Books with author James C. Humes

Tosh’s life in Dome Six has been defined by an unsolved mystery: How could her parents have vanished from a sealed dome city?The same ruling Authority that likely covered up her parents’ disappearance now forces her to teach children only what they must know to fill one of the Dome’s ten basic jobs. Once the algorithms determine their fate, they’ll be stuck there forever. Her adopted son, Owen, will soon learn his.But after a century of protecting its people from a deadly climate event, things are falling apart. Critical systems could fail at any moment. When the Authority blames a saboteur, neighbor turns against neighbor as fear and paranoia grip the city.As the Authority’s noose tightens around Tosh’s own family, shocking new information leads her back to the defining event of her life. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous her mission becomes. As the aging Dome crumbles around them, Tosh and Owen become locked in a race against time that will challenge everything they believe about the world.Fear within and death without? Welcome to Dome Six.Dome Six is a high-concept, Earth-based dystopian adventure with influences from genre classics like 1984 and Maze Runner to modern cinema such as Ascension and Westworld. If you like future science, satisfying surprises, and brainy heroes, you’ll devour this fast-paced first entry in C.P. James’ breakout series, The Cytocorp Saga.

Henry, Eddie, and Me ---A frail, sickly child, an abused, timid dog, and a fearless little field mouse – can they rescue a troubled family?Danny Ryan was born prematurely, abandoned by his birth parents, and ultimately committed to an orphanage for “the hard to adopt.” Danny’s frail body, undersized lungs, poor eyesight, severe allergies, and fear of strangers – along with his bright red hair, freckles, and ears at least a size too large for his head – made little Danny particularly hard to adopt. It wasn’t, in fact, until he was two years old that – in a truly remarkable encounter – Danny was adopted by a childless couple.Danny’s adoptive parents, in a misguided attempt to protect Danny from the taunts and insults of outsiders, provide him with a life that is shielded from the world. There, Danny pursues his one great passion, the repair of broken household items. His closest companions are Eddie, a timid rescue dog, and Henry, a fearless little field mouse with a truly serious passion for yellow rosebuds.Despite their well-intentioned efforts, Danny’s parents discover that no one can escape the calamities, misfortunes, and heartbreaks of life. It will be left to a rescue dog and mysterious little field mouse to teach them that feeling sorry for yourself is a terrible waste of time.

Disembodied voices and visions of the dead torment seventeen-year-old Jason after his rescue from a flash flood which swept away his best friend. His experiences grow more frightening and disturbing, culminating as an entity hijacks his body for terrifying hunts in the woods. Jason returns to the forest to confront an ancient life form, and must survive a dangerous ordeal to free himself from the cry of the wendigo.

Seventeen-year old Jace never liked how his classmates treated Kyle, his chemistry lab partner and school geek. He never did anything about it, however, preferring the safe anonymity of the herd. Kyle claims he has discovered the location of a legendary lost gold mine and asks Jace, an experienced backpacker, to act as his guide. Jace agrees, not only to assuage his guilt over not helping Kyle at school, but given his family's shaky finances, it may be the only vacation he'll get. And, hey, finding some gold wouldn't hurt, either. Jace is impressed how Kyle persists during the difficult hike, and actually starts to like him. The second night on the trail, Kyle reveals a darker side when he confides that he wants the gold so he can use it to exact revenge on the “cool kids” at school. After Kyle insists he was joking, Jace decides to continue the trek.They find the mine, some gold nuggets, as well as something else: an ancient life form. After it attacks, Jace ends up alone and lost in the mountainous back country, with no food, no equipment, no map, not even being fully dressed. Jace has not only to attend to his immediate survival needs, but figure out how to get back to the trail head.