In the wake of several near-cataclysmic events, humanity created the Cure, a DNA-altering antidote to death by disease and old age. But all cures come with side effects: a small percentage of the population develops a wide range of powers, some lethal to others and some lethal to the wielder.<br><br>These people are called the Estranged, hunted and shunned, safe only on the Island of Exile. It is here that Kaeva and Eddie meet ... and where they set a prophecy in motion, quite possibly sealing their own demise, and even the end of Exile.

Breaker

But the reaction he got for his more creative replies, the: I’ve joined a seminary, and I need to take a vow of silence for a year; the spirit of my dead father came to me in a dream; I’ve been meditating and the blue god in my head told me to go west, young man, had been worth the effort. His father had always said Eddie’s ability to come up with the absurd was a gift.


The climate control system of the cab clicked on, and the recirculating air assaulted him. No matter how hard they tried, cologne and perfume couldn’t compete against the stink of body odor and dirty clothes. Not everyone in Chicago was concerned about cleanliness; not everyone had the means to obtain it, even if they were worried about it. While he understood the problem, even felt a few pangs of sympathy, that didn’t mean he wanted to experience it secondhand.


Chapter 5