Extinction

Copyright

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

EXTINCTION. Copyright © 2013 by Mark Alpert. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Alpert, Mark, 1961–

Extinction: a thriller / Mark Alpert.

pages cm

ISBN 978-1-250-02134-2 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-250-02276-9 (e-book)

1. Computer hackers—Fiction. 2. Defense information, Classified—China—Fiction. 3. Artificial intelligence—Fiction. 4. Terrorism—Prevention—China—Fiction. 5. Suspense fiction. 6. Science fiction. I. Title.

PS3601.L67E97 2013

813’.6—dc23

2012042089

eISBN 9781250022769

First Edition: February 2013