Ares — Tony Ross

The Black Cat program has always carried an element of danger. Josef Hirigawa, a Granter of Sunlight City and the driving force behind the program, would be the first to admit it. But great reward only comes with great risk, and despite the warnings of Mona Macheski, his top scientist, Jose has never been afraid to push the envelope in pursuit of perfection. His determination may now cost both Josef and Mona their lives. A routine evaluation of Genesis the original test subject for the Black Cats, goes terribly wrong. Genesis snaps, leaving him unable to find the line between fantasy and reality. Josef locks down the Black Cat compound, preventing Genesis from escaping to the outside world... but he and Mona are trapped inside the compound with a hallucinating, violent assassin. Their only available ally is Ares, the newest of the Black Cats. Ares is inexperienced, hot-headed and unpredictable. And he might be Josef and Mona's only hope for survival. "Ares: The Gates of Hell" is the second book in "The Black Cat Chronicles." A taut thriller full of relentless action and images dredged from the darkest of nightmares, "Ares: The Gates of Hell" deals with life and death, the rights we claim to both, and the value of human life.