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Cass Dollar awakens in a bleak, scarred California, the remnants of a civilization that vanished after a failed medical experiment. With no sense of time, she discovers that her daughter Ruthie has disappeared—along with the rest of society. The hills that once teemed with life now host cannibalistic Beaters, humans addicted to flesh. In this barren land, Cass embarks on a desperate quest to find Ruthie, aided by the enigmatic outlaw Smoke. Together, they navigate a world where trust is scarce, and survival demands confronting the very experiment that created the Beaters. The film‑like prose dramatizes a fragile human spirit caught between the remnants of the old world and the terror of a new one.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Sophie Littlefield
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