In a dark future America where violence, terror, and grief touch everything, teenage refugees Mahlia and Mouse have mana... (more)
In a dark future America where violence, terror, and grief touch everything, teenage refugees Mahlia and Mouse have managed to leave behind the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities by escaping into the jungle outskirts. But when they discover a wounded half-man, a bio-engineered war beast named Tool -- who is being hunted by a vengeful band of soldiers, their fragile existence quickly collapses. One is taken prisoner by merciless soldier boys, and the other is faced weith an impossible decision: risk everything to save a friend, or flee to a place where freedom might finally be possible. (less)