A World Gone Wrong
Shepherded by the Coalition, millions of people have been ushered into the technological behemoth known only as the Undercities. The Never-Ending War had engulfed their world. For 250 years they have lived, believing their home had paid a terrible price and that no one could ever return. Entire generations have lived and died never having seen the sun.John grew up in the Undercities, like most, grinding each day away in a seemingly purposeless existence. Though fed and well cared for, no one was genuinely content. When the mutaphorms attacked, he and his companions knew they had been lied to. Bent on reaching the surface, John does the unthinkable and attempts to escape his gentle dystopia.A World Gone Wrong, is an action packed sci-fi series by P.J. Smith. Journey through a world wracked by war and teeming with scientific conspiracy, where morality is gray and everyone has an agenda. Follow the journey of a man struggling to see the sky and in so doing, find his freedom. Explore a once lush world still wracked by the throbbing wounds of conflict and delve into the secrets of its people. Discover dangerous creatures, and their dark origins. Enter a new world.
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Shepherded by the Coalition, millions of people have been ushered into the technological behemoth known only as the Undercities. The Never-Ending War had engulfed their world. For 250 years they have lived, believing their home had paid a terrible price and that no one could ever return. Entire generations have lived and died never having seen the sun.John grew up in the Undercities, like most, grinding each day away in a seemingly purposeless existence. Though fed and well cared for, no one was genuinely content. When the mutaphorms attacked, he and his companions knew they had been lied to. Bent on reaching the surface, John does the unthinkable and attempts to escape his gentle dystopia.A World Gone Wrong, is an action packed sci-fi series by P.J. Smith. Journey through a world wracked by war and teeming with scientific conspiracy, where morality is gray and everyone has an agenda. Follow the journey of a man struggling to see the sky and in so doing, find his freedom. Explore a once lush world still wracked by the throbbing wounds of conflict and delve into the secrets of its people. Discover dangerous creatures, and their dark origins. Enter a new world.
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229 mm | 152 mm | 28 mm | 0.739 kg
Erscheinungsjahr
2020
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Verlag
Coalition Books
ISBN-10
173475513x
ISBN-13
9781734755138
Autor
Les Smith
Sprache
Englisch
Seitenanzahl
516
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