Carrier
Published on 18. October 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-61868-647-3 (ISBN)
Description
An alien infection turns its hosts into violent, insane murderers, threatening to overrun the space carrier Atlas.
With Earth's resources on the verge of exhaustion and worldwide civil war imminent, the stars were looked to for answers. Beneath the surface of lifeless planets were found all the resources that could ever be consumed.
Stellan Lund is chief security officer aboard the carrier Atlas. Life on a carrier is peaceful-as long as the crew does its job, the New Earth Council leaves them alone. The only risk is an occasional case of black madness, a mental-break condition that turns its hosts into violent, insane murderers-but it's a small chance to take for some freedom.
Then the Atlas is ordered to a dying planet where an unknown material awaits. When an accident exposes some of the crew to the alien substance, reports of black madness escalate-but something about these cases is different.
And if the ship's crew can't eradicate the infection no one will make it home.
With Earth's resources on the verge of exhaustion and worldwide civil war imminent, the stars were looked to for answers. Beneath the surface of lifeless planets were found all the resources that could ever be consumed.
Stellan Lund is chief security officer aboard the carrier Atlas. Life on a carrier is peaceful-as long as the crew does its job, the New Earth Council leaves them alone. The only risk is an occasional case of black madness, a mental-break condition that turns its hosts into violent, insane murderers-but it's a small chance to take for some freedom.
Then the Atlas is ordered to a dying planet where an unknown material awaits. When an accident exposes some of the crew to the alien substance, reports of black madness escalate-but something about these cases is different.
And if the ship's crew can't eradicate the infection no one will make it home.
Reviews / Votes
"Beautiful writing, good zombie action and a compelling cast of characters onboard a massive spaceship make Carrier a fun ride." -- Craig DiLouie, author of Suffer The ChildrenMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61868-647-3 (9781618686473)
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Person
Timothy Johnson is a writer and editor. He has an English degree from Virginia Tech, where he won the Fiction Award for his graduating class. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association. Carrier is his first novel. He lives in Rockville, Maryland with his wife and his dog.