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by Deven Kane

The Enclave's walls are impenetrable, insulating society's richest—the Hoarders—inside their protective barriers. Outside, the majority of humanity is left to survive as best they can. A generation later, the Hoarders began kidnapping and experimenting on those outside their walls. The Implants—micro-technology surgically forced on their unwitting prey—are lethal time bombs waiting to activate. Thomas and Sarah Cooper are on the run, narrowly eluding the sub-human killing machines programmed and deployed by the Hoarders to exterminate anyone with an Implant. The young couple's instinct for survival is second only to their determination to save their friends—victims of the Implants—from certain annihilation. This isn't what their first year of marriage was supposed to look like. And the Trackers are closing in.

Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

Deven Kane plays a mean bass and loves to tell stories. He writes thrillers set in dystopian contexts, and urban fantasy, which he describes as “supernatural thrillers set on another world.”

“Speculative fiction allows me to explore human nature, interpersonal conflicts, the desire to rise above our circumstances, and the obstacles that hold us back,” he says. “No matter the setting—Earth’s near future, the past, or an alien culture on another planet—the most compelling stories are always about our interactions with each other. The good, the bad, the ugly, and our need to transcend.”

His novels include the dystopian Tracker Trilogy (Tracker, Dissident & Scorpion), and the urban fantasies Darkwood and Treehawke.

Deven and his wife live under the watchful supervision of their bemused dog.

Reviews

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh no! These were characters that we met in the fits book. Now I want to go back and read about them. They are so sweet! And man, if this short story had sound effects it would be a horror.