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Book Synopsis''Why are humans afraid of spiders? With a multi-stranded narrative that traps you as effectively as a silken web, Skitter makes the answer all too clear'' DAILY MAILIn the thrilling, nerve-wracking finale of Ezekiel Boone''s terrifying Hatching series, the United States goes to war against the queen spiders that threaten to overtake the human race forever.The world is on the brink of apocalypse. Zero Day has come.The only thing more terrifying than millions of spiders is the realization that those spiders work as one. But among the government, there is dissent: do we try to kill all of the spiders, or do we gamble on Professor Guyer''s theory that we need to kill only the queens?For President Stephanie Pilgrim, it''s an easy answer. She''s gone as far as she can-more than two dozen American cities hit with tactical nukes, the country torn asunder - and the only answer is to believe in Professor Guyer. Unfortunately, Ben BTrade ReviewWhy are humans afraid of spiders? With a multi-stranded narrative that traps you as effectively as a silken web, Skitter makes the answer all too clear - DAILY MAILEzekiel Boone writes with the power and pace of a Hollywood blockbuster - PARMENION BOOKSBrace yourself for sleepless nights - SFXGlobe-hopping, seriously creepy read - Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisThe first female president of the United States is summoned to an emergency briefing.Deep in the jungle of Peru, a black, skittering mass devours an American tourist party whole. FBI agent Mike Rich investigates a fatal plane crash in Minneapolis and makes a gruesome discovery. Unusual seismic patterns register in a Indian earthquake lab, confounding the scientists there. The Chinese government accidentally drops a nuclear bomb in an isolated region of its own country. And all of these events are connected. As panic begins to sweep the globe, a mysterious package from South America arrives at Melanie Guyer''s Washington laboratory. The unusual egg inside begins to crack. Something is spreading...The world is on the brink of an apocalyptic disaster. An virulent ancient species of spiders, long dormant, is now very much awake. But this is only the beginning of our end...Trade ReviewA high-octane thriller it is great fun and a real page-turner. * DAILY EXPRESS *Arachnophobes, move on. This is not for the likes of you. * THE FINANCIAL TIMES *Brace yourself for sleepless nights * SFX *Reads like a blockbuster movie * SciFiNow *It is skilfully written and entirely gripping - I think it is likely to be a best seller, and I would recommend you give it a go... * Nudge Books *a thoroughly entertaining, deliciously skin-crawling horror thriller that you'll like it with or without the spiders falling on your lap as you read it * For Winter's Nights *The inclusion of events and voices from around the world add to the growing suspense and excitement and, if you aren't scared of spiders, the idea of a carnivorous swarm of eight-legged homicidal maniacs, is enough to keep you turning the pages. * The Book Beard Blog *The Hatching marks the debut of an exciting new talent in horror. * GINGER NUTS OF HORROR *A sprawling and shamelessly compulsive adventure, this is a pleasingly fast-paced read that manages to combine smoothly crafted prose and sharp details with a selection of entertainingly gruesome shocks. * SFX *A rattlingly entertaining read * STARBURST *This is destined for the bestseller lists * LOVE READING *

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Book SynopsisTens of millions of people around the world are dead. Half of China is a nuclear wasteland. Mysterious flesh-eating spiders are marching through Los Angeles, Oslo, Delhi, Rio de Janeiro, and countless other cities. According to scientist Melanie Gruyer, however, the spider situation seems to be looking up. Yet in Japan, a giant, truck-sized, glowing egg sack is discovered, even as survivors in Los Angeles panic and break the quarantine zone. Out in the desert, survivalists Gordo and Shotgun are trying to invent a weapon to defeat the spiders. But even if they succeed it may be too late, because President Stephanie Pilgrim has been forced to enact the plan of last resort: The Spanish Protocol. Every country must fight for itself. And the spiders are on the move...Trade ReviewWhy are humans afraid of spiders? With a multi-stranded narrative that traps you as effectively as a silken web, Skitter makes the answer all too clear. * DAILY MAIL *Smart writing underpins the terrorin this second instalment in a continuingseries, which is sufficiently selfcontainedto be highly enjoyable evenfor those who missed the first episode. * THE MORNING STAR *Ezekiel Boone writes with the power and pace of a Hollywood blockbuster * PARMENION BOOKS *Brace yourself for sleepless nights * SFX *If The Hatching was a summer blockbuster then Skitter is its tense, page turning counterpart setting the tone for a brutal, all out apocalyptic conclusion. * THE BOOK BEARD *It is skilfully written and entirely gripping - I think it is likely to be a best seller, and I would recommend you give it a go... * Nudge Books *Fun and pacey and full of gore. * CONCATENATION *a thoroughly entertaining, deliciously skin-crawling horror thriller that you'll like it with or without the spiders falling on your lap as you read it * For Winter's Nights *The inclusion of events and voices from around the world add to the growing suspense and excitement and, if you aren't scared of spiders, the idea of a carnivorous swarm of eight-legged homicidal maniacs, is enough to keep you turning the pages. * The Book Beard Blog *A rattlingly entertaining read * STARBURST *

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