A fast-paced post-apocalyptic novella from Nommo Award-nominated author, Erhu Kome. Perfect for fans of Suyi Davies Okungbowa.
Years after the rains stopped mid-downpour and returned to the clouds, leaving Earth a barren wasteland and society fractured into small groups, water becomes humanity’s only currency. Zane, leader of The Freeborn, strikes a deal with the Soldiers of Fortune, offering a prized prisoner for precious water. But the agreement turns deadly when the exchange is ambushed by mutated creatures born of the disaster. Zane must choose: to escort the surviving Soldiers of Fortune back to their stronghold through monster-infested wastelands for the promise of more water or to protect his people from the perilous journey.
Genre: Science Fiction
Years after the rains stopped mid-downpour and returned to the clouds, leaving Earth a barren wasteland and society fractured into small groups, water becomes humanity’s only currency. Zane, leader of The Freeborn, strikes a deal with the Soldiers of Fortune, offering a prized prisoner for precious water. But the agreement turns deadly when the exchange is ambushed by mutated creatures born of the disaster. Zane must choose: to escort the surviving Soldiers of Fortune back to their stronghold through monster-infested wastelands for the promise of more water or to protect his people from the perilous journey.
Genre: Science Fiction
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