{"product_id":"alien-cult-9781785651960","title":"Alien: Cult","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn FBI agent on the trail of a brutal serial killer gets caught in the web of a Xenomorph-worshipping religion in this thrilling murder mystery twist on the Alien universe, for fans of Scott Sigler's \u003ci\u003eAliens: Phalanx \u003c\/i\u003eand Alex White's \u003ci\u003eCold Forge.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the affluent, technocratic Alexandria Colony, people are disappearing. And witnesses are dying in grisly, mysterious ways--it all reeks of Xenomorphs. At a loss, the Hume City police call in Special Agent Tyler Matterton to solve what they can't. Tyler is a rising star in the FBI's Esoteric Crime Unit, investigating crimes involving exotic tech or first contact situations--the weird murders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the local police department baffled, Tyler and his synthetic partner Serena are set on the case, tracking the killer through the underbelly of Hume City only to find themselves in the middle of something much larger and more horrifying than they possibly imagined. There is a cult at the heart of the Alexandria Colony, and it will stop at nothing to serve its Goddess. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this latest original novel, discover the world of \u003ci\u003eAlien \u003c\/i\u003eas you've never seen it before. Veteran sci-fi author Gavin G. Smith's deliciously twisted crime thriller is a terrifying thrill ride sure to hook readers from the first page to the last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGavin Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the Dundee-born author of the hard-edged, action-packed SF novels \u003ci\u003eVeteran\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWar in Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAge of Scorpio\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Quantum Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the short story collection \u003ci\u003eCrysis Escalation\u003c\/i\u003e. He has collaborated with Stephen Deas as the composite personality Gavin Deas and co-written \u003ci\u003eElite: Wanted\u003c\/i\u003e, and the shared world series \u003ci\u003eEmpires: Infiltration\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEmpires: Extraction\u003c\/i\u003e. Gavin lives in Woking, UK.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Titan Books (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51831615324434,"sku":"9781785651960","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_78dde5f9-eae2-4899-a671-8f013337fca0.jpg?v=1767006560","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alien-cult-9781785651960","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}