In the year 2184, the US is divided. Half the country has moved on with the rest of the world, while in middle America, the survivors of the terrorist biological attack that split the country struggle just to stay alive. Though a century has passed, few people brave going behind the borders meant to contain the danger. Even the privatized military is reluctant to do so.<br><br>But that doesn’t stop recently discharged Sullivan Eberle. Only one thing drives him anymore -- the need to find Raphael Hamada. He doesn’t know why. He only knows he must. If that means a lifetime behind the borders, then so be it.<br><br>Rafe Hamada ran away from the real world when he was still a kid. The last thing he wants is to be found, especially by a soldier who can’t even tell him why it was so important to locate him in the first place. He’d like nothing more than for Sullivan to leave, but turning his back on a man alone and friendless is against everything Rafe stands for ...

Penny Candles

Self-preservation, the government called it. Spin for the world. Some countries criticized them for turning their back on a significant chunk of their population, while others applauded them for acting so swiftly to protect the global community. The outcry against the terrorists had fueled the war for a few years, but then people began to forget—as they were wont to do—and continued losses had forced the government to privatize the military, once and for all.


The path that created Sullivan Eberle. Prime Strike. Sixth generation of soldier, trained to fight and only fight.


Chadwick had found a different path. Because in spite of the government’s beliefs that the health threats would decimate the populace, some people had survived.


Some people always did. Darwin was right for a reason.


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