The novel “Zona III: Foundation” by Fred G. Baker was published for the first time in 2023. It’s the third book in the Zona series and follows “Zona II: Sabertooth Uprising”.

Grant Taylor and his group of explorers return to St. Petersburg after their time in Zona. They meet with Boris Ustinov to discuss the status of the foundation created to protect the Zona and how best to keep it secret. Unfortunately, among the people who have received samples of plants that exist only in Zona is Victor Romashin, who wants to exploit them and to do so intends to conduct an independent expedition.

The situation has become complicated but the people who support the secrecy around Zona intend to prevent anyone else from discovering its location. There’s another area where the new expedition can be directed but the dire wolves that inhabit Zona are afraid of it because they’re convinced that there are deadly presences there.