The Twelfth of December

by Michael Vischi

Overview

In 2029, United Nations gathered to solve the biggest crisis that the world was eminently facing - the number of deaths, compared to births, increased to an all-time high: six to one. In pursuit of an answer, The United Nations turned to the independent company, TITAN United. Partnering with the Military, they co-created a naval research vessel that operates around the Chagos Islands. Lithirium is a cutting-edge gene therapy that extends the average life-span by 50%. Unfortunately, Lithirium is only compatible with people who have a very specific gene. For people without that gene, Lithirium mutates - turning them into something far from human. The day they discovered that difference, was the day the USNRV Miranda went missing.

The USS Thomas Jefferson aircraft carrier is deployed to find the missing ship, and escort it back to Key West - a mission not new to Charlotte Hyacinthe, or the team with her. Charlie discovers TITAN has not told them everything, when they find only two remaining crew members: one completely healthy and one in the middle of dying. After trying to save his life, small incidents begin breaking out all over the Jefferson.

In the middle of the ocean with nowhere to run, the crew of the Jefferson realizes they will have to fight back before they are consumed by whatever consumed the crew of the Miranda. If they do manage to deliver the Miranda to Key West as ordered, can they really let what is happening on board... reach land?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781987012217
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	12/26/2018
Pages:	514
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.03(d)

About the Author

Michael is a navy veteran who served from 1999 to 2013, spending his first ten years of enlistment forward deployed. Throughout his service, Michael utilized downtime to write his first novel. Writing and storytelling are crafts he has been honing for over twenty years. His writing began before embarking on his naval career and has continued, while moving into the next chapter of his life. He has since come to settle down in central Kentucky — continuing his work as an Audio Visual Engineer by day, and churning out incredible tales by night. This shift in lifestyle has allowed him time to work on this second novel, as well as other projects he has planned.

Michael considers himself a real-life adventurer. He breathes life into his work by utilizing the real-world experiences he has lived out, truly capturing the thrill, excitement, and discovery of the worlds that he writes about. Whether he is writing about science-fiction, fantasy, or horror, it is the adventure itself that enthralls him, that burrows its way out of his imagination… forcing him to scribble it down before it eats him alive — which has seriously happened at least once or twice.

Now, Michael continues to delve deeper into the art of writing and looks forward to penning his first series, as well as continuing his walk with Christ. Michael feels the closer you grow to God, the more He's going to help you use the gifts He has planned for you…

“I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” – Jeremiah 1:5(nlt)