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Noise<\/span><\/a> by Darin Bradley<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n This haunting debut from a brilliant new voice is sure to be as captivating as it is controversial, a shocking look at the imminent collapse of American civilization\u2014and what will succeed it.<\/p>\n In the aftermath of the switch from analog to digital TV, an anarchic movement known as Salvage hijacks the unused airwaves. Mixed in with the static\u2019s random noise are dire warnings of the imminent economic, political, and social collapse of civilization\u2014and cold-blooded lessons on how to survive the fall and prosper in the harsh new order that will inevitably arise from the ashes of the old.<\/p>\n Hiram and Levi are two young men, former Scouts and veterans of countless Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. Now, on the blood-drenched battlefields of university campuses, shopping malls, and gated communities, they will find themselves taking on new identities and new moralities as they lead a ragtag band of hackers and misfits to an all-but-mythical place called Amaranth, where a fragile future waits to be born.<\/p>\n \n Gears of War: Anvil Gate<\/span><\/a> by Karen Traviss<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n Continuing the saga of the bestselling game series!<\/p>\n With the Locust Horde apparently destroyed, Jacinto\u2019s survivors have begun to rebuild human society on the Locusts\u2019 stronghold. Raiding pirate gangs take a toll\u2014but it\u2019s nothing that Marcus Fenix and the Gears can\u2019t handle. Then the nightmare that they thought they\u2019d left behind begins to stalk them again. Something far worse, something even the Locust dreaded, has emerged to spread across the planet, and not even this remote island haven is beyond its reach. Gears and Stranded must fight side by side to survive their deadliest enemy yet, falling back on the savage tactics of another bloody siege\u2014Anvil Gate. <\/p>\n \n When Blood Calls<\/span><\/a> by J. K. Beck<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n Attorney Sara Constantine is thrilled with her promotion\u2014until she finds out that she must now prosecute vampires and werewolves. The first defendant she\u2019ll be trying to put away? Lucius Dragos, the sexy stranger with whom she recently shared an explosive night of ecstasy.<\/p>\n When Lucius kisses a beautiful woman sitting next to him at the bar, he\u2019s hoping only to avoid the perceptive gaze of the man he\u2019s planning to kill. But what starts as a simple kiss ignites into an all-consuming passion. Charged with murder, Luke knows that Sara is determined to see him locked away\u2014unless he can convince her that he\u2019s not a monster. And that might mean making the ultimate sacrifice.<\/p>\n \nMore in Part III<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. Noise by Darin Bradley Promo copy: This haunting debut from a brilliant new voice is sure to be as captivating as it is … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51qiCEySP1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg\")
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