In Gleed's first novel, a highly infectious virus (The Sleeping Death Contagion — SDC) kills most of the Earth's population in less than three months. In only three days, the virus causes the death of nearly every infected victim as they sleep. Only a rare and random genetic immunity to the fatal effects of the virus leaves less than one in a hundred thousand survivors.<br><br>This story follows the lives of six different survivors in Canada, England, Kenya, China, France and the United States for the first nine months after the disease strikes.
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John Gleed. Earth's New Beginning: The Sleeping Death Contagion
Prologue
Part 1: The Contagion Spreads
Part 2: The Survivors
Canada: The Survivors
England: The Survivors
France: The Survivors
United States: The Survivors
Kenya: The Survivors
China: The Survivors
Part 3: The First Month
France: First Month 1
Canada: First Month 1
China: First Month 1
United States: First Month 1
England: First Month 1
Kenya: First Month 1
United States: First Month 2
England: First Month 2
France: First Month 2
Kenya: First Month 2
Canada: First Month 2
China: First Month 2
Kenya: First Month 3
Canada: First Month 3
Part 4: The First Winter
France: First Winter 1
Canada: First Winter 1
China: First Winter 1
England: First Winter 1
Kenya: First Winter 1
United States: First Winter 1
China: First Winter 2
Canada: First Winter 2
Kenya: First Winter 2
England: First Winter 2
Canada: First Winter 3
England: First Winter 3
Canada: First Winter 4
Kenya: First Winter 3
Canada: First Winter 5
United States: First Winter 2
Canada: First Winter 6
Epilogue
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This story tells how the human race came to a rapid near-extinction early in the twenty-first century. The cause was not in any way related to the folly of modern man. No thermonuclear or biological war, pollution catastrophe, or any other kind of human created disaster played a part.
This catastrophe had its beginnings in outer space, more than four hundred years ago. A burst of cosmic rays, originating from an ancient supernova struck a cluster of organic molecules within a comet traveling far outside the orbit of the farthest planet, Pluto. A unique chemical reaction resulted in the formation of dangerous new organic molecules.
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The director of the CDC despondently admitted how little useful information his organization had discovered about the contagion. A firm diagnosis of SDC still had not been possible. The cause of death was uncertain, despite a large number of autopsies. No cure or preventive measures had been identified. The only definite recommendation he was able to make was the immediate implementation of the quarantine plan that had been tentatively discussed the previous evening.
The meeting ended before ten, after the CDC report. Most of the participants hurried off to see their personal physicians about their cold symptoms. The president’s doctor was summoned immediately. The medical advice obtained by these most powerful people in the country was no different and no more helpful than what the rest of the population were receiving.
