In the expanse of the ocean, a drug cartel faces off against the Coast Guard-and a hungry megalodon lurking beneath the waves. Then, at a truck-stop diner, tensions run high as a swarm of angry murder hornets attack, trapping the customers inside! Finally, deep in the forest, a group of hikers are fighting for their lives-pursued by a bloodthirsty theropod long thought to be extinct. is the debut collection by American science-fiction writer Julian Michael Carver. The stories contained in this collection were previously published as individual releases called This collection also features an unreleased tale- . Julian Michael Carver is a Scribe Award nominated author and a proud member of the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. He is known for his tales regarding dinosaurs and prehistoric monsters.