Scott Sigler

Scott Sigler reinvented the alien-invasion story in his bestselling novels Infected and Contagious rebooted the biotech thriller in Ancestornow, in his most ambitious, sweeping novel to date, he works his magic on the paranormal thriller, taking us inside a terrifying underworld of subterranean predators that only his twisted mind could invent. Homicide detective Bryan Clauser is losing his mind. How else to explain the dreams he keeps havingdreams that mirror, with impossible accuracy, the gruesome serial murders taking place all over San Francisco? How else to explain the feelings these dreams provoke in himnot disgust, not horror, but excitement? As Bryan and his longtime partner, Lawrence Pookie Chang, investigate the murders, they learn that things are even stranger than they at first seem. For the victims are all enemies of a seemingly ordinary young boya boy who is gripped by the same dreams that haunt Bryan. Meanwhile, a shadowy vigilante, seemingly armed with superhuman powers, is out there killing the killers. And Bryan and Pookies superiorsfrom the mayor on downseem strangely eager to keep the detectives from discovering the truth. Doubting his own sanity and stripped of his badge, Bryan begins to suspect that hes stumbled into the crosshairs of a shadow war that has gripped his city for more than a centurya war waged by a race of killers living in San Franciscos unknown, underground ruins, emerging at night to feed on those who will not be missed. And as Bryan learns the truth about his own intimate connections to the killings, he discovers that those who matter most to him are in mortal dangerand that he may be the only man giftedor cursedwith the power to do battle with the nocturnals. Featuring a dazzlingly plotted mystery and a terrifying descent into a nightmarish underworldalong with some of the most incredible action scenes ever put to paper, and an explosive, gut-wrenching conclusion you wont soon forgetNocturnal is the most spectacular outing to date from one of the genres brightest stars.

Working under the government´s shroud of secrecy, CIA operative Dew Phillips crisscrosses the country trying in vain to capture a live victim With only decomposing corpses for clues, CDC epidemiologist Margaret Montoya races to analyze the science behind this deadly contagion...

From New York Times bestselling author Scott Sigler comes something utterly new: a gripping sci-fi adventure trilogy in the vein of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Maze Runner. A group of young adults awake in a mysterious enclosed space with no knowledge of who they are or how they got thereand an indomitable young woman must lead them not only to answers but to survival.A young woman awakes trapped in an enclosed space. She has no idea who she is or how she got there. With only her instincts to guide her, she escapes her own confinementand finds shes not alone. She frees the others in the room and leads them into a corridor filled with the remains of a war long past.The farther these survivors travel, the worse are the horrors they confront. And as they slowly come to understand what this prison is, they realize that the worst and strangest possibilities they could have imagined dont even come close to the truth.

On a remote island in the Great Lakes, an unusual group of scientists are using extinct DNA to create the perfect organ donor. It could save millions of lives and win Dr Claus Rhumkorrf the Nobel Prize he craves. The donor animal is genetically the ancestor of all species on the planet - but Nature wiped it out two hundred million years ago. Rhumkorrf and his team are about to find out why.

Scott Sigler is the voice in modern horror - and ANCESTOR is the book that will have you checking under the bed... and starting at every bump in the night.Cancer. Obesity. The flu. Old age. They can all kill you - and modern medical science hasnt ever found a cure.Until today. On a remote island in the Great Lakes, an unusual group of scientists are using extinct DNA to create the perfect organ donor. It could save millions of lives and win Dr Claus Rhumkorrf the Nobel Prize he craves.The donor animal is genetically the ancestor of all species on the planet - but Nature wiped it out two hundred million years ago. Rhumkorrf and his team are about to find out why.

I open my eyes to darkness. Total darkness. I hear my own breathing, but nothing else. I lift my head . . . it thumps against something solid and unmoving. There is a board right in front of my face. No, not a board . . . a lid. A teenage girl awakens to find herself trapped in a coffin. She has no idea who she is, where she is, or how she got there. Fighting her way free brings little reliefshe discovers only a room lined with caskets and a handful of equally mystified survivors. Beyond their room lies a corridor filled with bones and dust, but no people . . . and no answers.She knows only one thing about herselfher name, M. Savage, which was engraved on the foot of her coffinyet she finds herself in charge. She is not the biggest among them, or the boldest, but for some reason the others trust her. Now, if theyre to have any chance, she must get them to trust one another.Whatever the truth is, she is determined to find it and confront it. If she has to lead, she will make sure they survive. Maybe theres a way out, a rational explanation, and a fighting chance against the dangers to come. Or maybe a reality they cannot comprehend lies just beyond the next turn.

