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by Marburg
The more books I read, the more I wonder if the writers were fans of The Burning Zone. Many of their themes certainly seem to indicate familiarity with our favorite television show.
The First Horseman
by John Case
Published by Fawcett Columbine
Hardback only at this printing.
Price: approximately $25.00 US, $35.00 Canada
According to the Book of Revelations, the Four Horsemen foretell of the coming of the Apocalypse. The First Horseman is Plague. John Case gives us a chilling portrait of a Dawn-like organization led by a religious back-to-nature zealot out to rid the earth of the worst plague in history: humankind.
The Blood Artists
by Chuck Hogan
Published by Avon Books
Paperback
Price: $6.99 US $8.99 Canada
The tale begins on the cover with the quotation, "Everything that begins, begins with blood." Here we have the appearance of a "master virus." It appeared first in Africa with references to Ebola and genetic mutation through exposure to radioactive materials in a mine. Its next appearance is in a New England town. Only a few people survived. A slightly deranged virologist, a hospital administrator, and a lone survivor whose blood carries needed antibodies pit their skills and wits against a sentient virus bent on conquering its human host.
Code Red
by Nancy Fisher
Published by Penguin USA
Paperback
Price: 5.99 US $7.99 Canada
Code Red is another fine story by master teller Nancy Fisher. Dedicated virologist Lucy Nash went to Peru to bring medicine to the poor. She meets and falls in love with a fellow virologist researching a new deadly virus called peruvia. In a cruel twist, her lover is detained and dies. She returns to New York only to find the virus has also immigrated to the US.
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