Retribution

The government has fallen. The war for humanity has only just begun.Chris has escaped the Director's control. If only the same could be said for his soul. Tormented by what he did to survive, Chris tracks the Chead across California-desperate to atone by stopping the slaughter. But the creatures are no longer mindless monsters-and there's too many of them. Even for him.Liz is the last person he expects at his side. She hasn't forgiven his betrayal-and she's not done yelling at him yet. But she hasn't walked away. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, can Chris and Liz work together one final time?Because love may be the only thing that stands between our survival…and our extinction. Aaron Hodges was born in 1989 in the small town of Whakatane, New Zealand. He studied for five years at the University of Auckland, completing a Bachelor's of Science in Biology and Geography, and a Masters of Environmental Engineering. After working as an environmental consultant for two years, he now spends his time traveling the world in search of his next adventure. Runaway teenager Liz wants nothing more than an ordinary life. But when she's abducted off the streets, Liz learns her government has other plans. In a future ruled by a ruthless dictator, there's no place for the weak, and she's spirited away to a facility deep in the Californian mountains. There, Liz wakes in an iron cage – and she's not alone.