Dozens of flying saucers have landed all over the world. As UFO enthusiasts and selfie-seekers flock to the landing sites, Earth's governments attempt to make contact, without success. While the world waits for communication from the saucers, Wyck Phillips has a hunch their appearance may have something to do with the Altars, like the one his father brought home from the war. To find out, he brings the Altar to tech journalist Sandra Park, who's been tracking the mysterious, otherworldly devices her whole career. With the arrival of the flying saucers, she may finally get her answers. But will anyone on Earth still be around to read her story?
They had plans for Desmond. At thirteen, he's never known anything except the program and the doctors on the team. Now, after waking up alone, thousands of miles away from the laboratory he called home, his only goal is to survive, at any cost. Meanwhile, Trevor Cyrus has his own problems as he tries to put some distance between himself and his psychotic criminal bosses, but saying no to their latest assignment isn't an option. Eve is a talented thief, but her latest potential score may not be the sort of thing she’d want to profit from. And Jeremy Cyrus, a government-contracted corporate mercenary, has his eye on career advancement, and finding the leadership behind Anomaly, the country's biggest domestic terror group, is the key. With Anomaly making moves against one of Chicago’s biggest crime syndicates and Homeland Security closing in, the race is on to get Desmond to safety—or to stop him.
Dozens of flying saucers have landed all over the world. As UFO enthusiasts and selfie-seekers flock to the landing sites, Earth's governments attempt to make contact, without success. While the world waits for communication from the saucers, Wyck Phillips has a hunch their appearance may have something to do with the Altars, like the one his father brought home from the war. To find out, he brings the Altar to tech journalist Sandra Park, who's been tracking the mysterious, otherworldly devices her whole career. With the arrival of the flying saucers, she may finally get her answers. But will anyone on Earth still be around to read her story?
They had plans for Desmond. At thirteen, he's never known anything except the program and the doctors on the team. Now, after waking up alone, thousands of miles away from the laboratory he called home, his only goal is to survive, at any cost. Meanwhile, Trevor Cyrus has his own problems as he tries to put some distance between himself and his psychotic criminal bosses, but saying no to their latest assignment isn't an option. Eve is a talented thief, but her latest potential score may not be the sort of thing she’d want to profit from. And Jeremy Cyrus, a government-contracted corporate mercenary, has his eye on career advancement, and finding the leadership behind Anomaly, the country's biggest domestic terror group, is the key. With Anomaly making moves against one of Chicago’s biggest crime syndicates and Homeland Security closing in, the race is on to get Desmond to safety—or to stop him.
When the city is evacuated, Cat is happy to follow the rules and leave New Orleans with everyone else. Instead, she finds herself mixed up with Anomaly, the domestic terror group responsible for the bombing in Chicago three months ago—or so the world believes. It's the last place she wants to be, and after everything she's seen, they aren't willing to let her walk away. For Cadence, the middle of nowhere seemed like a good place to lay low, but staying off Homeland Security's radar is tricky, especially if her bosses continue to make deals with the local Anomaly contingent. She survives by working for an aging drug organization, and getting ahead means going after the ones in charge. But she's not the only one scheming. And while Anomaly's leaders fight over their next move, its supporters are hungry to give the country the hard reset they believe it needs, and with the leading terrorist hunter distracted by his own troubles, there may not be anyone who can stop them.
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In the pages of this book, you will find the words of the young men, whose passion for teaching is finally connecting with America's African American youth. Their stories tell it all. Young men who have teetered on tragedy, who have had trauma and disappointment in their lives are inspired to new heights--Call Me MISTER has opened the doors to a great future in which they can give back in remarkable ways.
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