Latent Foe
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Last published Tue, Jul 28, 2015
London. An ancient city. Battered and blitzed throughout history. Now it's about to face its toughest foe yet. Something has been waiting in this city. Latent for a long time. Quietly waiting... waiting to pounce.
A rainy Friday night and Elliot Silver takes the underground to meet his parents. A chance meeting sets off a chain of extraordinary events. He loves the city, but as it faces its biggest enemy yet can he possibly be its saviour?
Elliot's journey is an alien-epic. A love letter to London, but will London survive?
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