The Hatching - Hardcover

"What Peter Benchley did for sharks, James Herbert did for rats and Michael Crichton did for dinosaurs, Ezekiel Boone does for those eight-legged freaks that lurk in dark corners of our houses. The Hatching is a full-throttle pulse-pounder that will keep you up all night feverishly flipping its pages--and make you check for webs spun under your bed before you reluctantly turn off the lights."--Nick Cutter, author of The Troop and The Deep

"The Hatching is old school global plague horror of the freakiest sort. A deft and nasty thriller."--Andrew Pyper, author of The Damned and The Demonologist

"You know those people who claim spiders are more afraid of us than we are of them? When it comes to The Hatching, they lied. Great gory fun - and creepy, in every sense of the word..."--John Connolly, #1 Internationally Bestselling Author

"This novel should come with a warning label: The Hatching is scary as hell. And addictively fun."--Benjamin Percy, critically acclaimed author of THE DEAD LANDS, RED MOON, and THE WILDING

"It's been too long since someone reminded us that spiders are not just to be feared, but also may well spell doom for mankind. Fortunately, Ezekiel Boone has upped the ante on arachnophobia. This is a fresh take on classic horror, thoroughly enjoyable and guaranteed to leave your skin crawling."--Michael Koryta, New York Times best selling author of THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD

"It's an original plot, with a horrifying premise guaranteed to entertain and shock the reader...The Hatching is a page-turner."--New York Journal of Books

"I can't remember reading a horror/apocalyptic novel that I enjoyed as much as this one. Seriously, it was phenomenal. I was deeply pleased that the ending sets up a sequel! Highly recommended."--Best Books blog

"Guaranteed to do what Jaws did to millions of people."--Suspense Magazine

"The Hatching was Arachnophobia meets 2012 meets Independence Day...Will I read book 2? Absolutely...with a rolled up newspaper and thick soled shoes!"--2 Books Lovers' Reviews

"The Hatching is a hair-raising thriller that reads like the lovechild of Independence Day and World War Z, but is creepier than both....Every once in a while something comes along that everyone will be talking about. This will be one of those books!"--The Rappologist

The International Bestseller

“An apocalyptic extravaganza of doom and heroism...addictive.” —Publishers Weekly

“This is a fresh take on classic horror, thoroughly enjoyable and guaranteed to leave your skin crawling.” —Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Wish Me Dead

“Guaranteed to do what Jaws did to millions of people.” —Suspense Magazine

An astonishingly inventive and terrifying debut novel about the emergence of an ancient species, dormant for over a thousand years, and now on the march.

Deep in the jungle of Peru, where so much remains unknown, a black, skittering mass devours an American tourist whole. Thousands of miles away, an FBI agent investigates a fatal plane crash in Minneapolis and makes a gruesome discovery. Unusual seismic patterns register in a Kanpur, India earthquake lab, confounding the scientists there. During the same week, the Chinese government “accidentally” drops a nuclear bomb in an isolated region of its own country. As these incidents begin to sweep the globe, a mysterious package from South America arrives at a Washington, D.C. laboratory. Something wants out.

The world is on the brink of an apocalyptic disaster. An ancient species, long dormant, is now very much awake.