New
by Whitley Strieber
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Pub Date Jun 15 2018 | Archive Date Jul 30 2018
Walker & Collier, Inc. | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
As a jungle is clear cut in the far east, a team from a drug company work desperately to find plants that may be turned into medicines. But they find something altogether different and truly spectacular: a group of six abandoned infants. They aren’t human…and they aren’t apes, either.
The scientists spirit them off to the United States and raise them in extreme secrecy in a facility in Texas. They’re highly intelligent and because they’re not human the company involved realizes they can be bought and sold. They could be used in all sorts of applications as virtually free labor. They’ll be far easier and cheaper to retrain than artificial intelligence robots are to reprogram and reconfigure.
They are incredibly valuable, but only if they will breed offspring, and that’s a problem.
Primate specialist Beth Cooke is brought in to get them making babies. But she finds the company’s plans a grotesque nightmare.
Enter her husband Charlie, an Army Ranger in Iraq and a wild-haired risk taker. He proposes to get them out by force. But the facility they’re in is a fortress, its guards heavily armed.
And if they are released, what will happen to these six strange and brilliant creatures when they face the modern world?
This is a story unlike any other, about hope, about courage in an impossible situation, and, above all, about looking up at the sky for the first time, with eyes that are truly new.
A Note From the Publisher
eBook available for $7.99 (ISBN: 978-0-9858131-9-2).
Advance Praise
The Wolfen—“A horror-happy winner,” Kirkus Reviews
The Hunger—“Vivid, skillfully written,” the Washington Post
Warday—“A first-rate novel, as real as snapshots of tomorrow,” New York Daily News
The Forbidden Zone—“The best book of its kind since Jack Finney’s Body Snatchers—Yeah, that good!” Booklist
2012: the War for Souls—“Immensely entertaining,” Booklist
The Grays—“A first-rate exercise in literary paranoia,” People Magazine
Marketing Plan
Promotion to Whitley’s fanbase of over 30,000 active fans, radio tour, extensive social media events, appearances.
Promotion to Whitley’s fanbase of over 30,000 active fans, radio tour, extensive social media events, appearances.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780985813185 |
| PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Kathleen J, Reviewer
Loved this book, even when I was not reading it I kept thinking about it and couldn’t wait to pick it up again and I finished it in a day. Would definitely recommend to others and can’t wait to read other titles from this author.
Highly recommend!!
catherine h, Reviewer
I love books like this! Cryptozoology and anthropology mix! It would be so interesting if other species of humans were found, but much like this story, I'd dread it happening in real life as this is likely what would happen to the poor souls. Thought provoking book that will stay with you long after you've finished it. I haven't read any other books by the author, but after this one, I'll have to take a peek at he others!. Great story, very engaging, good read for summer.
Shelley S, Bookseller
New is a very appropriate title for this book, because it is unlike anything I've ever read. I was hooked from the first page and continued to be so from beginning to end. It's a beautiful. Heartfelt work of science fiction that touches the core of humanity, thrilling, heartbreaking and vastly entertaining all in one go. This is a new favorite for me. The pace is fast, the characters are well developed, the plot line is clever, and it's all very well written. I can't recommend this book enough, and I would detail some of the plot but anything I say would be a spoiler,.
Denice L, Reviewer
An original story line with thought provoking action and adventure. Whitley Strieber has never been tied to any genre and he proves again that he is comfortable writing stories that he knows will provoke strong feelings in his readers. Six Tanda children are rescued when their home is destroyed. They are raised in a controlled environment and trained to be useful slaves to a large corporation. Their cost effectiveness is questioned when they do not breed and reproduce. A primatologist is hired to study the Tanda and set up a breeding program. But this scientist sees the Tanda as a people, not an animal to be managed. Along with her husband, she sets them free. But this raises questions too. You must read the book to find out what happens. The story moves quickly and keeps the reader cheering for the good guys. I'm betting we see this book as a movie soon.
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