The Darwin Elevator by Jason M. Hough, Dire Earth Cycle #1 The Builders cam to earth and constructed an elevator from Darwin, Australia into space. No one knows why, or if they will return. Years later, a virus ravaged the planet. The Rare immunes survived, others became something less than human. How the elevator supresses the disease, and why, remains unknown. But scientist Dr. Tania Sharma has a terrifying theory… As Darwin collapses under the onslaught of refuges, reluctant captain Skyler Luiken and his scavenger crew scour the wasteland outside the elevator’s protective aura for essential resources. But when the alien technology fails, will humanity survive? The Darwin Elevator is the first book in the Dire Earth Cycle written by Jason M. Hough. The Darwin Elevator is also Jason M. Hough debut book. The series is a planned trilogy with the other two books, The Exodus Tower and The Plague Forge being published in August and September respectively by Titan Books....