Un danger mortel vous guette au détour de chaque couloir !" Jouvre les yeux dans le noir. Le noir total. Jentends ma propre respiration, mais rien dautre. Je soulève la tête – elle bute sur une surfa

Le danger qui les guette pourrait bien être en eux !" Si c t la guerre quils veulent, ils lauront. Ils auraient dû ré échir avant de sattaquer à moi. " M. Savage – ou plutôt Em, comme elle se fait a

Lennemi nest pas toujours celui quon croit : et si la pire menace venait de lintérieur ?" Si cest la guerre quils veulent, ils lauront. Ils auraient dû réfléchir avant de sattaquer à nous. " Échappés

From the acclaimed author of Infected comes an epic and exhilarating story of humanitys secret battle against a horrific enemy. Across America, a mysterious pathogen transforms ordinary people into raging killers, psychopaths driven by a terrifying, alien agenda. The human race fights back, yet after every battle the disease responds, adapts, using sophisticated strategies and brilliant ruses to fool its pursuers. The only possible explanation: the epidemic is driven not by evolution but by some malevolent intelligence.Standing against this unimaginable threat is a small group, assembled under the strictest secrecy. Their best weapon is hulking former football star Perry Dawsey, left psychologically shattered by his own struggles with this terrible enemy, who possesses an unexplainable ability to locate the diseases hosts. Violent and unpredictable, Perry is both the nations best hope and a terrifying liability. Hardened CIA veteran Dew Phillips must somehow forge a connection with him if theyre going to stand a chance against this maddeningly adaptable opponent. Alongside them is Margaret Montoya, a brilliant epidemiologist who fights for a cure even as she reels under the weight of endless horrors. These three and their team have kept humanity in the game, but thats not good enough anymore, not when the disease turns contagious, triggering a fast countdown to Armageddon. Meanwhile, other enemies join the battle, and a new threat one that comes from a most unexpected source may ultimately prove the most dangerous of all.Catapulting the reader into a world where humanitys life span is measured in hours and the presidents finger hovers over the nuclear button, rising star Scott Sigler takes us on a breathtaking, hyper-adrenalized ride filled with terror and jaw-dropping action. Contagious is a truly grand work of suspense, science, and horror from a new master.

In the final book in the Infected trilogy, the entire human race balances on the razors edge of annihilation, beset by an enemy that turns our own bodies against us, that changes normal people into psychopaths or transforms them into nightmares. To some, Doctor Margaret Montoya is a heroa brilliant scientist who saved the human race from an alien intelligence determined to exterminate all of humanity. To others, shes a monstera mass murderer single-handedly responsible for the worst atrocity ever to take place on American soil. All Margaret knows is that shes broken. The blood of a million deaths is on her hands. Guilt and nightmares have turned her into a shut-in, too mired in self-hatred even to salvage her marriage, let alone be the warrior she once was. But she is about to be called into action again. Because before the murderous intelligence was destroyed, it launched one last payload: a soda cansized container filled with deadly microorganisms that make humans feed upon their own kind. That harmless-looking container has languished a thousand feet below the surface of Lake Michigan, undisturbed and impotent . . . until now.Part Cthulhu epic, part zombie apocalypse and part blockbuster alien-invasion tale, Pandemic completes the Infected trilogy and sets a new high-water mark in the world of horror fiction.

Scott Sigler is the voice in modern horror - and NOCTURNAL will make certain that you never look at cities the same way again.For centuries, their race has lived beneath the earth, emerging only at night, to feed quietly on the dregs of society and slip back into the shadows. But now their time has come - their time to rise up from their hiding places and take back what is theirs.San Francisco homicide detective Bryan Klauser is supposed to be hunting a serial killer. But a serial killer couldnt be responsible for the seemingly impossible DNA evidence the crime-scene techs keep finding - or for the gory, strangely prophetic dreams Bryan keeps having. And what about the connections he keeps finding to a century-old cult - and his superiors sudden reluctance to give him the answershe needs about cases that should be dead and buried?Ultimately, Klausers investigations will reveal a race of killers whove long lurked beneath San Franciscos streets - and are preparing to take back the city. Klauser is the only man who can stop them, because . . . he might not be a man atall.

