'Tense ... fascinating' Sunday TimesWhen an object of undeniably extra-terrestrial origin appears, the world is thrown into panic. Is this alien race harmless or a danger to humanity? Nine weeks later, civilization is on the edge of a total breakdown more devastating than any nuclear war or natural disaster. Patrick Tilley, author of bestselling science fiction series The Amtrak Wars, creates in Fade-Out a chilling thriller of humanity's first contact with advanced alien intelligence; a high tension tour-de-force that will stay with you long after you have turned the last page.'Tension builds and builds, up to an astonishing climax' Daily Mirror | Fade-out by Patrick Tilley, Paperback | Indigo Chapters