7th Son: Book One - Descent
In this podiobook: Three weeks ago, the U.S. president was murdered by a four-year-old boy.Today, seven men stare at each other in a locked conference room. Kidnapped and brought to this underground facility, the strangers are sitting in silence, thunderstruck. Despite minor physical differences, they all appear to be the same man, with the same name ... and the same childhood memories.Unwitting participants in a secret human cloning experiment, these seven "John Michael Smiths" have been gathered by their creators for one reason -- to capture the mastermind behind the president's assassination.Their target? The man they were cloned from; the original John Michael Smith, code-named John Alpha.Soon our heroes -- John, Jack, Michael, Kilroy2.0 and the others -- realize the president's murder was merely a prologue to Alpha's plans. As the mystery deepens and the implications of Alpha's scheme are slowly revealed, the clones decide to stand against John Alpha. The outcome will unearth a conspiracy larger than they could have ever imagined.Descent is the first novel in J.C. Hutchins' 7th Son thriller trilogy.
Ancestor
In this podiobook: Released in association with Podshow...Scientists struggle to solve the problem of xenotransplantation -- using animal tissue to replace failing human organs. Funded by the biotech firm Genada, Dr. Claus Rhumkorrf seeks to recreate the ancestor of all mammals. By getting back to the root of our creation, Rhumkorrf hopes to create an animal with human internal organs. Rhumkorrf discovers the ancestor, but it is not the small, harmless creature he envisions. His genius gives birth to a fast-growing evil that nature eradicated 250 million years ago -- an evil now on the loose, and very, very hungry.Also by Scott Sigler - Earthcore.Technorati Profile
Casa Del Queso
In this podiobook: A group house of twenty-somethings in Pittsburg, Kansas is suddenly rocked when jealousy turns to grief and grief turns to streams of water coming from the face of a former housemate. Can Darrah, the itinerant lesbian, find a way to stop the gushing water and save all the house's wayward husbands and redeem the house? Will infidelity destroy them all? Do any of them ever, ever go to bed? Find out in Casa Del Queso, by Brady Russell.
Earthcore
In this podiobook: Deep below a desolate Utah mountain lays the largest platinum deposit ever discovered. A billion-dollar find, it waits for any company that can drill a world's record, three-mile-deep mine shaft.EarthCore is the company with the technology, the resources and the guts to go after the mother lode. Young executive Connell Kirkland is the company's driving force, pushing himself and those around him to uncover the massive treasure.But Kirkland and EarthCore are not the first to find this treasure. The mountain's history reveals two centuries of disappearances, murder, and insanity.The discovery of ancient platinum knives, razor-sharp despite lying untouched for 1,000 years, reveals evidence of an ancient culture. If the artifacts are genuine, they show a pre-historic empire that once spanned from the Southern tip of South America all the way up through the American Southwest.Wealth and fame lie under that Utah mountain, but at three miles below the surface, where the rocks are so hot they burn bare skin, something has been waiting for centuries. Waiting ... and guarding. Kirkland and EarthCore are about to find out first-hand why this treasure has never been unearthed.Technorati Profile
Infection
In this podiobook: Perry Daswey is 6-foot-5, 265 pounds of angry ex-linebacker. He knows all too well that if he doesn't control his quick temper, people get hurt. Through constant focus, he has locked his violent past away in the deep dungeons of his mind.The infection changes everything.Strange, microscopic parasites tap into Perry's bloodstream like tiny little vampires. They start as bright orange blisters, but soon take the shape of triangular growths just beneath his skin. The "Triangles," as Perry calls them, try to control their host by manipulating hormone levels and flooding his body with neurotransmitters - imbalances of which cause paranoia, schizophrenia and excessive aggression.As Perry begins a desperate battle to cut the Triangles out of his body before it's too late, his self-control dissolves into raging, murderous madness.Infection will come out as a print book in 2008 with the new title Infested.
Karl's Last Flight
In this podiobook: Karl Alexander had been an adrenaline junky for twenty five years. Whether flying Harriers in the Marines, piloting the shuttle for NASA, or as the chief astronaut for StrataCorp Space Flight he had always found his soul at five g's. But when a series of minor mishaps sends his ship crashing into the desert of an unknown country, Karl finds a new kind of adrenaline rush as he is swept into a raging torrent of potentially world changing events involving spies, insurgents, secret police, and an infamous Saudi millionaire terrorist that threaten to make his next flight, his last.Read what a few of my readers at basilsands.gather.com have said about the text version of this audio podcast. Yes, I am teary eyed! You are good! - Liz Rice-SosneThis story reallly hold your interest like the really good book you don't want to put down. - Nancy C.Wow. Sounds like one of those ripped from the headlines stories. I was instantly caught up in the story. - Barbara BrinkBasil, you are keeping me on the edge of my seat with this story! Every installment seems to have a little twist. - Tom C.Sci-fi is usually very fantastical, but you make this story seem very realistic. Great story. You throw in plot twists at just the right time to keep it interesting. It always takes guts to kill off a main character. - Matthew MillerWow, Basil! You write in such a fashion, it feels like I am there with them! Gosh, I could almost feel the shots as they made contact...I could feel the blast as it happened! The jolt is tremendous as it hit...I could almost feel it! This is truly a well written book! I enjoyed it. Keep up your good work! - Dorothy Keller
Nina Kimberly The Merciless
In this podiobook: She's on a mission... To kill the man who loves her...Why?Because he's an idiot.Nina Kimberly The Merciless is the story of a teenage barbarian princess who must rid herself of an obnoxious royal suitor, replace him with a hero, and then grow into her destiny as a...Well, that she hasn't decided yet.
The Heart of Desire
In this podiobook: Unexpected violence, quirky desperados, long-lost romance and heated passions collide on the back roads of the Southwest as the charismatic and mysterious Man With The Scar tries to bring order to his chaotic world.As a young man, Clay Rhett, the Man With The Scar, was tricked into trading away his normal routine for 'a life of adventure.' He's been running to stay alive ever since. Now he will take one last stab at regaining his old life.John Klawitter learned from the great Disney storytellers Art Babbitt (Fantasia, Raggety Anne and Andy), Ward Kimball, (Goofy's Motormania ) and Phil Mendez ( Kissy Fur, Monster Tales)... legendary artist and documentary filmmaker Franklin McMahan, world renowned designer, filmmaker and story teller, Charles Eames, and the great Hanna-Barbera tale-spinners, Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera. Klawitter's own credits include Disco Mickey Mouse, The All New Adventures of Sports Goofy, and The All-American DreamMobile. His novel Crazyhead. His sports bio Headslap: The Life and Times of Deacon Jones and other books are available at amazon.com and worthy bookstores everywhere.
The Veingel
In this podiobook: When an ancient religious cult hunts his people to the brink of extinction, Jequon, a half-angel, half-human badass fights for the survival of his noble race.But as his enemies' holy-caust gains support from powerful officials in the U.S. government, our hero is forced to seek help from an unlikely source: a woman defined by her faith in the same God who wants him dead.Even worse, he starts to fall for her.
