Cling - a Post-Apocalyptic Thriller |
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Author:
| Menapace, Jeff |
ISBN: | 978-0-9888433-7-0 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2016 |
Publisher: | Mind Mess Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $8.99 |
Book Description:
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Sadie can perceive what others cannot. A rare and hazardous gift, it is one she would rather not possess, as its price is great suffering. There is a word used to describe her kind: Martyr.Wandering the wastelands of a ruined Earth plagued by gangs and Cling--an affliction which shortens the human lifespan to a mere few decades--Sadie's hope to find a slice of utopia fades.When an act of desperation in a reckless moment sets her on the run from a vicious warlord, her flight leads to a...
More DescriptionSadie can perceive what others cannot. A rare and hazardous gift, it is one she would rather not possess, as its price is great suffering. There is a word used to describe her kind: Martyr.Wandering the wastelands of a ruined Earth plagued by gangs and Cling--an affliction which shortens the human lifespan to a mere few decades--Sadie's hope to find a slice of utopia fades.When an act of desperation in a reckless moment sets her on the run from a vicious warlord, her flight leads to a mysterious boy who seems to hold the answers to Sadie's salvation. If she will use her gift to help his community, he vows to share the location of a tunnel deep beneath the ground--a tunnel revealed to Sadie in a fever dream as the key to defeating her pursuers.But when Sadie enters the tunnel, what she discovers plunges the boy's community into unimaginable peril. Despite Sadie's commitment to self-preservation, she cannot bring herself to abandon him and his people. Fortunately, Sadie has a few tricks up her sleeve--and an old acquaintance with a notorious set of skills who just may agree to join the fray.