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Slavemakers
  • Published: 1 December 2015
  • ISBN: 9780698179455
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 384

Slavemakers




The new postapocalyptic thriller from the author of Invasive Species

IT’S THEIR TERRITORY NOW.

Twenty years ago, venomous parasitic wasps known as “thieves” staged a massive, apocalyptic attack on another species—Homo sapiens—putting them on the brink of extinction.  

But some humans did survive. The colony called Refugia is home to a population of 281, including scientists, a pilot, and a tough young woman named Kait. In the African wilderness, there’s Aisha Rose, nearly feral, born at the end of the old world. And in the ruins of New York City, there’s a mysterious, powerful boy, a skilled hunter, isolated and living by his wits.  

As the survivors journey through the wastelands, they will find that they are not the only humans left on earth. Not by a long shot.

But they may be the only ones left who are not under the thieves’ control...

  • Published: 1 December 2015
  • ISBN: 9780698179455
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 384

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Praise for Slavemakers

Praise for INVASIVE SPECIES

"Wallace's unsettling, mind-bending apocalyptic novel chillingly dives into what happens when the balance of the world is disrupted and an invasive species grabs the reins. Terrifying and, yes, poetic, this is a novel that gets under your skin with an 'it could happen here' kind of chilling grace." --Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You and Is This Tomorrow

"Joseph Wallace's Invasive Species cost me a perfectly good night's sleep. This thief of a story, like its majizi, overwhelms and parasitizes quickly in its complete zombification of the host's Self. This swift summoning hurtles the reader into the long dreaming days, the last terrifying madness confronted at your own mortal peril, and the inevitability of death. What more could an infected host ask of a story? I hope Wallace carries a screenplay of Invasive Species in his hip pocket; he's going to need it."--Bill Ransom, author of Jaguar, ViraVax and Burn; co-author (with Frank Herbert) of The Jesus Incident, The Lazarus Effect and The Ascension Factor

"If Wells's Martians scared you, or the Body Snatchers, or the Alien films, you might want to read this one under the bed. Brilliant."-- Jack McDevitt, Nebula-winning author of Starhawk

"This book is a vivid detour into hell....Scary-good."--Luis Alberto Urrea, author of Queen of America and Into the Beautiful North

"Joseph Wallace re-births an ancient terror with creepy, pulse-pounding plausibility. His tale is just a few mutations away from coming true." --David Brin author of Existence

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