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The Mutation Chronicles
Exiles
Mutations. We call them mutts—humans born with genetic deviations that make them strange and dangerous.
Some say they are a punishment from God; others believe they are the result of nuclear fallout from the last war. Either way, the wall encircling our village keeps them out. Most of the time.
Sixteen-year-old Kirra helps her mother inspect the newborn babies, checking carefully for any mutations. Those identified as mutts are dealt with swiftly—sentenced to death or cast outside the wall to prevent them from contaminating the village. Worse than animals, everyone knows that a single mutt could spread its poison throughout the community.
Most mutts are identified at birth, but every so often one slips through the cracks. And when it’s someone that Kirra knows, doing the right thing is harder than ever.
Exiles is a post-apocalyptic short read in the Mutation Chronicles. These stories, while set in the same world, can be read in any order.
Some say they are a punishment from God; others believe they are the result of nuclear fallout from the last war. Either way, the wall encircling our village keeps them out. Most of the time.
Sixteen-year-old Kirra helps her mother inspect the newborn babies, checking carefully for any mutations. Those identified as mutts are dealt with swiftly—sentenced to death or cast outside the wall to prevent them from contaminating the village. Worse than animals, everyone knows that a single mutt could spread its poison throughout the community.
Most mutts are identified at birth, but every so often one slips through the cracks. And when it’s someone that Kirra knows, doing the right thing is harder than ever.
Exiles is a post-apocalyptic short read in the Mutation Chronicles. These stories, while set in the same world, can be read in any order.
66 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 24, 2019
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Alanah Andrews
22 books56 followersAlanah is an English teacher in Australia. She writes because her imagination overflows onto paper.
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April 28, 2019
This is a great, fast paced little story that really hooks you in from the start. Alanah Andrews has a particular way of giving you *just* enough backstory to keep you in the dark whilst still allowing you to make sense of what is happening. I hope she continues writing more in this world, there's so much potential for a fantastic series!
October 29, 2019
Amazing book from am excellent author. The characters were believable, and the story was awesomely mysterious. I loved it and really want the promised full-length sequel to come out. At least there are other shorts by different authors but in this same world to hold me over.
June 24, 2019
A tale of institutionalised intolerance in a world where mutation - and therefore death or Exile - almost seems a certainty, Andrews has crafted an unsettling tale filled with pitiless religious fanatics and citizens living in fear of the enemy without - the hideously and conspicuously deformed - but even moreso the hidden enemy within: the "mutts" whose mutations are either inconspicuous or invisible - perhaps even helpful - but are the gift of demons to sinners no less.
Yet despite the grim and ironic representation of civilisation as the true remaining savagery, there is hope: Andrews' depictions of the "mutts" sharply reminds us that there is more to being human than simply having two legs, two arms, green/blue/brown eyes or a single head - something the non-mutant, self-righteous survivors of her post-apocalyptic world have forgotten (if they ever knew it at all).
An excellent novella and I am eager to read the follow-up, Desert of Glass, once it is released.
Yet despite the grim and ironic representation of civilisation as the true remaining savagery, there is hope: Andrews' depictions of the "mutts" sharply reminds us that there is more to being human than simply having two legs, two arms, green/blue/brown eyes or a single head - something the non-mutant, self-righteous survivors of her post-apocalyptic world have forgotten (if they ever knew it at all).
An excellent novella and I am eager to read the follow-up, Desert of Glass, once it is released.
April 1, 2019
Wow.
That pretty much sums it up.
I enjoyed this even more than The Harvest. Alanah has a great writing style that immediately hooks you from the first chapter, and then keeps you engaged throughout the story. It's never boring or dull, and the characters are great. I don't want to give away spoilers so I'll just say it kept me on my toes, and there was a curve ball at the end. I really hope there is a second book because I need closure!
That pretty much sums it up.
I enjoyed this even more than The Harvest. Alanah has a great writing style that immediately hooks you from the first chapter, and then keeps you engaged throughout the story. It's never boring or dull, and the characters are great. I don't want to give away spoilers so I'll just say it kept me on my toes, and there was a curve ball at the end. I really hope there is a second book because I need closure!
April 6, 2019
Fantastic story! Alanah paints a vivid and believable post apocalyptic world in Exiles. If you enjoyed The Chrysalids, you’ll love this introduction to a world scarred by nuclear war, with survivors that have descended into isolationism and fanaticism. My only disappointment was it being a short story and not a full length novel! Well worth reading.
April 30, 2019
Amazing story! I highly recommend it!
May 14, 2019
I loved it, hated their stupid beliefs, was horribly traumatised more than once, fascinated, and can't wait for the sequel......................
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