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The world has moved on, thanks to climate change, a worldwide oil shortage, and population devastation from superbugs, and in one small corner of New York State, the world is being rebuilt by hand.
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Anyone who spends much time with me will eventually learn that I am obsessed with The Long Emergency, one of World Made [...]
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Bereft and aimless, an ex-meth head signs up to test a new drug promising to cure anxiety of all kinds.
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I picked up Sunless because it promised a Chuck Pahlaniuk-esque satirical romp through all the woes of our modern age, dressed up in off-kilter post-apocalyptic trappings and with an addictive prose style.
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September 15th, 2007 · 7 Comments
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Aya’s city runs on fame, and she’s desperate to find a story to send out over her personal feed in order to crack the top 1,000 and get all her heart desires.
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Extras is a follow up to Scott Westerfeld’s acclaimed trilogy: Uglies, Pretties, and Specials, which follow Tally Youngblood through a series of escalating body [...]
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October 15th, 2006 · 2 Comments
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Cell phones turn the world into a post-apocalyptic nightmare, and a small band of survivors must try to figure out how to stay alive.
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