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Brought to you by Penguin. A fast-paced, action-adventure thriller for readers of The Martian. ONE SMALL STEP. ONE FATAL MISTAKE. On the barren plains of the Kazakh Steppe, Alyssa Wright stands on the brink of the most ambitious space flight in history: a one-way mission to Mars. But when...

In the shadow of a revolutionary clean energy breakthrough, Agent Zero and his daughter, CIA Agent Maya Lawson, face a ticking clock as they battle to thwart an insidious plot designed to plunge the world into chaos. As rogue operatives conspire to sabotage the future of power, this father/daughter duo’s mission becomes a desperate hunt for missing scientists and the key to preventing an apocalyptic energy war.

A bioengineered virus is merely the opening gambit in an evil mastermind's plan, and only Agent Zero and his team—including his daughter Maya—stand between humanity and its doom. As cities fall into quarantine, they expose a conspiracy that could end millions of lives within two days. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Agent Zero's mission against the clock is one he cannot afford to fail—as he battles not just for survival, but for hope in the darkest of times.

Beneath the ocean's surface lurks a submarine gone rogue, threatening coastal chaos with hypersonic missiles unless their ransom demands are met. With only 24 hours to halt the countdown to devastation, Agent Zero must navigate a deadly game of cat and mouse beneath the waves—a game where one wrong move could lead to catastrophic consequences.

In EXTRACTION ZONE (Book #3), Clint and Shaw track a deep-cover DEA agent in Colombia who refuses extraction, believing they're close to identifying a terrorist financier. Forced to join the operation, they uncover connections between drug cartels and intelligence agencies that suggest a conspiracy reaching the highest levels.

In ASSET ONE (Book #1), nuclear Armageddon becomes a pawn in a game of international terror, and CIA's elite operative Lara King is faced with no choice but to infiltrate an extremist cell threatening global security. Can she disarm the ticking doomsday clock set in motion by her own government's secrets?

In STEALTH MISSION (Book #4), Cole plunges into the icy depths of the Baltic Sea only to surface with a much more explosive discovery–compromised missile systems set to trigger a global catastrophe. With tensions high and the clock winding down to potential doomsday, Cole and Nova must outmaneuver a terrorist organization that threatens to ignite World War III.

When a classified Antarctic base ceases communication after discovering an unprecedented seismic threat, Agent Zero and his team are thrust into an icy odyssey to halt a rogue faction's earth-shattering plans. With only 48 hours before earthquakes rip through the continents, Zero's mission takes him from the desolation of Antarctica to the brink of world annihilation – can he deactivate doom in time?

In ROGUE ASSET (Book #9), the airwaves hum with danger when a once-silent Cold War radio station, now pulsing with life, signals the awakening of dormant threats. Caught in a race against time across nations and decades-old secrets, Troy Stark confronts reactivated Soviet sleeper agents on the precipice of crippling NATO defenses.

In ROGUE ENEMY, when Europe's tranquility is shattered by the threat of stolen nuclear suitcase bombs, only undercover operative Troy Stark can disarm the ticking timebombs. Navigating through a labyrinth of nationalist conspiracies, Stark must outwit extremists hell-bent on resurrecting a fallen empire and plunging modern cities into historic ruin.

When the President of the United States or his family are threatened, it is up to Jake Mercer, former Marine sniper turned Secret Service agent, to protect them from dangers—both foreign and domestic. Amidst a chaotic presidential inauguration, Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer guards the new Commander-in-Chief, while subterfuge and riots tear at the nation's capital. But as Mercer navigates treacherous underground tunnels, he suspects a deeper conspiracy that could endanger the very heart of American democracy.

In EXTREME MEASURES (Book #4), Axel Strike is back in a high-stakes mission that soars above the rest: stopping unmanned drones hijacked by an unseen foe from unleashing nuclear havoc. A night-time HALO descent into hostile territory is just the first step as he confronts a web of deceit and danger with nothing but his courage and audacity to guide him.

A passenger jet is attacked in Northern Africa by terrorists wielding RPGs, resulting in an enormous loss of life. Yet US intelligence reports this is merely a distraction, a prelude to a worse terror incident. A cargo ship is pirated off the African coast, and terrorists are puzzled to find in its vast hold just one mysterious crate. It contains a weapon they do not understand - one of vital interest to al Qaeda. It is a weapon, we learn, that will inflict catastrophic damage on the US if not stopped in time.

A crashed satellite's secrets spur CIA Agent Maya Lawson on a perilous mission to the jungles of Africa—only to find herself betrayed and captured deep in enemy territory.

When Agent Zero visits his doctor in Switzerland, hoping to salvage his deteriorating health, he is met with a shocking surprise: another agent who has been given a memory implant, just like him. And, just like him, this agent has deadly skills - and a singular mission: to kill Agent Zero.

The Palestinians decide they want to make peace with Israel - and they want the US president to broker the historic treaty on their territory. Agent Zero advises the president against the dangerous trip, but he insists on going. After a series of dramatic and shocking twists, the most dangerous 48 hours of Zero’s life ensue, forcing him into an impossible mission: Save the president at all costs.

When a minor terrorist group, looking to make its mark, aims to take out a “soft target” in the United States — one relatively unguarded yet which can be hugely damaging to the US — the race is on for Agent Zero to discover their object and stop them before it’s too late. Yet Zero faces his own battles: When he is targeted for assassination and someone close to him ends up the victim instead, it sends his life into a downspin, and allows him only course of action: vengeance.

Former Army Ranger and ex-NASCAR driver Derek Vesper is used to high velocity, whether its wheels, wings or skis. Assumed to be KIA in a firefight, Derek, unknown to anyone, uses his unique skills as a secret government operator to work outside the scope of protocol and to embrace the most dangerous—and fraught—of missions....

A small arsenal of US nuclear weapons are stolen from a NATO base in Europe. The world scrambles to figure out who the culprits are and what their target is - and to stop them before they unleash hell on humanity. With only hours left before it is too late, the President has no choice but to call in Luke Stone, the former head of an elite FBI paramilitary team. Finally getting his life back in order, and with devastating news on his own family front, Luke does not want the job.

This original short story takes us back in time to show us how it all began. On a whirlwind, action-packed thriller ride through Italy, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, it shows us the beginning of CIA operative Agent Zero's career - and brings us up to the fateful moment when his memory came to be lost.