Böcker av Bill Ransom

A near-future thriller of deadly genetic warfare.The private laboratory known as ViraVax, deep in the Central American jungles, is known for conducting questionable genetic research outside of safety regulations and oversight. Ex-intelligence officer Rico Toledo has uncovered a horrifying truth. Viravax, run by a mysterious utopian group called the Children of Eden, wants to remake the world, and humanity itself, according to their own image.As he digs deeper, Toledo''s worst suspicions have been confirmed: his partner has been genetically programmed for assassination.And Toledo may have been altered, too . . ..

A vivid and gritty thriller in the vein of Michael Crichton and Tom Clancy, BURN takes today’s genetic research one step into a terrifying future, a “Hot Zone” world gone mad with a man-made contagion that leaves no one untouched. The plague is called GenoVax, the most frightening weapon mankind has ever created, and the death it brings is horrifying. When it is unleashed, the human race will know what it is like to burn. . . . From the author of Jaguar and ViraVax and the coauthor, with Frank Herbert, of The Jesus Incident.

In dreams, anything is possible...The Jaguar controls people in two worlds through their dreams, causing madness. In the world of the Roam, he brands them like cattle and controls an army of priests to inflict cruel punishments for any type of resistance to his will.But others travel the dreamways of both worlds-Eddie Reyes and his girlfriend, Maryellen, in this world, and their counterparts, Afriqua Lee and Rafferty, in the parallel world of the Roam. They all dream the travel dreams. At times, they break the dream fabric and cross the threshold into the alternate worlds of their counterparts.As the jaguar priests close in on the Roam, Eddie must take to the dreamways to hunt down the Jaguar in his own dreams. He must destroy the Jaguar before he gains control in both worlds and destroys Eddie and his friends.This thought-provoking psychological thriller from Bill Ransom, author of Viravax and Burn, keeps you guessing until the very last page.

Science fiction novel. "Jaguar is a psychodrama with the emphasis on story and characterization, not effects. ...Ransom, best known for his collaborations with the late Frank Herbert, has written an intense and intriguing trale that will keep you riveted to the pages." --Rave Reviews