Spanning a millennium, the Dominant Species Series is a panoramic story of human and alien species locked in mortal conflict. Against this backdrop of deadly biological rivalry, humankind will fight an inner battle whose outcome is as final--and as brutal--as natural selection itself.Volume One - Natural SelectionIt started as a peaceful visit to his weekend getaway in the Sierra foothills. Hours later teacher Phil Lynch finds himself living a nightmare. Paralyzed and taken prisoner, his body is used as an unwilling host in a bizarre and gruesome series of parasitic infections. As the terrible truth about the alien visitation unfolds, a small group of captives must first understand - then fight for escape from the terror that holds them prisoner. Their struggle will stretch razor-thin the human will to survive.Imagine an alien science where tissue, bone, nerves, and muscle are used like we use iron, wood, rubber and wire. Now imagine yourself held captive with hundreds of others by beings who wield this grisly technology as easily as we do hammer and saw; beings whose lineage can be traced through the morally hollow, parasitic branches of nature's evolutionary tree. What would you do to survive? Would you re-draw the boundaries of your own morality to stay alive? What would you compromise? How might you escape? This is the context of Natural Selection, the first of three volumes of the Dominant Species Series of books.ReviewReaders will never completely get over Natural Selection. David Coy makes us rethink the real possibility of a war of inter-galactic species, and the possibility of anything in the starry night sky. I am most impressed by the author's knowledge of the intricacies of language, much of which is insightful and imagistic. The language alone, which often flows like deep black water, sets Natural Selection apart from other books in the horror genre.  --- Bonnie Roberts 1998 Al Book of the Year Award WinnerAfter reading Natural Selection I promise you'll be scanning the night skies, praying that they aren't coming for you, and there is one thing I can guarantee you -- and that is if I find myself about to be abducted by David Coy's version of visitors from space, they will never take me alive.  --- *James R. Clifford, Award-winning Author The Dominant Species Series is at once shocking, horrifying, and completely engrossing. Coy has created an exquisite nightmare; the images remain long after the story is finished.  --- Gillian Pemberton, Tattooed Book ReviewTo find not only a book but a series of books that not only leaps off the page but also affects my dreams, and has me telling every bookworm I know about it is rare. David Coy has created a fantastic universe and a story you just cannot put down.  --- Cassandra H., Senior Reviewer, You Gotta Read Reviews*Natural Selection, the first volume in the "Dominant Species" series penned by David Coy, was a surprisingly fast, entertaining, and well-crafted read. Surprising only because I rarely give science fiction the chance to wow me - but wow me this book did. --- Agnes Mack's Reviews*From the AuthorThere is strong language in the story because humans under stress often use such language. There is no puppy love or adolescent motifs of intimacy in the story. Instead there are very many mature, psycho sexual themes that run through all three books. Some are represented symbolically, others described explicitly. There is violence. The story is not PG-13. I heard somewhere that when you set out to write a story that you should write the one you would most like to read yourself. After a lifelong diet of scary science fiction everything, and endless discussions about what could be with anyone, I think I have done just that. What I didn't plan on was that there would be so much story I'd love to read, to write.

Spanning a millennium, the Dominant Species Series is a panoramic story of human and alien species locked in mortal conflict. Against this backdrop of deadly biological rivalry, humankind will fight an inner battle whose outcome is as final--and as brutal--as natural selection itself.Volume Two - Edge EffectsIt is the year 3012. The human incursion begins.40 warp days from Earth is the newly discovered planet, Verde's Revenge - a jungle planet green, thriving, and fertile. Containing a wealth of natural resources, it is the chosen location for a new off-world colony. Earth's enormous colonizing machinery is beginning preparations for the coming human invasion. But by law, the planet's flora and fauna must be inventoried for biological hazards before human feet can tread there. An apparent glitch in the system has put the surveys behind schedule - and contractors are already on the planet's surface.Biologist Rachel Sanders thinks she has drawn a lucky card when she's hired to perform the biological surveys on Verde's rich ecosystems. She will soon discover new and diverse species - and long the way reveal a growing threat more perilous than she could ever have imagined.In this volume of the story we are transported to a new world populated with a lush panoply of plant and animal life. The story takes place in an environment both physically and sociologicallyremoved from our daily experience. With a strong and highly detailed sense of place, the story transports us into a world matchless in its richness and mystery. Within this context, humankind struggles against perils both inside and outside its tribal milieu. The relationship between humankind and the organic world is still an ever-present theme in the story's narrative. Like the first volume, the story is a voyage of discovery. It is horrific and cerebral at the same time, offering up both thrills and ideas for all to enjoy.ReviewThe Dominant Species Series is at once shocking, horrifying, and completely engrossing. Coy has created an exquisite nightmare; the images remain long after the story is finished.  --- Gillian Pemberton, Tattooed Book ReviewTo find not only a book but a series of books that not only leaps off the page but also affects my dreams, and has me telling every bookworm I know about it is rare. David Coy has created a fantastic universe and a story you just cannot put down.  --- Cassandra H., Senior Reviewer, You Gotta Read ReviewsFrom the AuthorThere is strong language in the story because humans under stress often use such language. There is no puppy love or adolescent motifs of intimacy in the story. Instead there are very many mature, psycho sexual themes that run through all three books. Some are represented symbolically, others described explicitly. There is violence. The story is not PG-13. I heard somewhere that when you set out to write a story that you should write the one you would most like to read yourself. After a lifelong diet of scary science fiction anything, and endless discussions about what could be with anybody, I think I have done just that. What I didn't plan on was that there would be so much story I'd love to read, to write.

