Edward Willett

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Michigan

The metal City towers at the center of the mountain-ringed Heartland, standing astride the deep chasm of the Canyon like a malevolent giant, ruled with an iron fist by the First Officer and his Provosts in the name of the semi-mythical Captain. Within its corroding walls lies a stratified society, where the Officers dwell in luxury on the Twelfth Tier, while the poor struggle to survive on the First and Second, and outcasts scrabble and fight for whatever they can find in the Middens, the City's rubbish heap, filling the Canyon beneath its dripping underbelly. Alania, ward of an Officer, lives on Twelfth. Danyl, raised by a scavenger, lives in the Middens. Their two very different worlds collide when Alania plunges from the heights of the City into the Middens, and booth of them find themselves pursued by the First Officer's Provosts, for reasons they cannot fathom--but which they must learn if they are to survive. The secrets they uncover, as they flee the Canyon and crisscross the Heartland from the City's farmlands to the mountains of the north and back again, will determine not only their fate, but the fate of the City ... and everyone who lives there.

The Cityborn

c23124a5-0a95-4a32-86dd-6655252107f8-1

Two young individuals must uncover the dark secrets of their stratified city in this suspenseful sci-fi standalone

The metal City towers at the center of the mountain-ringed Heartland, standing astride the deep chasm of the Canyon like a malevolent giant, ruled with an iron fist by the First Officer and his Provosts in the name of the semi-mythical Captain. Within its corroding walls lies a stratified society, where the Officers dwell in luxury on the Twelfth Tier while the poor struggle to survive on the First and Second, and outcasts scrabble and fight for whatever they can find in the Middens, the City's rubbish heap, filling the Canyon beneath its dripping underbelly.

Alania, ward of an Officer, lives on Twelfth. Raised among the privileged class, Alania feels as though she is some sort of pampered prisoner, never permitted to explore the many levels of the City. And certainly not allowed to leave the confines of the City for any reason. She has everything a young woman could want except a loving family and personal freedom.

Danyl, raised by a scavenger, knows no home but the Middens. His day-to-day responsibility is to stay alive. His sole ambition is to escape from this subsistence existence and gain entrance to the City--so near and yet so far out of reach--in hopes of a better life.

Their two very different worlds collide when Alania, fleeing from an unexpected ambush, plunges from the heights of the City down to the Middens, and into Danyl's life.

Almost immediately, both of them find themselves pursued by the First Officer's Provosts, for reasons they cannot fathom--but which they must uncover if they are to survive. The secrets they unlock, as they flee the Canyon and crisscross the Heartland from the City's farmlands to the mountains of the north and back again, will determine not only their fate, but the fate of the City...and everyone who lives there.

Category - Fiction / Action & Adventure

Format - Paperback

Condition - New

Listed - 10 months ago

Views - 3

Ships From - Michigan

Est. Publication Date - Aug 2018

Additional Information

The Cityborn

ISBN: 9780756411787

Publisher Description

Tags

The Cityborn

By:

$4.75 $5.99

Meet the seller

Discover more

The Cityborn

By: Edward Willett

More from this seller

Additional titles by Edward Willett

'The Cityborn' readers also enjoyed:

Recently Viewed

Browse by categories

Category - Fiction / Action & Adventure

Format - Paperback

Condition - New

Listed - 10 months ago

Views - 3

Ships From - Michigan

Est. Publication Date - Aug 2018

Additional Information

The Cityborn

ISBN: 9780756411787

Publisher Description

Tags

The Cityborn

By:

$4.75 $5.99

Meet the seller

Discover more

The Cityborn

By: Edward Willett

More from this seller

Additional titles by Edward Willett

'The Cityborn' readers also enjoyed:

Recently Viewed