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These Trespasses
2011
First Published
4.21
Average Rating
227
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How far would you go for your brother? How strong is your bond. “Like the Walking Dead, but with aliens instead of zombies” “These Trespasses will have you reading until late in the night and hoping it really is just fiction.” ~ Book Reviews Weekly “Brought me back to Sci-Fi” ~ Amazon review “…through the last scene I found myself flipping pages faster and faster, eager to see how it was going to wrap up.” ~ The Daily Blam “An entertaining and exciting read, the author uses suspense masterfully making you want to turn the pages even faster. A definite must read for sci-fi/horror fans.” ~ Amazon review “These Trespasses is lean, mean, and hums along like a chainsaw revved up to full alien-shredding glory.” ~ Amazon review Alien invasion, war and devastation; is Earth at its end? We hold precious our families. We work hard to provide for them. We struggle to put food on the table and to care for them when they are sick. What if all of that changed? What if those we cared for were inflicted with some horrible disease that we could not understand? What if that disease did not kill, but liberate, pitting you against your loved ones? In a small Midwestern town, the world as we know it is about to come to an abrupt end. Sheila has picked this moment in time to return to her hometown. Upon arriving, she finds the small community lying in ruins and she begins the struggle of discerning what has happened to her family, her friends, the people she grew up with. Her only clue is a single letter, left behind by a man named Marty. Soon, Sheila catches up to Marty. And with the world around them left in decimation, they band together with other survivors in search of escaping the destruction. But everything is not what it seems. The government has played a role in this destruction. What things did our government do in secret, nearly right under our noses, to bring an alien invasion to Earth? The answer to this question begins with Marty; the only survivor in their group who appears to have any knowledge of what has unfolded. Marty recalls his past, both distant and recent. He relays a story of great loss to his newfound confidants and in doing so, brings to mind many new questions. Marty is not the only one that knows of these horrors. Each of them must face the truth of the people they were before this destruction and the person they will need to become in order to confront this terror. What secrets lie among these friends? Has the government found a means of invading even this small group? And what of Marty’s brother? What is his role in the future of the Earth? What things will need to be done to ensure he doesn’t succeed? As their plight becomes hopeless, they are forced to take the battle to their enemy and strike at the heart of the matter. Here Marty must confront his brother. But will it come too late? And will Marty be able to drown out his memories and do what he must to save his friends? Join this ragtag group as they take on an alien invasion unlike any other. Discover what these aliens want and the lengths they will go to get it. Learn of Marty’s relationship with his brother, how close they were, how much they depended upon each other. See what Marty does to protect that brotherly bond. Who of you will fight with Marty and Sheila in order to protect everything we cherish in this thriller? Prepare yourself. Only you can determine the future of the Earth.

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4.21
Number of Ratings
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Author

Kenneth W. Cain
Kenneth W. Cain
Author · 14 books

Kenneth W. Cain first got the itch for storytelling during his formative years in the suburbs of Chicago, where he got to listen to his grandfather spin tales by the glow of a barrel fire. But it was a reading of Baba Yaga that grew his desire for dark fiction. Shows like The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and One Step Beyond furthered that sense of wonder for the unknown, and he’s been writing ever since. Cain is the author of The Saga of I trilogy, United States of the Dead, the short story collections These Old Tales and Fresh Cut Tales, and the forthcoming Embers: A Collection of Dark Fiction. Writing, reading, fine art, graphic design, and Cardinals baseball are but a few of his passions. Cain now resides in Chester County, Pennsylvania with his wife and two children.

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