-hour time frame. THE SIXTH THE FIRST THREE WEEKS The four part series is a prelude to The Sixth Extinction series. We get to see what happened within the first three weeks of the outbreak from the point of view of the five main characters, set out in four new books. THE SIXTH THE FIRST THREE WEEKS – THE SQUADS STORY We find out about the squad in the first three weeks of the infection, with two books, looking at the relationship between Echo and Coco. We also get an in-depth look down inside The Ark. THE SIXTH AMERICA Now for the first time we jump from England to the United States and see how the Americans are dealing with the end of the world. Social structure has collapsed as the American government locks itself away with a select portion of its vast army in deep bunkers, leaving the civilians to their own fate and the infected that stalks the streets. The Story follows a group of fourteen strangers, who lived in an apartment building in the Fordham Heights area of New York City; they decide to band together, seeking shelter in a shipping container, on the back of a truck heading towards Pennsylvania and the promise of safety. Altogether, they are struggling to survive and come to terms with their new situation. However, they’re a large group of people now living in close proximity. Tempers flare, and emotions run high as one disastrous situating leads to another. There is also Doctor Nathan Bachman, a scientist working in Groom Lake, in the secret base often referred to as Area 51. However, it doesn’t contain UFOs and little green men; its sole purpose is much more disturbing. It contains one of the seven pods – living artefact that our ancient forefathers buried beneath vast structures of stone, to save the world from their deadly, infectious black spores. When the base is compromised Bachman is airlifted to the secret Quirauk Mountain, Pennsylvania bunker. There an even more disturbing secret comes to light that makes everything before it pale in comparison.

Mankind is no longer at the top of the food chain.THE SIXTH EXTINCTION (Books 1 to 4)The Sixth Extinction is an apocalyptic tale about a pandemic that sweeps the globe, decimating the human race, leaving humanity struggling to survive. Within three weeks everything has changed. Social structure has collapsed. The police are non-existent, and the army concentrates on the cities. Gangs of yobs rule the streets. It becomes everyone for themselves.The story follows three main characters, Noah, Red and Doctor Melanie Lazaro, as well as Betty and her simpleminded grandson, and a Squad of military personnel. It follows all their journeys of self-discovery through the changing world.Noah Morgan is just an average twenty-one-year-old. He has no aspirations in life, no girlfriend, few friends, and a dead-end job. Red is a nineteen-year-old female runaway, with a sad past and a disturbing secret. Together they leave behind everything they have ever known, looking for a safe haven.Betty and her grandson Lennie are just trying to stay alive, and find somewhere safe to hide while they try to make sense of all the madness around them.The Squad is a small group of military personnel who are trying to get back to the safety of their large base – a base that holds a secret.Doctor Melanie Lazaro is working around the clock, under military supervision, in Exeter University’s Biomedical Sciences Department, trying to create a cure for the new pandemic that is turning humans back to their primordial roots, creating mindless killing machines with only one purpose − to eat.The four-part series is a fast-paced story, all set within a twenty-four-hour time frame.THE SIXTH THE FIRST THREE WEEKS (Books 1 to 4)The four-part series is a prelude to The Sixth Extinction series.We get to see what happened within the first three weeks of the outbreak from the point of view of the five main characters.THE SIXTH THE SQUADS FIRST THREE WEEKS (Books 1 and 2)The Sixth Extinction continues with two short prelude stories about the main military characters.We get to follow Echo and Coco.THE SIXTH AMERICA (Books 1 to 13)We cross the ocean to America to see how they are coping with the infection.The Story follows a group of fourteen strangers, who lived in an apartment building in the Fordham Heights area of New York City; they decide to band together, seeking shelter in a shipping container, on the back of a truck heading towards Pennsylvania.Along the way, they run into other groups who will do anything to survive.There is a group of military misfits who run a small town that forces other survivors into slavery.Also, a collection of mostly females that travel a river on a boat, collecting survivors and taking them to a safe haven – which goes drastically wrong.They have to navigate the perils of the infected, and the surviving humans, to reach safety. Every step of the way is fraught with danger and treachery.THE SIXTH THE SEVEN SEEDS OF THE GODS (Vol. 1) – Ancient EgyptHow did the Ancient Egyptians react when they stumbled upon one of the original pods?PLUS, A BONUS BOOKEndless - Part Sorrow