Description
In 2013, fifty-six esteemed scientists from fourteen countries signed a letter addressed to the European Commission, vehemently protesting the continued H5N1 avian flu experiments using ferrets taking place in Rotterdam. By that time, the Dutch scientists had already successfully created an airborne-transmissible mutation, which they themselves admit may be the most dangerous virus ever observed. The Dutch government has dismissed the protests, and the experiments have yet to be shut down. SurviRal FAQ's How much of this is real? The H5N1 experiments in Rotterdam are real, the National Defense Resources Preparedness Executive Order signed by the U.S. President in 2012 is real, the Listeria outbreak in 2011 was real, and many details in the book have been meticulously researched--including Colorado gun laws, the political compositions of Districts 2 and 5, and agricultural tendencies in the southeastern part of the state. Please note, however, that this remains a work of fiction in its entirety. Hopefully. Is there a lot of hardxa0profanity in the book? Only a few isolated incidents. Are there sex scenes? No. Is there violence? Yes. Is this book DRM-protected? No. Please enjoy it on all your devices.
Features & Highlights
- They thought they could contain it. They were wrong. When the most dangerous virus ever observed escapes the lab and shortly transfers from the animal kingdom to mankind, a nightmare scenario unfolds across planet earth. Before authorities can react, millions are infected—and that’s just the beginning. The mortality rate exceeds 80%. Leaders and elected officials soon learn the man-manipulated virus respects neither rank nor stature. The resulting chain reaction leads to a collapse of modern society—even in Colorado, where no cases of the killer strain have yet appeared.Clint Stonebreaker, a happily-married software engineer living in Denver, doesn’t like watching the news. He especially doesn’t let Jake, his wacky doomsday-prepping brother, watch it when he visits. But when chaos goes viral through the entire country, Clint and his wife Jenny are forced to acknowledge reality. They find themselves hitting the road with their gun-enthusiast neighbor to escape the deteriorating city. Their goal? Reaching Clint’s hunting cabin in Southeastern Colorado and trying to make a homestead of it.They don’t get far before running into a gauntlet of obstacles. Colorado seems to have become a giant sociological experiment, with dire consequences for making the wrong decisions. The spirit of American resolve is pitted against the ugly realty of criminal opportunism in every direction they turn. Ironically, Clint isn’t sure which is worse: being forced to survive in the midst of civil unrest, or knowing he’ll have to admit to Jake that he was right. Assuming he can find him…
