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Fault/lines (Hadron Damnation) Kindle Edition

by Mark Lingane (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 44 ratings
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A sniper who sees the future. An apocalyptic destiny. One police officer is the world's only hope.


Socially awkward DCI Tracy Hanson is having a bad day.

It starts with a commercial flight crashing into the heart of London. She’s chased by out-of-control helicopters. A mysterious sniper is on the loose. Her boss is giving her grief. Her work colleagues are full of attitude. And now she has a new and distracting partner, jealous girlfriends, a boy who has been orphaned by the crash, and a two o’clock appointment at the IVF clinic.

Hanson hunts down the rogue sniper, but each clue forces her to face the truth behind her broken past, each revelation leading her toward the impossible. A net draws in around her, and the city turns on itself.

In the houses of power, politicians, and the military twist the crumbling civilization to bolster their own agendas, oblivious to the destruction they are ushering in.

And that's before the aliens attack.

The exciting prequel to The Hadron Damnation. Grab your copy today.

Quarter-finalist in Publishers Weekly Booklife Prize for Fiction
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    April 16, 2016
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What a superb book! The author weaves multiple characters and threads together through a mysterious and compelling plot. Each page draws you deeper until sleep becomes optional. Fantastic reading!- Jasper T. Scott, USA Today Best-Selling Author of the Deep Space series
Lingane's hard science fiction thriller keeps the readers guessing by staying one step ahead of the expected, and builds an increasingly fast pace driven by likable and tenacious characters who refuse to accept the doom that seems to be descending over the world. Half nail-biter, half classic invasion tale, this series opener promises great things - the BookLife Prize for Fiction

It may begin as a cop buddy story but don't be fooled. Exciting Linganean sci-fi soon comes to the fore as disasters of an apocalyptic nature hit a terrorist-fearing UK and, indeed, world. 4.5 stars. - the Book Bag.

The plot is a slow-boil, catchy affair that slowly flips everything on its head in a wonderful way. It's a joy of a read from start to finish.
- Self Publishing Review.
A twisted action-packed sci-fi thriller. Characters are well defined and very likeable. This gripping London-based plot includes brief and riveting cliff-hanging chapters that are divided into three parts, a constant shifting of concurrent character scenes, and a flurry of unexpected situations often punctuated with ticking clock scenarios--to name just a few. RECOMMENDED.
- The US Review of Books

About the Author

Mark Lingane writes off-beat science fiction. Several of the books have won awards.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01CZCCW92
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Insync Books; 1st edition (April 16, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 16, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2956 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 407 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 44 ratings

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Mark Lingane

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Mark was first published at eight, when a local newspaper published his review of Disney on Ice. The next time his name was in print was a life time later at the age of fifteen, when a national magazine ran his review of the Commodore 64. It was downhill from there, with weekly and monthly columns in various newspapers and magazines that funded a rather noncommittal path through university, studying a range of topics including Robotics, Anthropology, Philosophy, Computer Science, and Psychology.

In fact so many subjects were studied he was eligible for graduation at the end of his second year, based purely on attendance.

He now writes off-beat science fiction books, some of which have won awards. The Tesla Evolution series is studied at school and university-level in the US and UK.

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3.7 out of 5 stars
3.7 out of 5
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Mike steffens
4.0 out of 5 stars A good reas
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2017
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Well written with good character development and a story line that starts off routine and then takes on roller-coaster twists and turns. The book leave you yearning to know more about the whys and the who's. It is a good base for interesting series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Surprising
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2017
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This book was surprisingly well written and long for being free. Great introduction to a series. Very creative. Glad I chose it.
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TTT
3.0 out of 5 stars I hate to say this
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2017
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I hate to say this, but all reviews are good.

Story line is good but I struggled to follow the beginning, later in the book it made more sense.

Still worth buying and reading it though.
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B FitzGerald
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific!
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2016
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Fast paced scifi mystery that kept me up until dawn! Looking forward to the next book! Not formula dystopia or space opera.
4 people found this helpful
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E Callan
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2017
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No wrap up. Left me hanging in the middle. I won't try another one.
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4.0 out of 5 stars "We do what we must"..."Shame about the child"
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2016
Well, I don't know what to say. This book was very readably written but, and it's a big one, it switched and bucked so much that I was soon as disoriented as the reader as were the characters I read. Action and fight scenes almost non stop. Planes fall from the sky,cities destroyed, EMP attacks, long distance snipers, a disillusioned police officer hoping for a baby, a special boy who survives when no one else does, frequent fires , riots and parliamentary confrontations, crashing buildings, moss with teeth, even tall blue dead aliens who fight back. It's all here. And whilst large parts seemed totally in probable it kept me reading, breathlessly, right to the end. And I will be waiting for the next book...
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Stella C.
4.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to a new series
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2017
A great introduction to a new series. The book is not easy to follow especially at the beginning. A very creative story but also confusing at times with many twists and turns and jumping through past, present and future. Very fast paced with non stop action the plot keeps the reader guessing the whole time. The story ends on a very unsatisfactory note.
The book is definitely recommended to readers who enjoy a fast paced action thriller.
I was gifted with the book for an honest review.
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Np
5.0 out of 5 stars Great storyline
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2017
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Great storyline.....didn't like the ending....that's what happens when the characters are likeable.
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Kindle Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars "We do what we must"..." Shame about the child"
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2016
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Well, I don't know what to say. This book was very readably written but, and it's a big one, it switched and bucked so much that I was soon as disoriented as the reader as were the characters I read. Action and fight scenes almost non stop. Planes fall from the sky,cities destroyed, EMP attacks, long distance snipers, a disillusioned police officer hoping for a baby, a special boy who survives when no one else does, frequent fires , riots and parliamentary confrontations, crashing buildings, moss with teeth, even tall blue dead aliens who fight back. It's all here. And whilst large parts seemed totally in probable it kept me reading, breathlessly, right to the end. And I will be waiting for the next book...
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