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Shards
If you’re not an addict in Shard, you’re a corpse.
Shard was once the greatest city in the land, the new and improved Las Vegas. Now it’s a cruel coffin. Crystal meth falls like snow, shambling hordes of Cravers stagger through the streets and Bulls throw their steroid enhanced physiques around like wrecking balls. Slinking in the shadows are the Hybrids, genetically spliced halfpeople. In charge of it all are the Masked, drug lords running criminal syndicates.
Bastion and his family are survivalists. They scavenge what they can and try to avoid the attention of the ruling drug lords. As far as he knew they had succeeded… until the day his daughter is born and the two of them are kidnapped, his mother killed and his wife left behind with his brother in a house fire. Turns out someone was watching after all.
Dumped in a science facility Bastion struggles to adapt. All he ever wanted was to escape Shard. Now, he has. He should be happy. Except all of his dreams are of his wife. All he sees are white walls, clockwork routines and a servant without a tongue. Everything is kept from him, his existence quarantined. One day he breaks out of his room. He looks for an escape. What he finds is another inhabitant of the facility. A creature called Zero, who reminds him of the one truth of Shard.
Everything comes at a cost.
Shard was once the greatest city in the land, the new and improved Las Vegas. Now it’s a cruel coffin. Crystal meth falls like snow, shambling hordes of Cravers stagger through the streets and Bulls throw their steroid enhanced physiques around like wrecking balls. Slinking in the shadows are the Hybrids, genetically spliced halfpeople. In charge of it all are the Masked, drug lords running criminal syndicates.
Bastion and his family are survivalists. They scavenge what they can and try to avoid the attention of the ruling drug lords. As far as he knew they had succeeded… until the day his daughter is born and the two of them are kidnapped, his mother killed and his wife left behind with his brother in a house fire. Turns out someone was watching after all.
Dumped in a science facility Bastion struggles to adapt. All he ever wanted was to escape Shard. Now, he has. He should be happy. Except all of his dreams are of his wife. All he sees are white walls, clockwork routines and a servant without a tongue. Everything is kept from him, his existence quarantined. One day he breaks out of his room. He looks for an escape. What he finds is another inhabitant of the facility. A creature called Zero, who reminds him of the one truth of Shard.
Everything comes at a cost.
290 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 19, 2018
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About the author
Chris Foster
11 books11 followersChris Foster tattoos stories onto portable dead trees with pretty covers in an effort to entertain others. His poetry has won an international award, the imagery in his novels has been described as 'painting pictures with words' and his dancing has convinced people to make sure their health insurance is up to date.
His latest book Diary of a Heartbreak rends his heart open for public display. Don't worry, he's fine. No, really. Read the book if you want to double check. Or find him on Instagram @chrisfosterwrites
He even has a personal website if you're so inclined www.chrisfosterwrites.com
His latest book Diary of a Heartbreak rends his heart open for public display. Don't worry, he's fine. No, really. Read the book if you want to double check. Or find him on Instagram @chrisfosterwrites
He even has a personal website if you're so inclined www.chrisfosterwrites.com
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January 5, 2023
This book was nothing but creative and imaginative, unlikely anything I have read in a long time - it s not a happy book, but very intriguing. The book was almost too short for the world that was created, as it seemed capable of being expanded further, so I look forward to reading more.
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