The First Bird: A Matt Kearns Novel 1

Greig Beck

Aug 2013 · Matt Kearns Book 1 · Pan

About this ebook

From bestselling author Greig Beck, with new book Extinction Plague: A Matt Kearns Novel 4 out soon.

EXTINCTION IS CONTAGIOUS

Matt Kearns, linguist, archaeologist and reluctant explorer from Beneath the Dark Ice and Black Mountain returns to help save the world. And this time he doesn't have Alex Hunter to save him when the stuff hits the fan.

When a fame-hungry scientist brings an impossible, living specimen of a creature long thought extinct back from the wild jungles of South America he unwittingly brings along a passenger. Something with the potential to destroy every living thing on our planet.

The infestation begins, rapidly overtaking medical resources and resisting all treatment. One woman knows the danger, Carla Nero, chief scientist of the Center for Disease Control. She makes Matt an offer he can't refuse and together they join a team heading to the deep jungle in a desperate race to locate the hidden place where the specimen was taken.

Only by finding the location of the specimen can the team - and the world - hope to uncover the secret of how to survive the ancient, horrifying parasite that has been released.

SHORTLISTED FOR BEST HORROR NOVEL AT THE 2014 AUREALIS AWARDS

Ratings and reviews

Really enjoyed this book. First time reading this author, but plan on picking up more of his work. Couldn't put the book down....read it in three days. The last three chapters kept me on the edge of my seat. Recommended!

Hope there's another one soon!

He creates a whole story line around the Arcadian then produces an offshoot story around a recurring character in which the world basically ends as we know it... huh??

About the author

Greig Beck grew up across the road from Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. His early days were spent surfing, sunbaking and reading science fiction on the sand. He then went on to study computer science, immerse himself in the financial software industry and later received an MBA. Today, Greig spends his days writing, but still finds time to surf at his beloved Bondi Beach. He lives in Sydney, with his wife, son and an enormous black German shepherd.