Apocalyptic Box

Don't believe everything the characters tell you. Recommended for fans of John Crowley, Paul Park, and Michael Swanwick.

"Geh zu Greg! Wir treffen uns dort!" schreit Judith panisch ins Telefon, bevor die Verbindung unterbrochen wird und sie verschwindet. Für Hagen ist der Fall klar: Sie fiel dem Virus zum Opfer! Oder der Regierung, die etwas zu vertuschen sucht. Die Aussicht, sich mit Greg allein in Isolation zu begeben, ist alles andere als reizvoll. Doch dann kommt es noch schlimmer.

SWAT is prepared for every scenario, except for when the dead walk. In the early morning hours of Day Zero, Brandon Shelton and the rest of his SWAT team respond to a routine call on the University of Texas campus. As the situation goes from bad to worse, they struggle to survive the day against the growing horde of zombies.

An aging programing genius has created what the scientific world said was impossible: a fully functional independent virtual universe contained within a computer simulation, in our reality. His goal: to advance mankind in its evolution from a created life-form to become the creator of life. Dr. Noor Bada combines his magical virtual universe and a sentient AI to inhabit it. Giving the AI one command: “Go as you will and grow strong.”