Luke is having a rough year. When his parents split up, his mum drags him to Phoenix, a brand-new town in the middle of nowhere. But Phoenix is no ordinary town. There are no cars, no phones and no internet. Then he discovers that someone is plotting to wipe out the human race. Phoenix is suddenly the safest and most dangerous place on earth. And the clock is already ticking.

Book 5 in the bestselling Phoenix Files series. The time for pretending is over. The Shackleton Building has been turned into a concentration camp, and the last free people in Phoenix are forced into hiding. The fght is over unless Jordan and Luke can fgure out where the Co-operative is hiding Tobias. And Jordan has to fnd a way to protect Luke before Peter rages out of control ... or else history is doomed to repeat itself. With only weeks left until Tabitha is released, Phoenix's biggest secrets are yet to be revealed. And the clock is still ticking. There are 35 days until the end of the world.

There are no more days left. After 99 days of lockdown, the end of the human race is right on schedule. One way or another, it's all coming to an end. The clock is still ticking. There are seventeen hours until the end of the world.

Book 2 in the bestselling Phoenix Files series. Peter's life seemed pretty normal. Until he discovered that everyone outside the town of Phoenix was going to die. The all-powerful Shackleton Co-operative will do whatever it takes to keep him and his friends quiet. And the clock is still ticking. There are 88 days until the end of the world.

While Americans are generally aware of China's ambitions as a global economic and military superpower, few understand just how deeply and assertively that country has already sought to influence American society. As the authors of this volume write, it is time for a wake-up call. In documenting the extent of Beijing's expanding influence operations inside the United States, they aim to raise awareness of China's efforts to penetrate and sway a range of American institutions: state and local governments, academic institutions, think tanks, media, and businesses. And they highlight other aspects of the propagandistic “discourse war” waged by the Chinese government and Communist Party leaders that are less expected and more alarming, such as their view of Chinese Americans as members of a worldwide Chinese diaspora that owes undefined allegiance to the so-called Motherland.Featuring ideas and policy proposals from leading China specialists, China's Influence and American Interests argues that a successful future relationship requires a rebalancing toward greater transparency, reciprocity, and fairness. Throughout, the authors also strongly state the importance of avoiding casting aspersions on Chinese and on Chinese Americans, who constitute a vital portion of American society. But if the United States is to fare well in this increasingly adversarial relationship with China, Americans must have a far better sense of that country's ambitions and methods than they do now.

Jordan's world is falling apart. She's a prisoner in her own skin, trapped by an enemy who can paralyse her at the touch of a button. And the questions in Phoenix keep piling higher. Why is Jordan starting to see things before they happen? What's wrong with her mother's pregnancy? And why do Peter's old friends suddenly want to talk to him again? The clock is still ticking.