The Unfamiliar Garden
Author(s): Benjamin Percy

The night the sky fell, Jack and Nora Abernathys daughter vanished in the woods. And Mias disappearance broke her parents already fragile marriage. Unable to solve her own daughters case, Nora lost herself in her work as a homicide detective. Jack became a shell of a man; his promising career as a biologist crumbling alongside the meteor strikes that altered weather patterns and caused a massive drought.

It isnt until five years later that the rains finally return to nourish Seattle. In this period of sudden growth, Jack uncovers evidence of a new parasitic fungus, while Nora investigates several brutal, ritualistic murders. Soon they will be drawn together by a horrifying connection between their discoveriespartnering to fight a deadly contagion as well as the government forces that know the truth about the fate of their daughter.

Award-winning author Benjamin Percy delivers both a gripping science fiction thriller and a dazzling examination of a planetand a marriagethat have broken.

Review(s):
*Named a Most Anticipated SFF Fiction Book by New Scientist, Gizmodo, Vol 1 Brooklyn, the A.V. Club, and Tor.com*
Terrifying, entertaining, and thought-provoking. . . Theres a spattering of gore, a connection to a psychopathic serial killer, and a secret government agenda to introduce alien matter into human genesin other words, a little something for everyone, science fiction fans and mystery fans alike.”
Masterful . . . Combines a missing-person case, romantic reconciliation, and a riveting sci-fi what-if . . . A thoroughly satisfying near-future glimpse of both disaster and salvation.
Dont miss. . . Percy’s novel defies categorization part sci-fi, part mystery, wholly absorbing. –Star Tribune
“Award-winning author Benjamin Percy delivers both a gripping science fiction thriller and a dazzling examination of a planetand a marriagethat have broken.”
Mr. Percy has given us a smart twist on the War of the Worlds plot. In H.G. Wellss story, microbes are the key to defeating the Martian war machines. In The Unfamiliar Garden, a different sort of weapon will be necessary. But the seeds of disaster, you might say, are quite literally already with us, just waiting for one more evolutionary jump. Like viruses.

ISBN:9780358332718