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Terror Occulta is a novel by Victor F. Paletta published in 2008. It is Paletta's first novel and tells the story of a futuristic earth where humans are now the hunted, and hope for reclaiming the planet falls on a young man's shoulders.

Setting
The novel gives few clues about the exact time or location, only that it is planet earth many years in the future. There are some references to modern day life, such as the relic store Corporal 1412 stumbles upon when first entering the artificial underground dome where the civilian population resides.

Plot
The beginning chapters of the novel

The novel begins with Coporal 1412 training to be an "Elite" soldier in the underground military facility known as Coumpound 40. 1412 and his friend known also by number only, 4157, are faced with the challenge of completeing each training assigment or being shipped to the dreaded Faun Squad. Corporal 1412 excels in his training and seems to have abilities the other soldiers do not.