Cabbie Sam

Two telephones, the radio and navigation system seemed to have become lifeless stones, and Sam had failed to start the engine of his cab. Suddenly, several strong explosions brightly lit up the horizon and rang out immediately, one after the other, somewhere off to the east. Everything went cold inside him, freezing him to the bone.

He jumped out of the car, thinking that the first thing he had to do was help his passengers. An endless nightmare continued, but it wasn't a movie, everything was happening in reality. Inside, everything was wrong with his passengers, and they sat there shaken. Then his quiet, peaceful old neighbors turned into black monsters with gleaming chitin, fearsome fangs, and dagger-like claws before his eyes.

While this short story is an introduction to the TRANSFORMATION series, it is a stand-alone novel and it isn't necessary to have read the previous books. However, I sincerely hope that having read Cabbie Sam, you will want to read the rest of the series!