Birth Of Heavy Metal Books in Order

Doctoral student Salinger Jacobs is abruptly taken from California to the Sahara to investigate the ZOO. With untrained scientists surviving only hours inside its boundaries, he must learn weapons and field survival alongside his scientific work.

Heavy Metal's promotional footage reveals that someone on Sal's team has extraordinary driving abilities. Rivals want to seize that advantage, forcing the mercenaries to defend their own against opponents with capabilities they do not fully understand.

Sal tries to expand his company while Courtney questions a proposed hire and an unexpected call disrupts the team. Balancing personnel and income becomes urgent when failure could leave them vulnerable to the ZOO's deadly inhabitants.

Salinger Jacobs and Heavy Metal face mercenaries threatening their base while Courtney encounters opposition within her company. An unpredictable AI joins the defenses, complicating a struggle against wealthy enemies both inside and outside the ZOO.

Sal Salinger works on his dissertation while building a mercenary company with Madigan and Courtney. Training recruits through simulated ZOO missions seems manageable, until Courtney brings in a new California member whose suitability Sal doubts.

Lieutenant Gregor Popov faces trial after a mission to rescue Russian scientists with Heavy Metal. Sal, Madigan, and Courtney may become targets themselves, while Savage pursues a concealed operation with Molina that complicates matters further.

Heavy Metal's videos bring attention the team never wanted, putting one of its members in danger. Sal, Madigan, and Courtney prepare to defend their friend, using their knowledge of the ZOO to turn the terrain against attackers.

Salinger Jacobs recruits a scientist whose former employer treated her badly, expanding the possibilities for Heavy Metal's work in the ZOO. New opportunities bring questions about loyalty, secrets, and whether his mercenary team can trust its newest member.

Sal believes the Zoo's failed outbreak was only a warning of worse attacks to come. As Heavy Metal expands, he must interpret the alien jungle's deceptive assaults before a hidden weapon breaks through humanity's defenses.

Sal must devise a way to distract the Zoo and buy time before its final assault. Using his enhanced abilities could expose his mind to enemy control, leaving his team and artificial intelligence facing a desperate mission for humanity's survival.