NOTE: This book has been delayed until May 2016<\/strong>. Proposed Scorpion Press signed limited of about 50 copies in a special binding with an appreciation by a major author such as Charles Cumming or Michael Hartland.<\/p>\n

Complex, multi-layered and compelling thrillers are popular with readers and collectors. Terry Hayes returns with the thrilling and eagerly awaited follow-up to his international bestselling novel I Am Pilgrim<\/em>. <\/a><\/p>\n

Regarded as \u201cthe best book of 2014\u201d (Suspense Magazine), \u201ca big, breathless tale of nonstop suspense\u201d (Janet Maslin, The New York Times), and \u201csimply one of the best suspense novels I\u2019ve read in a long time\u201d (#1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci), Terry Hayes\u2019s masterful thriller I Am Pilgrim<\/em><\/strong> was the recipient of countless accolades. Now, with The Year of the Locust<\/em>, Hayes has penned a breathtaking story about cutting-edge science, a government conspiracy, and one man\u2019s desperate attempt to unravel it all.<\/p>\n

Luke Truman is a junior officer on board the USS Leviathan, the most advanced and powerful warship ever built. It is an eight-hundred-foot-long submarine which, among its vast array of weaponry and secret systems, boasts a top secret \u201ccloaking technology.\u201d Bending light around objects to render them invisible, it is the hottest military research innovation not just in the US, but throughout the world. Now the time has come for the first large-scale trial of its effectiveness. But neither Luke nor the United States government realize the astonishing forces this experiment will unleash. What Luke discovers on board the Leviathan is that the future of our world is at a deadly tipping point and that only he will be able to stop the cascade of events which are leading them all inexorably towards doom.<\/p>\n

A breakneck story of nonstop suspense, The Year of the Locust<\/em> is a high-concept thriller unlike any you\u2019ve read before.<\/p>\n

The British 1st edition of I Am Pilgrim<\/em> is a scarce and sought after collectable. Now this new signed limited could well be a must have. We are taking reservations of interest and if you are interested please contact us and will add you to our reservations.\u00a0 The book has been delayed until May 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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