Deirdre Gould: 11 books

Eight years ago the December Plague swept through the human population of earth. The Infected were driven mad by the disease, becoming violent and cannibalistic, killing even those closest to them without hesitation.Six years ago, the tiny surviving community of Immune humans found a cure,...

Henry spent eight years chained to a post. Exposed, starved, infected with the December Plague, and mad. During those eight years, the December Plague consumed most of the world's human population, causing the infected to become violent and cannibalistic.  But Henry escaped. And now he's been...

"Everyone here is already exposed. Don’t come here. Your family is dead. Your friends are dead. Do not trust anyone from the City. There may already be people out there who are infected and don’t know it. Do not let them in. Do not let yourself be moved by pity. They are deadly." ...

Eight years ago the December Plague swept through the human population of earth. The Infected were driven mad by the disease, becoming violent and cannibalistic, killing even those closest to them without hesitation. Stopped by a miracle cure two years later, one city struggles to remain civilized. ...

They can't restrain themselves. They can't reason. They can't love. The Infected can only suffer and rage, attacking stranger and caregiver alike. The only release from this misery is death.  Until one man, in a hospital for abandoned Infected, does the unthinkable.  He recovers. 

The Keseburg once boasted a complement of fifty thousand. Generations of hardship, space hazards and disease have whittled it down to just under thirty thousand. That was the number when a small crew of resource miners departed on a routine asteroid run three months ago. But when they return home...

Out of fifty thousand, only thirty-three survived the Keseburg and the alien AI called Issk'ath. Hurtling toward an unfamiliar planet with few supplies and no preparation, they believe they are the last of humanity. But Indra, trapped inside Issk'ath's colony, knows better. What she uncovers...

The peace laws were supposed to bring stability. The generational debt act pledged to restore prosperity. And the designated scapegoats guaranteed security outside the facilities. But those promises began failing years ago. Outside the facilities, the peace laws must be observed. It left only...

This is a tale from when the world was old. This is what happened at the end. In the earth's grave the Stone Messenger waited. Deep in its belly, the jade seed lay. The world was weary. Its very bones were hollowed out and all the wild places had shriveled away. All that had been was dying. Until...

Outside the facility, the peace laws must be observed. For a hundred and fifty points, you can spend an hour with a designated scapegoat. No one outside will ever know what you do there. You are encouraged to shout, to complain, to cry, if it will help to calm you. For two hundred points,...

Sixteen hundred years ago, they fled Earth. Now their long journey may finally be at an end. None of them have ever walked on soil, felt rain, or breathed unrecycled air. Their resources nearly spent, they sent a last exploratory mission to a new planet. It's ideal... but they are not alone. In...