Like Machie, his family was originally from Nigeria and had relocated during one of the Scourge outbreaks. I’m ready to dance! It’s been a while since we had some fun.ĭiarra and Machie immediately dropped their smiles as Bako, their flight commander and instructor, joined them.
Which is why I’m already planning our route along the Port Des Martyrs tonight.ĭiarra wiggled her shoulders.
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I’m excited! My pilot wings are in the palm of my hand!Ī bright smile cracked across Diarra’s face. Glancing at Diarra, one of the two medics on the crew, she allowed herself a quick grin. Machie could hear them laughing and chatting as they walked past the other aerocraft toward their Hawk. The rest of the aircrew was at their back. The shorter woman’s hair was close-cropped to her head and the tight curls were dyed bright red with henna that contrasted nicely against her dark skin. Nervous? Diarra asked, joining her on the trek to their Hawk. One of the shorter pieces liked to sneak out and fall across her sharp cheekbone, a violation of regulations. She checked her thick black dreadlocks to make sure they were still in a tight ponytail at the nape of her neck. Tucking her chin down and walking into the wind gust, she adjusted her hold on the helmet in her hand. If everything went well today, she’d be celebrating with her friends on the Port Des Martyrs Boardwalk, enjoying the street nightlife and ducking into the various dance clubs and bars. The Niger River was a glistening green beneath the huge pylons digging deep into the river land to uphold the megacity. It had taken two years of hard work to acquire her latest star, and she was close to being assigned her own Hawk.īeyond the escarpment where the Bamako Military Base and Presidential Palace were perched, the many-layered city was bustling with activity. The new, freshly starched uniform looked good on her tall, lean frame, and she wore it with pride. Machie Ibeke flexed her shoulders beneath her dark brown flight suit, struggling against an itch sitting squarely in an unreachable spot on her back. Drones skipped along the air drafts overhead, their tiltrotors adjusting automatically to the currents. The June sky was bright blue with light cloud cover, perfect for the upcoming six-hour patrol. It was hot, windy, and humid on the long concrete platform dotted with aerocraft. Three Days, 12 Hours Until Humanity Falls If Machie's suspicions are correct and the dangerous Gaia Cult has returned, then an apocalyptic outbreak is imminent, and it will be up to her to save her loved ones and find a safe haven in a dead world. hiding in her apartment building, and questionable activity in the Bamako Megacity. Living with the knowledge that the world is in danger is difficult, made more complicated by the arrival of visiting family, a rogue A.I. The zombie virus kills, brings the dead back to life, and instills in the resurrected Scourge the overwhelming need to bite and spread the contagion. In the past, the fanatical Gaia Cult has used the potent Inferi Plague Virus as a terrorist weapon. The surviving aircrew is grounded and ordered to maintain their silence about the possible emergence of an old enemy so ruthless its sole purpose is to wipe out humanity. But exits from the dead spots are nearly impossible to find, and defended by things almost beyond imagination.Machie Ibeke is on the verge of becoming a pilot of her own Hawk in the West African Union Military when the final flight before her promotion is interrupted by a horrifying terrorist attack. Grant, Mac’s ally in the dead spots, insists Johnny is a phantom, but the boy seems so real, so alive….Īs the true horrors of the dead spots are slowly revealed, Mackenzie realizes that time is running out. Then she hears a child call for help and her maternal instincts kick into overdrive. Mackenzie’s mother and husband haunt her, driving her to the brink of madness.
If they can control their imaginations, people can literally bring their dreams to life-but most are beseiged by fears and nightmares which pursue them relentlessly.
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Grieving, Mac reluctantly heads for her childhood home to seek refuge with her mother, who constantly reminds her of life’s dangers.ĭriving across Texas, Mac swerves to avoid hitting a deer…and winds up in a dead spot, a frightening place that lies between the worlds of the living and the dead.
The stillbirth of Mackenzie’s son destroyed her marriage. In the dead spots, dreams become reality, terror knows your name, and nightmares can kill you.
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