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Red Empire

A Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International Novel

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Red Empire

By: Jonathan Maberry
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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In the next novel in the Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International series by New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry, the team faces new and old enemies alike as a bioengineered version of The Black Death surfaces.

Hundreds of years after the first waves of the bubonic plague swept through Europe, a new, more dangerous version threatens London. Joe Ledger’s old enemy the Red Empire—reborn as a far more powerful political and military group—has bioengineered a weaponized version of yersinia pestis—the bacteria responsible for The Black Death that killed tens of millions in the Middle Ages.

As Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International race against the clock to put a stop to the Red Empire’s plans, they’re sucked into the strange and mysterious past of the man called Mr. Church. Secrets come to light that make even his staunchest allies wonder who –and more precisely what—Church really is.

With whispers of an elixir vitae—or elixir of life—circling, Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International are facing the highest possible stakes in their work together yet. As the tension builds and the balance between life and death sways precariously, it seems like tragic losses among them might be inevitable.

Genre Fiction Horror Military Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense War & Military

Critic Reviews

<p>“Once in a while, if you’re really lucky, you find a book series that hits all the right spots. It excites the action fan in you, inspires you with its characters, and leaves you wanting more with its engrossing stories. Joe Ledger is that series for me. With its cross-genre blend of storytelling, amazing action, great characters and the best action dog ever, it’s easy to see how much Jonathan Maberry loves writing Joe Ledger… Almost as much as you‘ll love reading them.” —Chad Stahelski, director of the JOHN WICK movies<br><br>"Maberry takes a calculated risk here, both in crafting a story that is darker than your typical Ledger novel and in taking Joe to a place from which we wonder if he can fully return... it’s exciting to see [the risks] paying off so spectacularly." — <i>Booklist</i> on <i>Relentless<br></i><br><i>"</i>Your heart will be in your throat during the non-stop action that Jonathan Maberry has created... one of the best in the business." —<i>Criminal Element </i>on <i>Rage<br></i><br>"Maberry readers who haven't sampled the Ledger novels should rectify that immediately by cracking open this one." -<i> Booklist</i> on <i>Cave 13</i></p>
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