title: The Lazarus War: Artefact
author:  Jamie Sawyer 
description: "A gripping read that moves at warp speed."<b><i>Jack Campbell</i></b><br /><br />"Gripping, gritty and unsentimental - Sawyer shows us how perilous future war can be."<b><i>Michael Cobley, <b> </b>on <i>The Lazarus War: Artefact</i></i></b><br /><br />"A hostile race of alien biomechs somewhat in the mould of H. R. Giger aliens . . . terrorism, subterfuge and traitors . . . starships sporting particle beam weapons, railguns the size of skyscrapers, laser batteries, missiles . . . And then there are the uber-human super-soldiers clad in powered armour and wielding plasma weapons . . . Is that enough for you? . . . This, dear readers, is the good stuff. Recommended."<b><i>Neal Asher, author of the Agent Cormac novels, on <i>The Lazarus War: Artefact</i></i></b><br /><br />"A highly promising science fiction debut - a fun, gripping adventure story, with a mystery at its core that kept me turning the pages."<b><i>Gary Gibson on <i>The Lazarus War: Artefact</i></i></b><br /><br />"An adrenaline shot of rip-roaring military SF packed with cinematic action sequences and tightly drawn characters<b>."</b><b><i>Stephen Deas on <i>The Lazarus War: Artefact</i></i></b><br /><br />"Hyper-speed entertainment from a new master of science fiction!"<b><i>William C. Dietz</i></b><br /><br />"This novel is fast-paced and stimulating, grabbing the reader at the beginning and never letting go."<b><i><i>Booklist</i></i></b>
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  The Dead Alive
  
  
  CHAPTER I. THE SICK MAN.
  
  CHAPTER II. THE NEW FACES.
  
  CHAPTER III. THE MOONLIGHT MEETING.
  
  CHAPTER IV. THE BEECHEN STICK.
  
  CHAPTER V. THE NEWS FROM NARRABEE.
  
  CHAPTER VI. THE LIMEKILN.
  
  CHAPTER VII. THE MATERIALS IN THE DEFENSE.
  
  CHAPTER VIII. THE CONFESSION.
  
  CHAPTER IX. THE ADVERTISEMENT.
  
  CHAPTER X. THE SHERIFF AND THE GOVERNOR.
  
  CHAPTER XI. THE PEBBLE AND THE WINDOW.
  
  CHAPTER XII. THE END OF IT.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  # The Dead Alive
  
  
  ### Wilkie Collins
  
  
  This page copyright © 2003 Blackmask Online.
  
  
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  * CHAPTER I. THE SICK MAN.
  
  
  * CHAPTER II. THE NEW FACES.
  
  
  * CHAPTER III. THE MOONLIGHT MEETING.
  
  
  * CHAPTER IV. THE BEECHEN STICK.
  
  
  * CHAPTER V. THE NEWS FROM NARRABEE.
  
  
  * CHAPTER VI. THE LIMEKILN.
  
  
  * CHAPTER VII. THE MATERIALS IN THE DEFENSE.
  
  
  * CHAPTER VIII. THE CONFESSION.
  
  
  * CHAPTER IX. THE ADVERTISEMENT.
  
  
  * CHAPTER X. THE SHERIFF