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Watch The Creepy, And Violent, Trailer For Scott Sigler’s Newest Novel, ‘Ancestor’!

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I love when authors take it upon themselves to do a little viral marketing. One such example is Scott Sigler (“CONTAGIOUS”, “INFECTED”) who sent over the link for a trailer he put together for his newest novel, “ANCESTOR”. Not only is the trailer pretty darned good, but the book doesn’t look half bad either. The pod-caster has released several New York Times Best Selling novels in the past, and his work has garnered him much praise amongst genre fans, and his writing style has even been compared to the late Michael Crichton. Inside you can get all the details on the story and view the trailer for yourselves. Read on for the skinny.

WRITTEN BY: Scott Sigler

“Every five minutes, a transplant candidate dies while waiting for a
compatible heart, a liver, a kidney. Imagine a technology that could
provide those life-saving transplant organs for a nominal fee … and
imagine what a company would do to monopolize that technology.

On a remote island in the Canadian Arctic, PJ Colding leads a group of
geneticists who have discovered this holy grail of medicine. By
reverse-engineering thousands of animal genomes, Colding’s team has
dialed back the evolutionary clock and re-created the progenitor of
all mammals. The method? Illegal. The result? A computer-engineered
living creature, an animal whose organs can be implanted in any
person, with no chance of transplant rejection.

There’s just one problem: these ancestors are not the docile herd
animals that Colding’s team envisioned. Instead, Colding’s work has
given birth to something big, something evil…something very, very
hungry.

As creators become prey in the ultimate battle for survival, Colding
and the woman he loves must fight to survive — even as government
agents close in to shut the project down, and the deep-pocketed
company backing this research reveals its own cold-blooded agenda.

ANCESTOR is at once an action-packed tale featuring a host of deadly,
hungry critters and a flawed but heroic group of people trying to
survive … and a terrifyingly believable exploration of what can happen
when hubris, greed, and madness drive scientific experimentation past
the brink of reason. Sigler takes us on the ultimate thrill ride —
you’ll be looking over your shoulder long after you’re done reading,
just in case.”

“This story sizzles with tension. Danger and drama mix with cutting-edge science to produce a top notch, action-packed adventure. If you think Scott Sigler just writes horror, you’re dead wrong. This guy is one heck of a thriller writer.”

Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of THE PARIS VENDETTA and THE CHARLEMAGNE PURSUIT

“Michael Crichton may be gone, but he has a worthy successor in Scott. This book takes thriller and science fiction conventions and slams them together to make something new and fascinating.”

Simon R. Green, New York Times bestselling author of THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UNCANNY and AGENTS OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS

“Sigler has a unique talent for keeping readers on the edge of their seats; I absolutely had to know what was going to happen next. Infected is full of mayhem, action, and gore — and you won’t be able to put it down.”

Dave Wellington, author of 13 BULLETS and the MONSTER ISLAND trilogy

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Scott Sigler is a popular pod-caster and the New York Times bestselling
author of INFECTED and CONTAGIOUS. Scott lives in San Francisco with
his wife and their dog, a dog that has a rather suspicious resemblance
to the bone-crunching critters in ANCESTOR. Interact with Scott and
his fans at scottsigler.com

“ANCESTOR” Drops June 22nd! (MSRP-$24.99 ((Hardcover))

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‘Witchblade’ is Getting Resurrected This Summer in New Comic Series from Top Cow and Image Comics

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Witchblade, the popular comic series that initially ran from 1995 to 2015 and launched a TV series, is getting resurrected in a new comic series from Top Cow and Image Comics. It’s set to unleash heavy metal, black magic and blood this summer.

Look for the new Witchblade series to launch on July 17, 2024.

In Witchblade #1, “New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzini’s life was forever fractured by her father’s murder. Cold, cunning, and hellbent on revenge, Sara now stalks a vicious criminal cabal beneath the city, where an ancient power collides and transforms her into something wild, magnificent, and beyond her darkest imaginings. How will Sara use this ancient power, or will she be consumed by it?”

The series is penned by NYT Best-Selling writer Marguerite Bennett (Animosity, Batwoman, DC Bombshells) and visualized by artist Giuseppe Cafaro (Suicide Squad, Power Rangers, Red Sonja). The creative duo is working with original co-creator Marc Silvestri, who is the CEO of Top Cow Productions Inc. and one of the founders of Image Comics. They are set to reintroduce the series to Witchblade’s enduring fans with “a reimagined origin with contemporary takes on familiar characters and new story arcs that will hook new readers and rekindle the energy and excitement that fueled the 90’s Image Revolution that shaped generations of top creators.”

Bennett said in a statement, “The ability to tell a ferocious story full of monsters, sexuality, vision, and history was irresistible.” She adds, “Our saga is sleek, vicious, ferocious, and has a lot to say about power in the 21st century and will be the first time that we are stopping the roller coaster to let more people on. I’ve loved Witchblade since I was a child, and there is truly no other heroine like Sara with such an iconic legacy and such a rich, brutal relationship to her own body.”

“The Witchblade universe is being modernized to reflect how Marguerite beautifully explores the extreme sides of Sara through memories, her personal thoughts, like desire and hunger, in her solitude and when she is possessed by the Witchblade. So, I had to visually intersect a noir True Detective-like world with a supernatural, horror world that is a fantastic mix between Berserk and Zodiac,” Cafaro stated.

Marc Silvestri notes, “This is brand new mythology around Sara, and I can’t wait for you to fall in love with her and all the twists and turns. Discover Witchblade reimagined this summer, and join us as we bring all the fun of the 90s to the modern age and see how exciting comics can be. I can’t wait for you to read this new series.”

Witchblade#1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 17th, for $4.99 for 48 pages. And it’ll come with multiple cover variants.

  • Cover A: Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto (Full Color)

  • Cover B: Giuseppe Cafaro and Arif Prianto (Full Color)

  • Cover C: Blank Sketch Cover

  • Cover D (1/10): Dani and Brad Simpson (Full Color)

  • Cover E (1/25): Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto, Virgin Cover (Full Color)

  • Cover F (1/50): J.Scott Campbell (Full Color)

  • Cover G (1/100): Bill Sienkiewicz. (Full Color)

  • Cover H (1/250): Line art by Marc. Virgin Cover, Inks (B/W)

Witchblade #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.

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