GenesisofShannara3_GypsyMorph

The Gypsy Morph Genesis of Shannara Terry Brooks Ballantine Books New York FOR ANNE SIBBALD Agent and friend, the Queen of the Silver River ONE WILLS WALKED the empty corridors of Hell, looking for the code. He walked these same corridors every day, all day, searching, thinking that there had to be someplace he had overlooked and that on this day he would find it. But he never did. And knew in his heart that he never would. It was over. For all of them. In more ways than one. The others were already a long time dead. The entire command, wiped out by whatever virus had wormed its way in, sliding down through the air vents past the filters and cleaners and medico screens and whatever other safeguards the builders had installed all those years ago. They hadn���t all died at once, of course. Eight of them had, and that was now more than two years ago. At least, that���s how long he thought it had been. Time was uncertain. The rest had died one by one, some sickening right away, others staying healthy and providing false hope that a few might survive. But none of them had. Only him. He had no idea why. He had no sense of being different from ......