The Hatching: A Novel (The Hatching Series)

The Hatching: A Novel (The Hatching Series)

<b>The International Bestseller</b><BR> <BR><b>“An apocalyptic extravaganza of doom and heroism…addictive.” —<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><BR> <BR><b>“This is a fresh take on classic horror, thoroughly enjoyable and guaranteed to leave your skin crawling.” —Michael Koryta, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Those Who Wish Me Dead</i></b><BR> <BR><b>“Guaranteed to do what <i>Jaws</i> did to millions of people.” —<i>Suspense Magazine</i></b><BR> <BR><b>An astonishingly inventive and terrifying debut novel about the emergence of an ancient species, dormant for over a thousand years, and now on the march.</b><BR><BR>Deep in the jungle of Peru, where so much remains unknown, a black, skittering mass devours an American tourist whole. Thousands of miles away, an FBI agent investigates a fatal plane crash in Minneapolis and makes a gruesome discovery. Unusual seismic patterns register in a Kanpur, India earthquake lab, confounding the scientists there. During the same week, the Chinese government “accidentally” drops a nuclear bomb in an isolated region of its own country. As these incidents begin to sweep the globe, a mysterious package from South America arrives at a Washington, D.C. laboratory. Something wants out.<BR> <BR> The world is on the brink of an apocalyptic disaster. An ancient species, long dormant, is now very much awake.