Num8ers

Starred By Pw And Slj! Now In Paperback, Rachel Ward's Gripping Debut Psycho-thriller That Pairs Futuristic Sci-fi With A Tender, Touchingly Real Love Story. Includes A Teaser To The Sequel! Ever Since The Day Her Mother Died, Jem Has Known About The Numbers. Numbers That Pop Into Her Head When She Looks Into Someone's Eyes. They're Dates, The Numbers. Dates Predicting With Brute Accuracy Each Person's Death. Burdened By Such Horrible Knowledge, Jem Avoids Relationships. Until She Meets Spider, Another Outsider, And Takes A Chance. Maybe They Can Find Happiness Together, If Only In The Brief Time That Remains Before His Expiration Date. But On A Trip To London, Jem Foresees A Chilling Chain Of Events: The City's A Target. The Clock's Running Out. The Countdown Is On To A Blowup! \n\nEver since she was child, Jem has kept a secret: Whenever she meets someone new, no matter who, as soon as she looks into their eyes, a number pops into her head. That number is a date: the date they will die. Burdened with such awful awareness, Jem avoids relationships. Until she meets Spider, another outsider, and takes a chance. The two plan a trip to the city. But while waiting to ride the Eye ferris wheel, Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number. Today\'s number. Today\'s date. Terrorists are going to attack London. Jem\'s world is about to explode!