An Audie Awards 2021 finalist, Aliens: Phalanx delivers medieval carnage as a pre-industrial society fights extinction at the hands of a massive infestation of Xenomorphs, from New York Times bestseller Scott Sigler.Ataegina was an isolated world of medieval castles and rich culturesvibrant until the demons rose and slaughtered ninety percent of the planets population. Swarms of lethal creatures with black husks, murderous claws, barbed tails and dreaded "tooth-tongues" rage across the land. Terrified survivors hide in ruined mountain keeps, where they eke out a meager existence. Skilled runners travel the treacherous paths between keeps, maintaining trade and sharing information. If caught, they die screaming.Ahiliyah of Lemeth Hold is an exceptional runner, constantly risking her life for her people. When she and her closest companions discover a new weapon, it may offer the one last chance to end the demon plague. But to save humanity, the trio must fight their way to the tunnels of Black Smoke Mountainthe lair of the mythical Demon Mother.Aliens: Phalanx TM & 2019 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

Scott Sigler is the voice in modern horror - and the INFECTED trilogy is a terrifying, menacing series that will leave you sleepless.The alien intelligence that unleashed two horrific assaults on humanity has been destroyed. But before it was brought down in flames, it launched one last payload - a tiny soda-can-sized canister filled with germs engineered to wreak new forms of havoc on the human race. That harmless-looking canister has languished under thousands of feet of water for years, undisturbed and impotent . . . until now.Days after the new disease is unleashed, a quarter of the human race is infected. Entire countries have fallen. And our planets fate now rests on a small group of unlikely heroes, racing to find a cure before the enemies surrounding them can close in.

In Alive, Scott Sigler introduced readers to an unforgettable young heroine and a mysterious new world reminiscent of those of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Red Rising. Now he expands his singular vision in the next thrilling novel of this powerful sci-fi adventure series.If its war they want, they messed with the wrong girl. M. Savageor Em, as she is calledhas made a bewildering and ominous discovery. She and the other young people she was chosen to lead awoke in strange coffins with no memory of their names or their pasts. They faced an empty, unknown place of twisting tunnels and human bones. With only one another to depend on, they searched for answers and found the truth about their terrifying fate. Confronted by a monstrous enemy, they vowed never to surrenderand, by any means, to survive. The planet Omeyocan may be the sanctuary Em and her comrades seek. But the planet for which they were created turns out not to be a pristine, virgin world. Vestiges of a lost civilization testify to a horrifying past that may yet repeat itself. And when a new enemy creeps from the jungle shadows, Em and her young refugees learn theres nowhere left to run. They face a simple choice: fight or die. In the midst of this desperate struggle, their unity is compromised from withinand a dangerous zealot devoted to a bloodthirsty god moves to usurp Ems command, threatening to lead them all down a path to violent doom. Praise for Scott Siglers Alive Suspenseful . . . [Alive] lives up to its hype, packing plenty of thrills. . . . A page-turner that whets the appetite for volume 2.Entertainment Weekly Fascinating and intriguing . . . a cross between Lord of the Flies and The Maze Runner and yet . . . so much more.Fresh Fiction A ripping, claustrophobic thunderbolt of a novel.Pierce Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Red Rising Unstoppable and real, M. Savage is one hell of a heroine. Get ready to be left breathless.Kristin Cast, New York Times bestselling author of the House of Night series Sigler has created a wonderful and engrossing character in M. Savage. Strong and smart, but with the naivete and misgivings of any teenage girl, shes someone youll definitely want on your side when s**t hits the fan, which it most certainly does.Veronica Belmont, host of Sword & Laser The puzzle unfolds masterfully, right down to the last page.Phil Plait, PhD, author of Bad Astronomy

