title: Omega Plague: Collapse
author:  P. R. Principe 
description: "<span>Truly excellent story. I enjoyed it from start to finish...I hope there is more to come from the author." - David Brinson, Author of </span><i>Dead South: The Zombie Apocalypse in London</i><br /><br />"...a riveting, twisting read, filled with action and mystery, that will hook you, hold on, and never let you go until the last page." - <i>Dystopia Capitol</i><br /><br />"Omega Plague: Collapse is a fantastic novel that readers of thrillers will really enjoy." - <i>Portland Book Review</i><br /><br />"...<i>Earth Abides</i> meets <i>One Second After</i> for a Mediterranean vacation." - <i>Amazon.com Review September 2015</i>
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  PLAGUE SHIP
  
  OREGON FILES
  
  CLIVE CUSSLER WITH JACK DU BRUL
  
    
  
  G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK
  
    
  
  Arguably the greatest transfer of wealth in human history occurred when the
  Plague swept through Europe and killed a third of its population. Lands were
  consolidated, allowing for a greater standard of living, not only for the
  owners but also for those who worked them.
  
  This event was the single greatest contributor to the Renaissance and gave
  rise to Europe"s eventual domination of the world.
  
  We"re Breeding Ourselves to Death:
  
  How Overpopulation Will Destroy Civilization,
  
  by Dr. Lydell Cooper, Raptor Press, 1977
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  PROLOGUE
  
  BARENTS SEA
  
  NORTH OF NORWAY
  
  APRIL 29, 1943
  
    
  
  A PALE HUNTER"S MOON HUNG ABOVE THE HORIZON so that its light threw dazzling
  reflections off the frigid ocean. With winter not yet given way to spring, the
  sun had yet to rise this year. Instead, it remained hidden behind the earth"s
  curvature, a faint glowing pro