Spanning a millennium, the Dominant Species Series is a panoramic story of human and alien species locked in mortal conflict. Against this backdrop of deadly biological rivalry, humankind will fight an inner battle whose outcome is as final--and as brutal--as natural selection itself.Volume Two - Edge EffectsIt is the year 3012. The human incursion begins.40 warp days from Earth is the newly discovered planet, Verde's Revenge - a jungle planet green, thriving, and fertile. Containing a wealth of natural resources, it is the chosen location for a new off-world colony. Earth's enormous colonizing machinery is beginning preparations for the coming human invasion. But by law, the planet's flora and fauna must be inventoried for biological hazards before human feet can tread there. An apparent glitch in the system has put the surveys behind schedule - and contractors are already on the planet's surface.Biologist Rachel Sanders thinks she has drawn a lucky card when she's hired to perform the biological surveys on Verde's rich ecosystems. She will soon discover new and diverse species - and long the way reveal a growing threat more perilous than she could ever have imagined.In this volume of the story we are transported to a new world populated with a lush panoply of plant and animal life. The story takes place in an environment both physically and sociologicallyremoved from our daily experience. With a strong and highly detailed sense of place, the story transports us into a world matchless in its richness and mystery. Within this context, humankind struggles against perils both inside and outside its tribal milieu. The relationship between humankind and the organic world is still an ever-present theme in the story's narrative. Like the first volume, the story is a voyage of discovery. It is horrific and cerebral at the same time, offering up both thrills and ideas for all to enjoy.ReviewThe Dominant Species Series is at once shocking, horrifying, and completely engrossing. Coy has created an exquisite nightmare; the images remain long after the story is finished.  --- Gillian Pemberton, Tattooed Book ReviewTo find not only a book but a series of books that not only leaps off the page but also affects my dreams, and has me telling every bookworm I know about it is rare. David Coy has created a fantastic universe and a story you just cannot put down.  --- Cassandra H., Senior Reviewer, You Gotta Read ReviewsFrom the AuthorThere is strong language in the story because humans under stress often use such language. There is no puppy love or adolescent motifs of intimacy in the story. Instead there are very many mature, psycho sexual themes that run through all three books. Some are represented symbolically, others described explicitly. There is violence. The story is not PG-13. I heard somewhere that when you set out to write a story that you should write the one you would most like to read yourself. After a lifelong diet of scary science fiction anything, and endless discussions about what could be with anybody, I think I have done just that. What I didn't plan on was that there would be so much story I'd love to read, to write.

