Original stories in Jonathan Maberry's New York Times bestselling Joe Ledger universe by Larry Correia, Mira Grant, Scott Sigler, David Farland, Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon, Steve Alten, Jon McGoran, Dana Fredsti, Jennifer Campbell-Hicks, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, GP Charles, Keith DeCandido, James A. Moore, Weston Ochse, Aaron Rosenberg, Nicholas Steven, James Ray Tuck, Jeremy Robinson, and Maberry himself. “Top grade horror fiction.” ― Booklist , (Starred Review) on Code Zero "A fast-paced, brilliantly written novel. The hottest thriller of the New Year!" ―Brad Thor on The King of Plagues “Wow! From the first page of Patient Zero you know you're in the hands of a master.” ―M.J. Rose - bestselling author of The Reincarnationist “The Ledger novels are exciting sf thrillers that just happen to involve stuff that's a little out there.” ― Booklist , starred review on Extinction Machine "With too many memorable tales to name in a review, let us just say that Ledger is a 'star' no matter where he appears in this antholog, and will have fans and future-fans lining up to learn even more about what Joe Ledger's world has to offer." --Amy Lignor for Suspense Magazine Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times bestselling author and 5-time Bram Stoker Award-winner. He writes in multiple genres including suspense, thriller, horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, and steampunk, for adults, teens and middle grade. His works include the Joe Ledger thrillers, Rot & Ruin , Mars One , and Captain America , which is in development for a feature film. He writes comics for Marvel, Dark Horse and IDW and is the editor of such high-profile anthologies as The X-Files , V-Wars , Out of Tune , Baker Street Irregular , Nights of the Living Dead , and Scary Out There . He lives in Del Mar, California.--- Bryan Thomas Schmidt is a Hugo-nominated editor and author. His anthologies include Shattered Shields, Mission: Tomorrow, Galactic Games, Little Green Men-Attack! (forthcoming), Monster Hunter Tales (forthcoming), Infinite Stars (forthcoming), and Predator: If It Bleeds (forthcoming). His debut novel, The Worker Prince , achieved Honorable Mention on Barnes and Noble's Year's Best SF of 2011. It is followed by two sequels in the Saga of Davi Rhii space opera trilogy. His short fiction includes stories in The X-Files , Predator, Larry Correia's Monster Hunter International, Joe Ledger, and Decipher's WARS , along with original fiction. He also edited The Martian by Andy Weir, amongst other novels. His work has been published by St. Martin's, Titan, Baen, and more. He lives in Ottawa, KS.