Post apocalyptic adventure brought forth by nuclear annihilation.
Layering in reverse racial inequality, and the advancements of science &
technology only achievable by a civilization that has no suffering. We
examine what is, what was, and what could be.
100 years ago, they vanished. No one knew why, no one knew how -- no one
knew anything. The scientists were stunned, hell the world was stunned,
and as for myself, I knew it was a moment that would haunt our history.
My name is Betty Anders, a small-town teacher with an intrepid husband.
David and I lived our peaceful, uneventful lives in Nebraska: I taught,
while he pursued his research in biogenetic engineering. His
breakthrough discovery -- quantum entangled botany -- gave us hope for a
brighter, more sustainable future... which turned to utter fear when the
government took it too far. Of course they did.
Our remaining peace evaporated when the missiles started falling, fired
by cruelly-intentioned leaders of the Alliance. I know what you're
thinking... WHAT freaking missiles? But bare with me, there's a lot to
cover, and not a lot of time. Soon we found ourselves confined to
David's bunker, frantically searching for any information. Who was left?
How had the fallout altered the landscape? I couldn't help my mind go to
the simple prevailing truth that my husband's scientific breakthrough is
now the most important piece of knowledge on the planet.
As we brace ourselves to leave the bunker, I wonder, above all, if these
events are somehow linked to the great mystery of what happened with the
Native Americans those 100 years ago.
While David and I find our place in this post-apocalyptic world, we need
your help in summoning the courage to push forward as I have a feeling
that the lines of history are all converging on this moment in time.
"a heady and thoroughly engrossing story...refreshingly vivid and
thought-provokingly different." -- Diane C. Donovan, Senior Reviewer
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