In the final installment of an exhilarating sci-fi adventure trilogy in the vein of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Red Rising, Scott Siglers unforgettable heroine, Em Savage, must come to grips once and for all with the perilous mysteries of her own existence.We thought this place was our destinynot our doom. Pawns in a millennia-old struggle, the young people known only as the Birthday Children were genetically engineered to survive on the planet Omeyocanbut they were never meant to live there. They were made to be overwritten, their minds wiped and replaced by the consciousnesses of the monsters who created them. Em changed all of that. She unified her people and led a revolt against their creators. Em and her friends escaped an ancient ghost ship and fled to Omeyocan. They thought they would find an uninhabited paradise. Instead, they found the ruins of a massive city long since swallowed by the jungle. And they werent alone. The Birthday Children fought for survival against the elements, jungle wildlife, the Grownups who created them . . . and, as evil corrupted their numbers, even against themselves. With these opponents finally defeated, Em and her people realized that more threats were coming, traveling from across the universe to lay claim to their planet. The Birthday Children have prepared as best they can against this alien armada. Now, as the first ships reach orbit around Omeyocan, the final battle for the planet begins.Praise for AloneAnother Scott Sigler masterpiece . . . thrills on every page, shocking turns, vulnerable and powerful characters, heartbreak, and battles.Amy Braun, award-winning author of the Dark Sky series Thrilling . . . an incredible end to an incredible series.Bingeing on BooksPraise for Scott Siglers Alive Suspenseful . . . [Alive] lives up to its hype, packing plenty of thrills. . . . A page-turner that whets the appetite for volume 2.Entertainment Weekly Fascinating and intriguing . . . a cross between Lord of the Flies and The Maze Runner and yet . . . so much more.Fresh Fiction A ripping, claustrophobic thunderbolt of a novel.Pierce Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Red Rising Unstoppable and real, M. Savage is one hell of a heroine. Get ready to be left breathless.Kristin Cast, New York Times bestselling author of the House of Night series Sigler has created a wonderful and engrossing character in M. Savage. Strong and smart, but with the naivete and misgivings of any teenage girl, shes someone youll definitely want on your side when s**t hits the fan, which it most certainly does.Veronica Belmont, host of Sword & Laser The puzzle unfolds masterfully, right down to the last page.Phil Plait, PhD, author of Bad Astronomy

The ancestors are out thereyou have to believe me.From acclaimed author Scott SiglerNew York Times bestselling creator of Infected and Contagiouscomes a tale of genetic experimentations worst nightmare come true. Every five minutes, a transplant candidate dies while waiting for a heart, a liver, a kidney. Imagine a technology that could provide those life-saving transplant organs for a nominal fee ... and imagine what a company would do to get a monopoly on that technology. On a remote island in the Canadian Arctic, PJ Colding leads a group of geneticists who have discovered this holy grail of medicine. By reverse-engineering the genomes of thousands of mammals, Coldings team has dialed back the evolutionary clock to re-create humankinds common ancestor. The method? Illegal. The result? A computer-engineered living creature, an animal whose organs can be implanted in any person, and with no chance of transplant rejection. Theres just one problem: these ancestors are not the docile herd animals that Coldings team envisioned. Instead, Coldings work has given birth to something big, something evil. With these killer creatures on the prowl, Colding and the woman he loves must fight to survive even as government agents close in to shut the project down, and the deep-pocketed company backing this research proves to have its own cold-blooded agenda. As the creators become the prey in the ultimate battle for survival, Scott Sigler takes readers on the ultimate thrill-rideand offers a chilling cautionary account of what can happen when hubris, greed, and madness drive scientific experimentation past the brink of reason.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Alive comes a pulse-pounding horror novel set in 18th century colonial America amid a reimagined French and Indian War, in which a member of the legendary Rogers Rangers with indigenous ancestry must protect his fathers homeland from a monstrous supernatural threat. Perfect for fans of historical horror and readers of Stephen Graham Jones, Daniel Kraus and Alma Katsu.A gripping and gruesome tale of courage, loyalty, and sacrifice set in a horrifying 18th-century Colonial America.Amidst the brutality of the French and Indian War, an officer in the legendary Rogers Rangers is thrust into a nightmare that will challenge both his leadership and his lifelong quest to leave his Native American heritage behind. Lieutenant Geoffrey Rapelje is tasked with guiding a ranger platoon to his birthplace to preserve a fragile treaty between the British and his fathers people.What Geoffrey finds is not the idyllic village of his youth, but a landand a triberavaged by a vicious, unknown force.He and his rangers embark on a harrowing journey across a North American wilderness beset by violence, betrayal, and inexplicable terrors. To defeat a genocidal enemy, Geoffrey must embrace a dark truth he has long denied.

Scott Sigler is the voice in modern horror - and the INFECTED trilogy is a terrifying, menacing series that will leave you sleepless.They dropped from the atmosphere like microscopic snow. Billions of seeds, smaller than specks of dust, spiraling down from the heavens. Most didnt survive the journey.But not all. And those that made it... began to grow.Now three people face a race against time. Dew Phillips, an agent with a classified unit of the CIA, and Margaret Montoya, a government biologist, must try to stop a modern plague that drives its victims to insanity, murder and suicide.And Perry Dawsey, a former athlete in a dead-end job, must race to find a cure for the rash that has appeared on his arm. And his back. And his neck. Its growing every day.And then the voices start.Scott Sigler is the voice in modern horror - and the INFECTED trilogy is a terrifying, menacing series that will leave you sleepless.