G581 - Shuck, Christine D.
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Earth lies devastated and empty. Over 99.6% of the population have succumbed to the deadly ESH virus. More have perished in the civil wars and anarchy that followed. With humanity on the brink of extinction, and most made infertile by the virus, newly-elected President Madeline Chen is forced to make unthinkable choices - robbing millions of their basic human rights to ensure mankind's survival. But suddenly, mankind faces the opposite problem. A 14-kilometer asteroid is hurtling towards the planet - one larger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs. Survival requires escaping off-world…mehr

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Earth lies devastated and empty. Over 99.6% of the population have succumbed to the deadly ESH virus. More have perished in the civil wars and anarchy that followed. With humanity on the brink of extinction, and most made infertile by the virus, newly-elected President Madeline Chen is forced to make unthinkable choices - robbing millions of their basic human rights to ensure mankind's survival. But suddenly, mankind faces the opposite problem. A 14-kilometer asteroid is hurtling towards the planet - one larger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs. Survival requires escaping off-world before impact, or huddling for safety deep beneath the Earth - and there's only limited space either way. Earth's 14 million survivors have suddenly gone from too few to far too many. G581: Earth is the third novel in Christine D. Shuck's immersive Gliese 581 science fiction series. It blends science fiction with achingly human, character-driven stories proven by recent headlines to be terrifyingly plausible - making this book a compelling choice for those who appreciate both Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and Arthur C. Clarke's The Hammer of God.
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Fueled by homemade coffee ice cream, a lifelong love of words, and armed with strong female (and male) characters I cross genres like the Ghostbusters crossed the streams in pursuit of the question. "What is the question?" you ask. The question is simple. It asks, "What would you do, if..." What would you do if you were fifteen years old and the world as you knew it fell apart? Would you run? Would you fight? Would you survive? - Meet Jess and her brother Chris in the War's End series. What would you do if you had a chance to live your life over? Not just once, but twice? - Meet Dean Edmonds in Fate's Highway What would you do if everyone you loved was lost to a terrible virus and you faced the real possibility of the extinction of the human race in the dark void of space? - Meet Daniel Medry in G581: The Departure What would you do if hitmen were after you and you had no idea why? - Meet Lila and Shane in Hired Gun If I don't keep you turning pages late into the night, desperate to know what happens next, then I have failed at my job. I'm a Taurus and born in Missouri. That makes me bull-headed and stubborn to boot. I don't believe in failure or mistakes, only learning opportunities and clever conversation. There's not much I won't do to make you burn the midnight oil reading my words while you suffer sleep-deprivation the following day. It's my secret superpower. Born in flyover country, I've also lived in Arizona and northern California. I am an eclectic mix of snark and oddball humor. My colorful metaphors would make a fishwife blush. I'm an incompetent gardener, a dreamer and doer, in love with old houses and shooting pool, and chief organizer of all thing's household and financial. Feed me tiramisu and I'm yours forever. Find me on all major platforms by visiting Linktree: https://linktr.ee/christinedshuck