At Tom Smith’s previous gig, he was the global managing director for security of an international bank. Then the zombies emerged. And New York burned. His plan to the save the city long enough to find a cure for the zombie virus didn’t work out as planned, but Tom and a few trusted allies were able to escape. Now they seek refuge in the bank's prepared evacuation retreat in the Cumberland Valley of Tennessee. Between them and relative safety are hundreds of miles of clogged roads, burnt-out towns, and howling mobs of infected humans who know only hunger. And even if Tom does pull off the journey, no one is sure how they are going to re-start civilization. But even for that, Tom Smith has the spark of an idea. And, as always, the beginnings of a plan.

Caine Riordan has finally received the message he’s been waiting for: a summons to visit the alien Dornaani, who still have his mortally wounded love, Elena Corcoran, in their advanced medical facilities. But the Dornaani are in chaos and have lost track of Elena’s surgical cryocell. Now, Riordan must blaze a trail through dying and dangerous worlds to find her. But rescuing Elena is just half the mission: Riordan must report that the Dornaani collapse is not only being engineered, but that it is the prelude to a far more malign scheme: To clear a path for a foe bent on destroying Earth.

Maung is used to being hunted. As the last "dream warrior," a member of a Burmese military unit whose brains are more machine than grey matter, everyone wants him dead—punished for the multiple atrocities his unit committed during war. But when an alien race makes its presence known on Earth and threatens to annihilate mankind, it gives Maung a chance to escape. Maung travels to the farthest reaches of the Solar System, where he uncovers a lost secret weapon system that may help his people redeem themselves—and may just prove the salvation of the human race.

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When the zombie plague breaks out, Tom Smith uses his experience as the global managing director for security of an international bank to get himself and his clients to safety. Which got us thinking: What other career experiences might come in handy in a zombie plague and why? Let us know your answer in a short (100 words or fewer) paragraph for a chance to win River of Night, signed by John Ringo & Mike Massa.

Last month we asked you to let us know your favorite entry in the long-running Liaden Universe® series for a chance to win a copy of A Liaden Universe Constellation, Vol. 4, signed by authors Sharon Lee & Steve Miller. Congrats to this month's winner, Marilynn SoRelle!

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