With the discovery of diamonds and gold on other planets The Company needed more workers to mine them. As a result all prisoners were sent to these to become minors. Back on Earth the company had added a drug, Sopore, to the corn supply making the population tractable. Those who didn't conform or who lost their jobs became Vagrants and Mole People living in the underground. Enforcers hunt them as anyone without an identification chip is fair game. This is what happened to Logan's father 5 years ago. Since then he has become a runner, running to the surface for much needed supplies. When his young shadower, Raj, is captured during a medical supply run Logan vows to get him back. Even if that means travelling to the Moon holding prison or even off-world.
I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. I received both the audiobook and an ebook, although I ended up reading the eBook copy as the audiobook had a slight hiccup around chapter 8. I let the author know and he's in the process of getting it resolved, so by the time you get the audiobook it will likely be resolved. What I listened to of the audiobook was great and engaging I just didn't want to potentially miss anything which is why I switched to the eBook.
This entire book is amazing. I genuinely hated Shayna. She whined non-stop and by the end I was rolling my eyes every time she was so much as mentioned. But options are limited and for some reason he likes her. To each their own. Logan, Raj, Knock, and Eddie are all great. Knock was easily my favorite character. He gave off a skater boy vibe while being level-headed and willing to follow his friend into his various plans.
I love scifi books and the post-apocalyptic company takeover is one that could happen and people likely wouldn't notice immediately. Not if they added a drug to anything with corn in it. Corn is in basically everything and I will admit to giving my Monster a sideways look during the energy drink scene. Thankfully ours are safe. Well, there aren't drugs in them at least. I will readily admit that I was ass surprised as Logan when it came to Eddie and his plans. That being said I hope it works and would love to know what happens next.
This book is one that starts with an idea and while it solves the main issue of the book there is still plenty more to learn from the story. It will easily be able to continue into a series. According to Amazon there are a total of three books in this series. You can get book one and start the adventure for $3.99 by clicking here.
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