title: Crysis: Legion
author:  Peter Watts 
description: Biologist, author, and convicted felon, Peter Watts (author of <i>Blindsight</i> and the Rifters trilogy)&#160; appears to be especially popular with people who have never met him. At least, pretty much every award his work has received comes from overseas (with the exception of a recent Hugo, which probably won on a sympathy vote in the wake of recent encounters with the Department of Homeland Security).&#160; His science fiction, oddly enough, has been used as a core text in science and philosophy courses as well as the usual gamut of sf electives;&#160; he only wishes his actual science had been taken half as seriously, back in the day.&#160; Both he and his cat have appeared in the prestigious journal <i>Nature</i>.
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  ## Crysis: Escalation
  
  
    
  
  
  ### Gavin G. Smith
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  2020\. First contact with the alien Ceph. A team of nanosuited soldiers led by
  Major Barnes, codename Prophet, were sent in to the Lingshan Islands. Few
  survived. But the alien menace was held back.
  
  
  2023\. The Ceph took New York. A dying Prophet passed on his nanosuit to a
  Marine named Alcatraz. Once again the suit’s powerful technology saved the
  day.
  
  
  Now death has returned to the ruins of New York. Enclosed by the massive
  Liberty Dome, controlled by the powerful and corrupt company CELL, the city is
  a battleground. CELL troopers, resistance fighters and deadly Ceph stalk the
  streets. And hidden in the city is a secret that will destroy the world.
  
  
  Set between CRYSIS 2 and CRYSIS 3, these hard-hitting stories tell of the
  world’s decline into a corporate nightmare and the beginnings of the
  resistance. Perfect as an introduction to the world of CRYSIS, they also
  provide