Bücher von Steve McEllistrem

In a future where religion and disease have brought social order to the verge of collapse, and where humans have been biologically and others mechanically enhanced, Jeremiah Jones must find the one man who might be able to fix everything. Problem is, that man-Walt Devereaux-may have created bio-weapons that could wipe out humanity. Is Devereaux really a dangerous man? Or is Jeremiah simply a pawn in a deadly game? Who can he trust? The man who is sheltering Devereaux? Jeremiah's ex-partner and former lover, who betrayed him? The Attorney General, who hopes to capture Devereaux to catapult himself to the presidency? Surrounded by questions, the only way Jeremiah will learn the truth is by battling the transgenic Escala and their sworn enemies, the mechanically enhanced Elite Ops. And the odds of survival are slim.

Joey Winston, a woman of science, working as a researcher doing DNA testing and preparing for grad school, suddenly becomes a werewolf. At first, she doesn't believe it. These must just be dreams of being a wolf. However, she soon realizes that the dreams are real and that she has become the victim of some ancient mystical curse. People are dying. But is the wolf evil, or is it an agent of God? Only when the wolf begins killing people she knows does she realize the full extent of the horror that possesses her. As she struggles to rid herself of the demon, the wolf grows in power, threatening her family. Can she stop the wolf before it kills everyone she loves, or is its power too great for modern technology to control?

Ryan Connelly, nearing 40, returns to the small Minnesota town where he grew up, hoping to reconnect with his father. But their relationship was strained even before the death of his mother many years earlier. As he struggles to overcome the pain in his past, he assists an old sculptor in carving out a boulder that takes on the shape of a man emerging from the soil.The two men bond while contemplating the mysteries of the world and their place in it. For Ryan, who has been going through the motions for many years now, stuck working jobs instead of pursuing a career, life is beginning to have some flavor again. And he comes to realize that much of the blame he put on his father for his troubles rests instead on his shoulders.Slowly, piece by piece, Ryan emerges into the wider world, wiser and more accepting of the frailties of others, and of the need to move beyond his comfort zone if he wishes to achieve a meaningful life. As one reviewer wrote: "Emerging Man is an excellent study of an intelligent man struggling to climb out of a rut that he has created for himself. I found my toes curling at Mr McEllistrem's description of a family meal and my heart going out to the old sculptor who worked on the standing stone. An enjoyable, if haunting, read."From the very first line, They bury her today, this novel seduces us into its powerful narrative, a river of carefully crafted prose pulling us inevitably toward its satisfying conclusion.