by Norma Hinkens
Genre: Young Adult Dystopian/Sci-fi
Release Date: December 9th 2015
Dunecadia Publishing
Summary:
The world is in ruins. Earth’s end is her beginning ...
Derry lives in perpetual fear of capture. The sixteen-year-old and her brother survive underground on a scorched Earth replete with gangs, clones, and mysterious hoverships. When Derry's brother goes missing, her only chance of getting him back is to strike a deal with a group of murderous subversives.
As she leads her fellow preppers on a dangerous mission to save her brother, Derry discovers the world she knows is a lie. Keeping her brother alive may require trusting her enemy and opening her heart to something she never thought possible.
Immurement is the first book in the Undergrounders saga, a series of sci-fi dystopian thrillers. If you like captivating apocalyptic tales, gritty complex heroines, and twists you won’t see coming, then you’ll love this fast-paced, end-of-the-world adventure.
EXCERPT:
I
trace the trigger housing on my gun and count the remaining clones congregated
around the room. We’re
grossly outnumbered. And Owen is weaponless. This can’t end well if we don’t comply.
“You
have thirty seconds to accept my terms,” Lyong says, a nettled edge to his
voice.
I
shiver, picturing his one-eyed tic appraising me in a monitor somewhere as he
talks, his papery skin rippling with the effort of speech. I can’t see a way out of the situation that gives
me any chance of saving Owen, other than to negotiate. Hesitantly, I raise my
arms and step forward.
“My
brother’s
injured,” I yell. “If you give us your word you’ll help him, we’ll turn over our weapons.”
My
heart strains in my chest. I’m
counting on Mason and Sven to hold their fire. I wait for what seems like
forever, steeling myself for Lyong’s
response.
The intercom
crackles to life, but Lyong’s
words are drowned out in a barrage of gunfire. I pitch sideways beneath a
conveyer belt and huddle in a ball, shaking. Debris pelts me from every angle;
chunks of seat cushions, shredded medical tubing, shards of glass from
exploding computer screens. A pungent chemical smell fills the air.
All
over the room, disoriented Schutz Clones fly backward. I stare in disbelief as
they writhe in death throes, ossifying before my eyes. Mason bolts across the
floor and rolls under the belt beside me. His eyes gleam like cat’s eyes in the dim light. “It’s the Council,” he yells, between breaths. “They’ve penetrated the Craniopolis!”
I
blink as I digest what he’s
saying, my ears roaring.
Mason
slams a fresh cartridge into his gun, his knuckles bleeding profusely. “They
must have triggered the explosion. They’ve
been planning an attack for months.”
My
brain slowly wraps itself around the information. There’s still a chance of getting out of here
alive. I unload my pack and roll over into sniper position. “Then let’s
finish this.” I lock eyes with Mason. “For Owen.”
About the Author
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Travel junkie, former professional globetrotter, legend lover, idea wrangler. Norma Hinkens has lived, worked and visited her way across continents, soaking up stories along the way. Her writing is influenced by the resilient characters she met along the way; everyone has a story!
Norma grew up among vibrant storytelling traditions in her native Ireland. She's a legend-loving author who takes a fiendish delight in pushing reluctant characters over cliffs to find out what they’re made of. Epic odds, seemingly impossible missions, pasts that haunt, intrigue and misadventure. She’s happiest when wrangling provocative big picture ideas that are never black and white when you turn them inside out. It’s all about the tension in the journey.
She currently resides in California with her husband, three children and Chihuahua extraordinaire. She is the author of the YA post-apocalyptic Undergrounders Series: Immurement, Embattlement and Adjudgement.
Travel junkie, former professional globetrotter, legend lover, idea wrangler. Norma Hinkens has lived, worked and visited her way across continents, soaking up stories along the way. Her writing is influenced by the resilient characters she met along the way; everyone has a story!
Norma grew up among vibrant storytelling traditions in her native Ireland. She's a legend-loving author who takes a fiendish delight in pushing reluctant characters over cliffs to find out what they’re made of. Epic odds, seemingly impossible missions, pasts that haunt, intrigue and misadventure. She’s happiest when wrangling provocative big picture ideas that are never black and white when you turn them inside out. It’s all about the tension in the journey.
She currently resides in California with her husband, three children and Chihuahua extraordinaire. She is the author of the YA post-apocalyptic Undergrounders Series: Immurement, Embattlement and Adjudgement.
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