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Set in a dystopian future where violence rules and the most valuable commodity is female children, Jessie and her teenage daughter Bliss journey across the arid ruins of the old world. Their mission: to rescue Jessie’s youngest daughter from a fortress dominated by a dark, twisted religion that treats children as treasures.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Dystopian & Apocalyptic Fiction/Dystopian Fiction
Authors: James Jaros
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