In this issue we have a number of good books. Some follow the Burning Zone theme while others only touch on it. I hope you enjoy them.

Virus by Bill Buchanan
Published by Jove Books
Price $6.50 US $8.50 Can

The virus in this novel is a computer bug. When it is unleashed in the American missile defense system the world becomes a prisoner. Breaking the virus is impossible and humanity appears doomed.

Abra Cadaver by James Tucker
Published by Signet
Price $6.99 US $8.99 Can

A man died of natural causes at Pittsburg University Medical Center. The police have found a body floating in the Allegheny River and rush it to the coroner's office for an autopsy. They learn the two bodies are identified as the same person. How can that be?

Medusa's Child by John Nance
Published by St. Martin's Press
Price $6.99 US $8.99 Can

The Medusa Project is a thermonuclear device and it is put aboard the Boeing 727 by mistake. This one reminds me of Pandora's Clock. Instead of a virus the trigger is a bomb that could wipe out every computer chip and all modern technology. It is up to one pilot to stop a worldwide apocalypse.

Virus by Graham Watkins
Published by St. Martin's Press
Price $5.99 US $6.99 Can

The patients at Duke Hospital are riddled with opportunistic infections, they are starving and sleep deprived. A doctor and a psychiatrist team up to work feverishly to find the cause and a cure. What they find is a Dawn-style organization is behind the disease.

Omega by Patrick Lynch
Published by Signet
Price $6.99 US $8.99 Can

A bacterial infection is spreading out of control in Los Angeles. No known antibiotics can stop it. The only prayer lies with Omega, a genetically engineered antibiotic that might not exist.