Dol and Ro, survivors of the initial attack, are special: Dol for her extreme empathy, and Ro for his berserker rage. Some humans persist beyond the Lords’ range, living in the Grass as subsistence farmers.
Through human Ambassadors, the Lords rule vast conurbations like the Hole, the remains of Los Angeles. Climate change had already submerged population centers, and weapons of mass destruction contaminated the planet, when aliens landed in the late 21st-century.
Bestselling author Margaret Stohl delivers the first book in a heart-pounding series set in a haunting new world where four teens must piece together the mysteries of their pasts – in order to save the future.This first solo effort from Stohl, who burst on the scene as coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures series, is a dystopian vision of occupation by the Lords, who can kill with an electrical pulse. Within the Icon's reach, Dol, Ro, Tima, and Lucas discover that their uncontrollable emotions – which they've always thought to be their greatest weaknesses – may actually be their greatest strengths. But the four teens are more alike than they might think, and the timing of their meeting isn't a coincidence. While Ro and fellow hostage Tima rage against their captors, Dol finds herself drawn to Lucas, the Ambassador's privileged son. Why? When Dol and her best friend, Ro, are captured and taken to the Embassy, off the coast of the sprawling metropolis once known as the City of Angels, they find only more questions. Hiding from the one truth she can't avoid. Read more countryside – safe from the shadow of the Icon and its terrifying power. Since then, Dol has lived a simple life in the.
The day Earth lost a war it didn't know it was fighting. The first book in a breathtaking new series from Beautiful Creatures co-author Margaret Stohl Your heart beats only with their permission.
Category: (G) General (US: Trade) (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. The first book in a breathtaking new series from Beautiful Creatures co-author Margaret Stohl Num Pages: 368 pages.
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