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Luke’s world collapses when his parents separate and he is forced to relocate with his mother to Phoenix, a newly established town in the middle of nowhere. The community is isolated—no cars, phones, or internet—making life simple yet fragile. When Luke learns of a sinister scheme to wipe out the human race, the quiet town must become both sanctuary and battleground, and the clock is already ticking.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Science Fiction
Authors: Chris Morphew
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