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Gonzalo is freed from a high‑school quarantine zone and sets out across an America ravaged by a deadly virus. With the help of a gang of thieves he once joined, he searches the infected zone in desperate hope of finding Sasha, the woman he loves. As he scours the wasteland, Gonzalo must confront the dangers of quarantine, the spread of disease, and the fragile balance between hope and peril that the survivors must maintain.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Dystopian & Apocalyptic Fiction/Dystopian Fiction
Authors: Lex Thomas
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