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Five short stories that give glimpses into the lives of Griffin, Jorie, and the other characters from Second Nature.

The Black Swan Event reaches its stunning conclusion with Book Four from international bestselling author, Bobby Akart, one of America’s favorite storytellers, who has delivered up-all-night thrillers to over two million readers in 245 countries and territories worldwide. They’re here. The comet was never a natural disaster. The conspiracy was never about politics. The abilities the Pickett family has carried for generations were never random. Everything—the science, the secrecy, the sacrifice —has been leading to this moment.

Ninety days after the sky fell, the real crisis begins. The comet has passed. The sky has stopped falling. But for the Pickett family and the seven billion survivors left in its wake, the nightmare is only beginning. Across the globe, strange metallic objects have appeared. Seamless, silent, and immovable. They cannot be destroyed. They cannot be captured. And they are watching.

When NASA’s SWAN space telescope detects a faint ultraviolet anomaly beyond the orbit of Jupiter, astronomers assume it’s a comet—an interstellar visitor drifting harmlessly through space. But as more data pours in from observatories around the world, the excitement turns to confusion then to fear.4I/SWAN isn’t just unusual. It’s breaking all the rules.

Global warming...reversed. The energy crisis...over. The greatest problem on Earth...solved. Voltarian Royal Officer of the Fleet Jettero Heller has it all figured out. And he’s devised a daring and ingenious plan to make it all happen...if he lives to see the day. Saving the world is never easy, and for Heller, it turns out to be a tricky - and risky - business.

In a world plagued by devastating storms, Gavin and his team find themselves thrust into a life-or-death struggle in the gripping second installment of the series. Captured by ruthless looters, their survival hinges on an impossible task: mending the shattered atmosphere before time runs out.