ARE WE COSMIC APES? Neanderthal brains were larger than ours are. They thought in symbols and made and used tools over a million years ago. They interbred with modern humans, passing on a percentage of their genome in modern DNA. But did they endow us with covert paranormal abilities? Let The SHIVA Syndrome Trilogy take you on an exciting adventure into this possibility—that is, if it is only a possibility. UNLEASHED PARANORMAL POWER An experiment goes horrifically wrong in a secret Russian mind research laboratory. A black hole vaporizes the city of Podol’sk, leaving a mile-deep crater and snuffing out thousands of lives. Simultaneously, a U.S. shuttle vanishes in orbit and a French astronomer spontaneously bursts into flame. What do these events have in common? The mind of Stefan Dürr, the mysterious subject of the experiment. Dr. Beau Walker, a disgraced researcher, is kidnapped by the government and coerced to join a U.S./Russian multidisciplinary scientific team, searching for the cause of the disasters. Beginning with a life-threatening descent into the Russian crater where scientific laws don't apply, he's thrown into a world of advanced biotechnology, biowarfare, genetics, paranormal research, and military intrigue. The stakes are inconceivable: Find and control the cause of the events or face planet-wide annihilation.