Dominant Species Volume Four - Bio Diversity coming 4th quarter 2013!The adventure continues in 2013 with the shocking fourth volume in the Dominant Species Series, Bio Diversity.*Spanning a millennium, the Dominant Species Series is a panoramic story of human and alien species locked in mortal conflict. Against this backdrop of deadly biological rivalry, humankind will fight an inner battle whose outcome is as final--and as brutal--as natural selection itself.Volume Three - Acquired TraitsIt is the year 3014. A pivotal battle looms.Branded as murderers and forced into hiding in the jungle planet's deepest recesses, pilot John Soledad, biologist Rachel Sanders, and medic Donna Applegate survive on their wits, frequent field remedies applied by Donna, and late-night raids on the colony's storage warehouses for needed supplies.While the trio struggles to survive, another threat--one more virulent than the jungle's life forms--threatens the very survival of the new colony. Rachel's venom-induced visions are telling her something--revealing the terrible nature of the danger--and awakening memories of things and events ancient, dark and monstrous.ReviewThe Dominant Species Series is at once shocking, horrifying, and completely engrossing. Coy has created an exquisite nightmare; the images remain long after the story is finished.  --- Gillian Pemberton, Tattooed Book ReviewTo find not only a book but a series of books that not only leaps off the page but also affects my dreams, and has me telling every bookworm I know about it is rare. David Coy has created a fantastic universe and a story you just cannot put down.  --- Cassandra H., Senior Reviewer, You Gotta Read ReviewsFrom the AuthorThere is strong language in the story because humans under stress often use such language. There is no puppy love or adolescent motifs of intimacy in the story. Instead there are very many mature, psycho sexual themes that run through all three books. Some are represented symbolically, others described explicitly. There is violence. The story is not PG-13. I heard somewhere that when you set out to write a story that you should write the one you would most like to read yourself. After a lifelong diet of scary science fiction anything, and endless discussions about what could be with anybody, I think I have done just that. What I didn't plan on was that there would be so much story I'd love to read, to write.

Spanning a millennium, the Dominant Species Series is a panoramic story of human and alien species locked in mortal conflict. Against this backdrop of deadly biological rivalry, humankind will fight an inner battle whose outcome is as final--and as brutal--as natural selection itself.Volume One - Natural SelectionIt started as a peaceful visit to his weekend getaway in the Sierra foothills. Hours later teacher Phil Lynch finds himself living a nightmare. Paralyzed and taken prisoner, his body is used as an unwilling host in a bizarre and gruesome series of parasitic infections. As the terrible truth about the alien visitation unfolds, a small group of captives must first understand - then fight for escape from the terror that holds them prisoner. Their struggle will stretch razor-thin the human will to survive.Imagine an alien science where tissue, bone, nerves, and muscle are used like we use iron, wood, rubber and wire. Now imagine yourself held captive with hundreds of others by beings who wield this grisly technology as easily as we do hammer and saw; beings whose lineage can be traced through the morally hollow, parasitic branches of nature's evolutionary tree. What would you do to survive? Would you re-draw the boundaries of your own morality to stay alive? What would you compromise? How might you escape? This is the context of Natural Selection, the first of three volumes of the Dominant Species Series of books.ReviewReaders will never completely get over Natural Selection. David Coy makes us rethink the real possibility of a war of inter-galactic species, and the possibility of anything in the starry night sky. I am most impressed by the author's knowledge of the intricacies of language, much of which is insightful and imagistic. The language alone, which often flows like deep black water, sets Natural Selection apart from other books in the horror genre.  --- Bonnie Roberts 1998 Al Book of the Year Award WinnerAfter reading Natural Selection I promise you'll be scanning the night skies, praying that they aren't coming for you, and there is one thing I can guarantee you -- and that is if I find myself about to be abducted by David Coy's version of visitors from space, they will never take me alive.  --- *James R. Clifford, Award-winning Author The Dominant Species Series is at once shocking, horrifying, and completely engrossing. Coy has created an exquisite nightmare; the images remain long after the story is finished.  --- Gillian Pemberton, Tattooed Book ReviewTo find not only a book but a series of books that not only leaps off the page but also affects my dreams, and has me telling every bookworm I know about it is rare. David Coy has created a fantastic universe and a story you just cannot put down.  --- Cassandra H., Senior Reviewer, You Gotta Read Reviews*Natural Selection, the first volume in the "Dominant Species" series penned by David Coy, was a surprisingly fast, entertaining, and well-crafted read. Surprising only because I rarely give science fiction the chance to wow me - but wow me this book did. --- Agnes Mack's Reviews*From the AuthorThere is strong language in the story because humans under stress often use such language. There is no puppy love or adolescent motifs of intimacy in the story. Instead there are very many mature, psycho sexual themes that run through all three books. Some are represented symbolically, others described explicitly. There is violence. The story is not PG-13. I heard somewhere that when you set out to write a story that you should write the one you would most like to read yourself. After a lifelong diet of scary science fiction everything, and endless discussions about what could be with anyone, I think I have done just that. What I didn't plan on was that there would be so much story I'd love to read, to write.