Lisa
Acerbo
Genre:
Science Fiction, romance
Publisher:
Etopia Press
ISBN:
978-1-941692-34-9
Number
of pages: 207
Word
Count: 71,000
Book
Description:
When
technology fulfills every dream, reality becomes a nightmare.
Below
the streets of New State, the undergrounders fight to remain free of
the technological control of the world above. Every night, Yara risks
her life fighting New State’s deadliest weapons, the drones. Half
human and half machine, their living half tortured until everything
human is gone, the drones have only one objective. Kill. And they do
it with exacting precision.
Yara
is good at her job and committed to her raids on New State. Until one
of those raids brings her face-to-face with Joshua, a New State
citizen who doesn’t quite fit her preconceived expectations. After
a couple of awkward encounters, he shows her the meaning of hooking
up—a computer simulation that allows people to live out their
fantasies—without the complication of emotional entanglements or
physical reality. But what Yara feels for Joshua is very real. And
it’s punishable by law.
As
she and Joshua grow closer, she convinces him to leave New State for
her underground cause. But as the unrest between New State and the
underground escalates, and the drones move in to destroy her world,
nothing goes as planned. Families are arrested, loyalties are
strained, and Yara’s forced to choose between her people and her
feelings. The wrong choice could mean the end of her people, and
reality could slip away—forever...
Excerpt
“Hi,”
he called out.
Yara’s
heart hammered, and adrenaline coursed through her limbs. She turned
to run.
“Wait,”
the stranger whispered. “I won’t turn you in. I’m out here
too.” He obviously didn’t realize that Yara was a rebel. He might
not know it yet, but he would soon. Still, he didn’t sound
dangerous. Maybe Yara could take care of him. She had never had to
kill anyone totally human, but she had trained to do so. At this
point, she didn’t think she would need to. The skinny boy didn’t
look like a real threat, either.
She
turned back toward him and attempted what she hoped was a look of
death and destruction.
Instead
of being scared, he smiled at her and brushed the hair out of his
eyes. Even in the shadowy street, Yara could see the color was a
beautiful emerald green. She had a hard time looking away, until his
voice jarred her back to reality.
“I’m
Joshua15111,” he said robotically. “What are you doing out here?”
“I
could ask you the same thing.”
“Enjoying
the night sky,” he replied, each word clipped and succinct. Unable
to make prolonged eye contact, he looked toward the stars.
“Aren’t
you supposed to be hooked up to an alternate universe, enjoying
battle, boobs, or whatever perverted fantasy you want to conquer
tonight?” Yara asked, and then instantly regretted her words.
“Hey,
it’s not like that. You know how it is.” For the first time, his
voice took on a more humanistic quality. He sounded peeved.
She
grunted in response. She didn’t know anything of the sort.
Joshua15111
looked at her briefly, quizzically. “Wait, do you know that? Are
you one of them? The rebels?”
Oh
no. “What rebels?”
“Are
you for real? Everyone knows about the rebels. You must be one. Are
you a rebel? That’s so cool.”
Me
and my big mouth. Fear finally overtook her. Vague ideas about
running away from or fighting the stranger flitted by, but Yara’s
feet felt like concrete blocks. She wasn’t even sure she’d be
able to form a coherent sentence if he asked her something about the
underground.
About
the Author:
Lisa
Acerbo is a high school teacher and holds an EdD in Educational
Leadership. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, daughters,
three cats, and horse. She is the author of Apocalipstick and has
contributed to local newspapers, news and travel blogs including The
Patch and Hollywood Scriptwriter.
Twitter
@Apocalipstick_
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