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Extinction Theory
Synopsis:
Sydney Trent, a mass extinction theorist unfortunately finds one of his darkest theories becoming reality as humanity faces it own possible extinction. In a race against time Sydney must face and fight his own demons as the dead literally take to their feet. A spin on the popular zombie genre this book goes against the grain by exploring what else could create and drive a zombie as well as a nightmare zombie outbreak!
From the Author:
The inspiration for Extinction Theory came from a wikipedia article I read about Cordyceps (Parasitic Fungi). Cordyceps infect insects and alter their behaviour for their own gains. Once the fungi has matured it then flowers from the insect to spread its spores for the next generation.
In concept I think its quite gruesome and creepy. Personally I found it quite disturbing. Taking the idea further I thought about if a similar fungus could infect a human being? Altering their state of mind to spread the next generation of the parasitic fungus? The idea was intriguing and led me on to the thought of what a situation of this nature would be like. The closest thing I could think of would be a zombie outbreak. With their minds altered and bodies ravaged by an invasive fungus they would single-mindedly attack and spread the fungus as far as they could.
The idea of opening the book at sea was one of many openings I visualised. Originally I started the book off in the forests of the Amazon but changed this as I altered where the outbreak originated. Also it was a little to similar to the film arachnophobia.
Extinction Theory as it stands is the third time I have written the book but the first time I have fully finished it. Previously I have half written the book twice which have both been quite different to the finished product.
The main character (Sydney Trent) was based on a former tutor of mine. He was geeky but kind of cool in a geeky (for want of a better word) way.
For the General I wanted him to appear as stereotypical of an American General as he could be. Although he most likely does not fit the grain of a real General, in my eyes this is how they appear to be. In low budget films at least anyway...
With the above inspiration the book turned out to be a zombie outbreak horror type creation but with a twist of a different cause of infection and reanimation of the dead which makes for quite an interesting and entertaining read. Who can resist a good zombie novel these days anyway?
Sydney Trent, a mass extinction theorist unfortunately finds one of his darkest theories becoming reality as humanity faces it own possible extinction. In a race against time Sydney must face and fight his own demons as the dead literally take to their feet. A spin on the popular zombie genre this book goes against the grain by exploring what else could create and drive a zombie as well as a nightmare zombie outbreak!
From the Author:
The inspiration for Extinction Theory came from a wikipedia article I read about Cordyceps (Parasitic Fungi). Cordyceps infect insects and alter their behaviour for their own gains. Once the fungi has matured it then flowers from the insect to spread its spores for the next generation.
In concept I think its quite gruesome and creepy. Personally I found it quite disturbing. Taking the idea further I thought about if a similar fungus could infect a human being? Altering their state of mind to spread the next generation of the parasitic fungus? The idea was intriguing and led me on to the thought of what a situation of this nature would be like. The closest thing I could think of would be a zombie outbreak. With their minds altered and bodies ravaged by an invasive fungus they would single-mindedly attack and spread the fungus as far as they could.
The idea of opening the book at sea was one of many openings I visualised. Originally I started the book off in the forests of the Amazon but changed this as I altered where the outbreak originated. Also it was a little to similar to the film arachnophobia.
Extinction Theory as it stands is the third time I have written the book but the first time I have fully finished it. Previously I have half written the book twice which have both been quite different to the finished product.
The main character (Sydney Trent) was based on a former tutor of mine. He was geeky but kind of cool in a geeky (for want of a better word) way.
For the General I wanted him to appear as stereotypical of an American General as he could be. Although he most likely does not fit the grain of a real General, in my eyes this is how they appear to be. In low budget films at least anyway...
With the above inspiration the book turned out to be a zombie outbreak horror type creation but with a twist of a different cause of infection and reanimation of the dead which makes for quite an interesting and entertaining read. Who can resist a good zombie novel these days anyway?
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First published November 26, 2010
About the author
Lee Emerick
9 books51 followersI go by the name Lee Emerick, largely because this is my name.
I was born 1182AD and raised by Martian Ninja Cowboy's at a remote ranch located somewhere near Earth.
I'm married, have three kids a snake and a bearded dragon.
Interests
The Effect of Random Theory on Machine Learning
The Effect of Semantic Symmetries on Cryptography
Deconstructing 802.11 Mesh Networks
Analyzing Public-Private Key Pairs Using Large-Scale Methodologies
Progressive elevator music during the 1950's
Extreme shoetree collecting and cataloging
Advanced Morris Dancing
Contact
info@leeemerick.co.uk
*The above may not be entirely factual
I was born 1182AD and raised by Martian Ninja Cowboy's at a remote ranch located somewhere near Earth.
I'm married, have three kids a snake and a bearded dragon.
Interests
The Effect of Random Theory on Machine Learning
The Effect of Semantic Symmetries on Cryptography
Deconstructing 802.11 Mesh Networks
Analyzing Public-Private Key Pairs Using Large-Scale Methodologies
Progressive elevator music during the 1950's
Extreme shoetree collecting and cataloging
Advanced Morris Dancing
Contact
info@leeemerick.co.uk
*The above may not be entirely factual
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June 16, 2011
Good story over all. Fresh take on the zombie genre anway.
Previous comment advises of grammar / spelling mistakes but appears to have been corrected in a revised edition. No mention of 'soar vs sore' now anyway.
Previous comment advises of grammar / spelling mistakes but appears to have been corrected in a revised edition. No mention of 'soar vs sore' now anyway.
March 5, 2011
I'm a sucker for zombie books and the description of this book sounded good. Unfortunately the editing was horrible. Through the entire book they used "soar" in place of "sore". There were many spelling and grammar errors, run on sentences, and repetitive wording. It was actually very hard to read.
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