Wallace - Slavemakers
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The new postapocalyptic thriller from the author of Invasive Species
ITS THEIR TERRITORY NOW.
Twenty years ago, venomous parasitic wasps known as thieves staged a massive, apocalyptic attack on another speciesHomo sapiensputting 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, theres Aisha Rose, nearly feral, born at the end of the old world. And in the ruins of New York City, theres 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...
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Praise for
INVASIVE SPECIES
Cost me a perfectly good nights sleep... I hope Wallace carries a screenplay of Invasive Species in his hip pocket; hes going to need it.
Bill Ransom, author of Burn
Wallaces 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 Is This Tomorrow
A vivid detour into hell... Scary good.
Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Water Museum and Queen of America
Unbelievably engrossing and mildly terrifying, Invasive Species is impossible to set down.
San Francisco Book Review
Wallace has crafted a truly believable tale of invasion in this book... This one is deserving of every bit of the hype it has received and then some.
Bookshelf Bombshells
Wallace seems to have studied the best speculative action page-turners in history, such as those by Benchley and Crichton, and has outdone them all in one fell swoop.
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Titles by Joseph Wallace
INVASIVE SPECIES
SLAVEMAKERS
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SLAVEMAKERS
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Copyright 2015 by Joseph Wallace.
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eBook ISBN: 978-0-698-17945-5
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Ace premium edition / December 2015
Cover art by Nekro.
Cover design by George Long and Adam Auerbach.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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For Sharon, Shana, and Jacob. Always.
And for Danielle, Emmalisa, Liana, Mike, Sophie Dora, Stephanie, and Violet, whose boundless enthusiasm meant everything to me as I was writing this book.
With this novel, as with all my books, Im grateful to many people for their help... and their patience:
Sharon AvRutick, a superb editor and, as always, my first reader, who guided me through the process of making this complex story come clear.
Deborah Schneider, my brilliant literary agent and a marvelously insightful reader as well. This novel and I are both indebted to her.
Robin Barletta, Natalee Rosenstein, and the whole team at Berkley and Ace. Im grateful for their faith in this book and the beautiful job they did turning it into a reality.
My brothers, Jonathan and Rich, who share my love of nature, not least the creepy-crawly parts.
Keith Bass, with memories of bug-filled tents with leopards snarling just outside; Danielle Tobias, who allowed me to distract her from work for lively conversations about parasitic wasps, zombie ants, and other cool creatures; and Carl Mehling and Fiona Brady, who provided timeless perspectives on the history of life on earthas well as peerless company over delicious meals on Arthur Avenue.
And, crucially, Emmalisa Stangarone, my research assistant. During hours-long Skype sessions, Emma patiently and generously discussed her findings, experiences, and insights, helping me breathe life into some of the novels most important characters and settings.
Im also indebted to two books. Among the many (many!) postapocalyptic novels Ive read, one that strikes deep is John Wyndhams haunting The Day of the Triffids (1951), with its indelible exploration of the concept of a soft apocalypse. And, for a fearless portrayal of black widow spiders, tarantula hawk wasps, rattlesnakes, and other ferocious hunters, Gordon Grices 1998 The Red Hourglass: Lives of the Predators cant be topped. My slavemakersand the universe they inhabitwouldnt exist without it.
To learn more about Slavemakers, my other books and stories, and me, check out josephwallace.com. (You can get in touch with me there as well.) The website links to my YouTube channel, where Ive uploaded short films to accompany my novels. Im also on Twitter @Joe_Wallace and at facebook.com/JoeWallaceWriter. Hope to hear from you.
THE HELICOPTER ROSE from the black, blood-soaked grass, slewing sideways as its rotors spilled air. Malcolm Granger fought with the stick and the throttle, but even though he was the best pilot hed ever met, he knew that his chances of wrestling this overloaded Schweizer S-333 over the trees were god-awfuland of getting himself and his passengers to safety, even worse.
Thirty seconds earlier, Malcolm had been sure he was about to die. Hed seen the instrument of his death approaching, coming at him from all directions, and had known there was nothing he could do to prevent it. Hed known he was helpless.
This pissed him off. He fucking hated being helpless. Hed done the best he could, gotten further already than anyone else would have, he was sure of that. And death had never scared him. Losing, failing, that gutted him, but dying itself? No worries.
But then, just like that, the threat had disappeared. In a blink. The thieves were coming, they were inside the helicopter with him, then they were... gone. The moment of his death passed, and he was still alive.
He couldnt understand it. But understanding didnt matter. The S-333 bucked in his hands, fell twenty feet, threatened to roll. He was still alive, and if the bugs hadnt killed him, this fucking machine wasnt going to be the thing that did.
Down on the ground, too close once again, he saw the pale smudges of faces in the darkness, flickering white in the light of the immense flames consuming the buildings to the south. That was where the jet had gone down, the passenger plane that, screaming upside down a hundred feet above them, had come close to turning the helicopterand Malcolminto a smear of metal and flesh.
Smudges of faces. Not human faces, though. The faces of whatever humans became in the last stage. The faces of monsters reaching for him as he regained control and hovered for an instant just above their grasp.
The humans who were still alive werent looking up. They were running. Or rolling on the ground. Or clutching at their eyes. Or they were already lying still.
Soon enough, all of them would be dead. Dead or worse. There was no room for them on the Schweizer, nor time.
Once more, Malcolm regained control, and the helicopter roared upward to safety. Temporary safety. At his feet, Trey Gilliard writhed and spasmed. Malcolm had no idea what had possessed him, but you didnt have to be a devil-worshipper to see that he was possessed.
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