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Eli, a fifteen‑year‑old, has spent the last six years inside an enormous underground complex constructed by his affluent father to protect his parents, his two sisters, and himself from an impending nuclear apocalypse. The premise is shattered when he discovers that his twin brother and a grandmother were abandoned, and that his father has orchestrated a massive hoax to keep them hidden.
The revelation forces Eli into a desperate survival scenario: he must navigate the labyrinthine compound, unmask his father's deception, and reconcile his own identity in a world where trust and reality are overwritten by fear and control.
This tense narrative explores themes of familial loyalty, the psychological toll of deception, and the fragility of faith in those who are supposed to protect us.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Dystopian & Apocalyptic Fiction/Dystopian Fiction
Authors: S. A. Bodeen
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