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The Bloom paved the way for an invasion.After the battle for Offutt, the Corwins and the Reeds think they’re safe. They couldn’t be more wrong.A silent mothership now looms over Omaha—the beings who seeded Earth with spores have arrived.As answers begin to emerge, one truth is crystal clear: a military base is a bullseye, not a refuge.Forced back onto the roads, they cross a nation that’s tearing itself apart—civilians and soldiers at war, the infected evolving by the hour, and Bloom Towers pulsing across the heartland like a heartbeat.Paula can feel that pulse. Changed by her brush with infection, she’s tethered to the Bloom—visions and night terrors reveal why the invaders came… and maybe, how to stop them. The trail points west, toward a clandestine facility steeped in secrets.At last, they discover why the invaders have come, and what it will cost to stop them. But the pulse of the Bloom is a countdown, and time is almost up.They’ll have just one chance to pull humanity back from the brink before the unraveling is complete…
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The Unraveling: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This military sci-fi thriller contains intense violence, body horror related to alien infection, mass casualties, and warfare between civilians and military forces as Earth faces an alien invasion.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include death, mass death, and violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adults who love high-stakes alien invasion stories will be gripped by this tense survival tale with evolving threats and cosmic mysteries.