Acheron

BOOK ONE in THE SILVER SERIES. 2342 CE Dishonorably discharged from the Hunter Division and banished for crimes she did not commit, Silver struggles to come to terms with her new prison-like surroundings: a segregated area of the city called the Fringe District, populated by murderers, thieves and rapists. Starving, and desperate for money, she reluctantly accepts the Police Division's invitation to enroll in a covert Bounty Hunter program: an initiative devised to infiltrate the criminal underworld of the Fringers, and to force the very worst warrant dodging law-breakers to meet their fate--death. Unfortunately, Silver doesn't realize that the Police Division is about to up the ante. They need more than little snippets of information and arrests--they need someone to pull the trigger. They need an executioner. SILVER: Acheron is the first book (a 40,000 word novella) in a 10-book series featuring the character of Ella 'Silver' Cross. Set more than 300yrs in the future, the Silver Series takes place in a post-apocalyptic, dystopian world where humans are a species on the brink of extinction. No longer at the top of the food chain, humans are preyed upon by the Chimera--genetic mutants that outnumber humankind 25:1. And Silver is a Hunter--the best in the city. She'll risk her life in the pursuit of a human resurgence on Earth. The question is: will you join her? JOIN THE FIGHT. Content advisory: Contains graphic language and violence. Review "This dystopian novel ... reminds us of the destructive force of mankind, whose injuries are most often self-inflicted. ... There is much contemporary society can learn from Telford's novel, as the old adage of history repeating itself certainly applies. In short, Telford's novel is nothing short of fascinating. Her world is gripping." -- The US Review of Books About the Author Keira Michelle is the award-winning author of a 10-book series of post-apocalyptic dystopian science fiction books, all centering on the lead character of Ella 'Silver' Cross. The first book (a novella) in this series, Acheron, was released Nov 2011. In series order: THE AMARANTHE CHRONICLES SILVER: Acheron (A River of Pain) [Nov 2011] SILVER: The Lost & Damned [Part One, Jan 2012; Part Two, Feb 2012] SILVER: Entropy [May 2012] SILVER: A New Age Dawns [Sept 2012] SILVER: Quietus [Oct 2012] SILVER: Inamorato [Dec 2012] SILVER: Invidia [Mar 2013] THE OUTLIER TRILOGY SILVER: Lex Talionis [Expected July 2013] SILVER: Bedlam SILVER: Eden Echo She is also the author of The Prisonworld Trilogy, a lesbian romance set in neo-Victorian, dystopian London, England. The first book in this trilogy, The Magistrate, is due out in June 2013.