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Ishtaq: The Second Vial
2017 FIVE TIME Award Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) medalist and honors recipient from the Hollywood, Southern California, London, and New England Book Festivals.
After years of peaceful research aboard a secret alien spacecraft buried within the Antarctic permafrost, Brian Malcolm is suddenly locked in a desperate fight to save himself and his mates from a horrific alien entity. A freak accident has released a long-dormant organism capable of perfectly mimicking other life forms through violent assimilation. The entity is imprisoned with dozens of workers deep under the ice when a panicked crewman initiates security protocols to seal off their subterranean laboratory. As Brian and the others fight from the surface to rescue those trapped below and struggle to reconcile the bizarre and seemingly contradictory behavior of the organism, they begin to suspect that they are battling more than one form of alien life.
When the evidence suggests that the creature has escaped from below and that some crewmen on the surface aren’t what they appear to be, each must overcome their fear and paranoia not only to survive but to prevent the inadvertent world-wide spread of the organism by a foreign research team, which has acquired a sample of the creature and is preparing to ship it to a highly populated destination somewhere in Asia.
After years of peaceful research aboard a secret alien spacecraft buried within the Antarctic permafrost, Brian Malcolm is suddenly locked in a desperate fight to save himself and his mates from a horrific alien entity. A freak accident has released a long-dormant organism capable of perfectly mimicking other life forms through violent assimilation. The entity is imprisoned with dozens of workers deep under the ice when a panicked crewman initiates security protocols to seal off their subterranean laboratory. As Brian and the others fight from the surface to rescue those trapped below and struggle to reconcile the bizarre and seemingly contradictory behavior of the organism, they begin to suspect that they are battling more than one form of alien life.
When the evidence suggests that the creature has escaped from below and that some crewmen on the surface aren’t what they appear to be, each must overcome their fear and paranoia not only to survive but to prevent the inadvertent world-wide spread of the organism by a foreign research team, which has acquired a sample of the creature and is preparing to ship it to a highly populated destination somewhere in Asia.
427 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 14, 2017
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November 24, 2023
There were a lot of spelling and grammatical errors. It seemed like the book had never been proof read before being published. It was overall hard to follow, as it read more like a script with so many different characters and scenes jumping back and forth. It was hard to keep up with what was going on. Also, not much imagery was used so many times it was hard to picture scenes in my head because things weren’t described well. It was just a lot of talking.
June 24, 2018
A book I couldn’t put down!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book with the twists and turns. It kept me thinking of what might happen next. I would recommend this book to all who enjoy a book that makes you think and keeps you guessing.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book with the twists and turns. It kept me thinking of what might happen next. I would recommend this book to all who enjoy a book that makes you think and keeps you guessing.
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