Mary is a member of a cult ran by the Herald, who are served by willing (and unwilling) humans, and the 'owner' of Gloam, the silent, gray-skinned. The main villain of this story is a psychopath named Mary, who tortures monsters for her own pleasure (and that of the military). confronts disturbing truths about America's past with a directness and a freshness of approach that recalls Alice Walker's The Color Purple. Lily Mayne rocks it with world building and character development. The whole thing is stunning.' The Bookseller PRAISE FOR HILLARY JORDAN: 'Hillary Jordan writes with the force of a Delta storm' Barbara Kingsolver 'Jordan's tautly structured debut. Somehow, that simple pit stop turns into a seemingly impossible quest to get this camp’s. the setup in the first part of the book is excellent, very Handmaid's Tale, the second half is a straight chase and escape tale. When Ialong with my best friend and his big purple monster boyfriendcome across a fortress-like raider camp while journeying across the monster-infested Wastes, we stop to deliver a message.

An instant classic for the 21st century' Publisher's Weekly 'Holds its own alongside the dark intentions of Margaret Atwood and Ray Bradbury' NEW YORK TIMES 'A stunning futuristic thriller. MM Monster & Fantasy Romance Author Author of the Monstrous series loves Mothman too much Artworks profile picture. Unputdownable' Valerie Martin, author of The Confessions of Edward Day 'Not only one of the best books of the year, but it's everything the dystopian genre was made for.

'Hillary Jordan channels Nathaniel Hawthorne by way of Margaret Atwood in this fast-paced, dystopian thriller.

Lyri by Lily Mayne