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Flypaper: A Novel
Ebola, Coronavirus, and SARS, have frightened the world. How would we fight a deadly disease that comes from beyond planet Earth?
When a 2,000-year-old mummy is unearthed in central China, investigators from all over the world fly in to Washington, DC, for a top secret meeting, hoping to find an answer to its mysterious genetic anomalies.
But the scientists may have mistakenly released a new, deadly disease of extraterrestrial origins in the process of examining the genetic markers of the ancient mummy. The devastating human error causes a worldwide plague—one that penetrates the barriers of the human immune system. Sino expert Eric Logan and archaeologist Dr. Marcia Kessler lead an expedition back to the icy glaciers of China to extract a much older 20,000-year-old mummy, which could help them formulate a cure. Even as they embark on their mission, the strange illness afflicts the people around them, turning men into mindless monsters.
The team retreats to a remote Buddhist monastery and must hold off a vicious army of victims. As they wrestle with the possibility that they may be the last living humans on earth, someone finds an ancient burial object that may hold the key to ending the apocalyptic epidemic . . .
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When a 2,000-year-old mummy is unearthed in central China, investigators from all over the world fly in to Washington, DC, for a top secret meeting, hoping to find an answer to its mysterious genetic anomalies.
But the scientists may have mistakenly released a new, deadly disease of extraterrestrial origins in the process of examining the genetic markers of the ancient mummy. The devastating human error causes a worldwide plague—one that penetrates the barriers of the human immune system. Sino expert Eric Logan and archaeologist Dr. Marcia Kessler lead an expedition back to the icy glaciers of China to extract a much older 20,000-year-old mummy, which could help them formulate a cure. Even as they embark on their mission, the strange illness afflicts the people around them, turning men into mindless monsters.
The team retreats to a remote Buddhist monastery and must hold off a vicious army of victims. As they wrestle with the possibility that they may be the last living humans on earth, someone finds an ancient burial object that may hold the key to ending the apocalyptic epidemic . . .
Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
- GenresScience FictionThriller
450 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 11, 2012
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About the author
Chris Angus
19 books48 followersChris Angus comes from a literary family consisting of seven published writers
He is the author of a series of historical thrillers including FLYPAPER, WINSTON CHURCHILL AND THE TREASURE OF MAPUNGUBWE HILL, THE LAST TITANIC STORY, LONDON UNDERGROUND, THE GODS OF LAKI and more.
He is also the award-winning author of several works of nonfiction and of more than 400 essays, articles, book introductions, columns and reviews in a wide variety of publications, including THE NEW YORK TIMES and WORDSWORTH AMERICAN CLASSICS.
He is the author of a series of historical thrillers including FLYPAPER, WINSTON CHURCHILL AND THE TREASURE OF MAPUNGUBWE HILL, THE LAST TITANIC STORY, LONDON UNDERGROUND, THE GODS OF LAKI and more.
He is also the award-winning author of several works of nonfiction and of more than 400 essays, articles, book introductions, columns and reviews in a wide variety of publications, including THE NEW YORK TIMES and WORDSWORTH AMERICAN CLASSICS.
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February 3, 2023
The beginning of this book could have been written by Nostradamus. Tel me if this sounds familiar: a deadly disease starts in China, the government covers it up and it spreads to the rest of the world creating a huge pandemic that ends civilization as we knew it. In 2014, it was science fiction. I liked the science and most of the characters.
August 26, 2018
Wonderful Story
This is an exciting, engaging dystopian novel. Guaranteed to hold your interest right to the end. You won’t be disappointed.
This is an exciting, engaging dystopian novel. Guaranteed to hold your interest right to the end. You won’t be disappointed.
September 6, 2018
Sounds really good right? Well, it was okay but it wasn't all I had hoped for.
It's well written and engaging enough but it was missing something. Unfortunately, I can't quite say what that something was but it left me feeling a bit unsatisfied.
Overall, a decent read with a good premise but had a lackluster ending. As the song says, "That don't impress me much".
Rating... C+
It's well written and engaging enough but it was missing something. Unfortunately, I can't quite say what that something was but it left me feeling a bit unsatisfied.
Overall, a decent read with a good premise but had a lackluster ending. As the song says, "That don't impress me much".
Rating... C+
May 8, 2020
I am not sure why I picked it but I was entertained. So this is one of those that make you think. Written in 2014 and it has a nice little pandemic going on back then. But I digress.
Eric Logan is a ex special forces that has found work in China as a fix-it guy for the US Embassy. In one of his assignments his shares and him bump into an old mummy. They send a part to Beijing in order to be studied. What results is a world crisis. But the speed of the pandemic is incredible. Americans are also sending a couple teams into China and they get caught up in it. Totally surprising and a great read.
Eric Logan is a ex special forces that has found work in China as a fix-it guy for the US Embassy. In one of his assignments his shares and him bump into an old mummy. They send a part to Beijing in order to be studied. What results is a world crisis. But the speed of the pandemic is incredible. Americans are also sending a couple teams into China and they get caught up in it. Totally surprising and a great read.
July 27, 2015
This book was recommended to my by my local librarian. It is centered on an interesting concept and I finished the book which does not happen unless a book has some positives and can keep me interested. I did skip quit a bit of the scientific details. They just made my eyes glaze over like they would in real life. Great that the author did the research to have the science right (I am assuming), but it was really a killer to the flow of the story. However, skipping those way to brainy for me bits did not cause me to lose the thread of the story.
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