La Tierra yace devastada y desierta. Más del 99.6 % de la población ha sucumbido al mortal virus ESH. Muchos más han perecido en las guerras civiles y la anarquía que siguieron. Con la humanidad al borde de la extinción, la mayoría de las personas estériles a causa del virus, la recién elegida presidenta Madeline Chen se ve obligada a tomar decisiones impensables: privar a millones de personas de sus derechos humanos básicos para garantizar la supervivencia de la humanidad. Pero, de repente, la humanidad se enfrenta al problema contrario. Un asteroide de 14 kilómetros se precipita hacia el planeta, uno más grande que el que acabó con los dinosaurios. La supervivencia requiere escapar del planeta antes del impacto o refugiarse en las profundidades de la Tierra, y en ambos casos el espacio es limitado. Los 14 millones de supervivientes de la Tierra han pasado de ser muy pocos a ser demasiados. Fueled by homemade coffee ice cream, a lifelong love of words, and armed with strong female (and male) characters I cross genres like the Ghostbusters crossed the streams in pursuit of the question.
"What is the question?" you ask.
The question is simple. It asks, "What would you do, if…"
What would you do if you were fifteen years old and the world as you knew it fell apart? Would you run? Would you fight? Would you survive? – Meet Jess and her brother Chris in the War's End series.
What would you do if you had a chance to live your life over? Not just once, but twice? – Meet Dean Edmonds in Fate's Highway
What would you do if everyone you loved was lost to a terrible virus and you faced the real possibility of the extinction of the human race in the dark void of space? – Meet Daniel Medry in G581: The Departure
What would you do if hitmen were after you and you had no idea why? – Meet Lila and Shane in Hired Gun
If I don't keep you turning pages late into the night, desperate to know what happens next, then I have failed at my job. I'm a Taurus and born in Missouri. That makes me bull-headed and stubborn to boot. I don't believe in failure or mistakes, only learning opportunities and clever conversation. There's not much I won't do to make you burn the midnight oil reading my words while you suffer sleep-deprivation the following day. It's my secret superpower.
Born in flyover country, I've also lived in Arizona and northern California. I am an eclectic mix of snark and oddball humor. My colorful metaphors would make a fishwife blush. I'm an incompetent gardener, a dreamer and doer, in love with old houses and shooting pool, and chief organizer of all thing's household and financial. Feed me tiramisu and I'm yours forever.
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