Rule of Extinction (The Preservation of Species) - Softcover

Jones, Geoff

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798989021017

Publisher: Breakaway Delusions, LLC, 2025

Synopsis

A civilization-ending comet is headed for Earth.

Two days before impact, thousands of mysterious pods land in a swath across North America. When people touch them, the pods open. Anyone who climbs inside is carried away.

No one knows where the pods came from and no one knows where they go, but finding one is David Williams’ only chance to save his family from the end of the world.

… and escaping Earth is just the beginning.


The Preservation of Species trilogy begins with Rule of Extinction, a post-apocalyptic science-fiction adventure filled with unforgettable heroes, terrifying monsters, and heart-pounding action.

About this title

About the Author

Geoff Jones worked as a Video Game Designer, writing story and dialog for licenses such as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Conan the Barbarian, Marvel Superheroes, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and LEGO.

After a stint as Director of User Experience for a business software company, Geoff became a full-time writer and stay-at-home father to two girls.

His first book, The Dinosaur Four, is an R-rated B-movie time-travel dinosaur thriller. His second project, The Preservation of Species trilogy, is a post-apocalyptic science fiction adventure about a small group of everyday people who survive the end of the world.

Geoff lives in Colorado, where he enjoys hiking, reading, traveling, spending time with his family, and seeing classic films on the big screen.

From the Back Cover

THE PRESERVATION OF SPECIES trilogy is ideal for fans of:

• Gritty post-apocalyptic thrillers like The Road, Bird Box, and The Living Dead
• Multi-layered sci-fi mysteries like Wayward Pines, The Silo Saga, The Book of Koli, and Lost
• Harrowing monster horror like Jaws, Jurassic Park, and The Thing
• Stories of everyday people banding together in a crisis while the worst elements of humanity seize power like The Mist, Day of the Dead, and Lord of the Flies
• First contact sagas about visitors with a hidden agenda like V and V: The Final Battle
• Trilogies that begin with personal adventures and grow to an epic conclusion as heroes unite to try to save the world like The Lord of the Rings

From the Inside Flap

A comet known as the Ender is on a collision course for Earth. According to astronomers, human civilization will be wiped out. All over the world, people are facing the end as best as they can.

In suburban Minneapolis, David Williams, anesthesiologist and father of two, studies the news every day, desperately searching for some way to save his family.

Sierra Preston, daughter of famous Hollywood executive Rick Preston, has accepted her fate. She has everything she needs in her Pacific Palisades mansion. The only thing missing is Dad.

When Oklahoma City fell under siege, Wayne Wilcox stayed behind to care for dozens of senior citizens who were unable to evacuate. So far, he's been able to evade the marauding gangs.

Randall Pond, a member of the marauding gangs, is ready to jump on any opportunity that comes along. He just needs to find the right ass to kiss.

Alice Cameron had a chance to enter a military bunker, but only if she gave in to her Commanding Officer's perverted demands. Now her C.O. is dead and Cameron intends to watch the Ender slam into the Pacific from the top of Mauna Kea.

Haunted by his abusive father, Joe Walker has hiked to a precipice three thousand feet above Yosemite Valley, where he intends to fly, or die trying.

Astronomer Priya Rami stayed at her job to the bitter end, watching the comet's approach, exhilarated by the science, but gutted by the fact that there wasn't anything she could do ... until she spots something new, something other than the Ender.

Two days before the Ender's impact, their lives all change.

Several thousand pods land in a swath extending from the Great Lakes to the Great Basin. Anyone who gets into a pod is carried away. No one knows who sent them or where they go, but everyone knows what will happen if they don't find one.

When the pods open, David and Sierra band together with a small group to search for answers. They want to know where they are, what happened to the rest of the survivors, who sent the pods, and why. Every step of the way, they encounter something that wants to kill them ... including some of the other survivors.

Each answer leads to new mysteries and greater challenges in this saga of first contact, alien invasion, monster horror, and post-apocalyptic action-adventure.

Edition details

• Publisher: Breakaway Delusions, LLC
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798989021017
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 419