Eldorado

In the late 21st century, Peak Oil has reduced western civilization to the economic level of the third world. The sight of an automobile is a head-turning event, and a familys vegetable garden is its most treasured possession. The meager food production of local farms is hauled to the city of Vancouver by a continuously running train called the Food Train. While the city center is severely overcrowded, its outlying suburbs, dependent on cheap fuel for survival, have been abandoned and are now inhabited only by the homeless and outlaws. Community College instructor Richard Hampton and his younger brother Danny live an uneasy existence along with their docile, laid-back dog, Zonk. Still stunned by the brutal murder of their parents four years earlier, and burdened by a promise to his dying mother to look after Danny, Richard has switched off. He is only half alive. Richards world is blown apart when Danny disappears and the police are too busy keeping a lid on a hungry, overcrowded city to search for him. Following Dannys enigmatic journal, Richard jumps the Food Train to the violent, sprawling suburbs. Mistaken for a criminal, held prisoner, and condemned to death by a community of outcasts, hes rescued by Carrie, a fiercely independent woman who joins in his quest. Their search leads them through the remnants of civilization, facing criminal gangs, renegade militias, and the hardships of the road. Their trail finally ends at a deserted complex in the remotest corner of the suburbs. What they discover there will alter their lives and their world forever. Lost and alone in the desolate wasteland that was once suburbia. In an energy-starved future, Richard Hampton's world is blown apart when his younger brother Danny disappears and the police are too busy trying to keep a lid on a hungry, overcrowded city to search for him. Richard has to make the transformation from bookish nerd to street-smart warrior to survive when he jumps the 'Food Train' for the disintegrating suburbs in a desperate search for Danny and his dog, Zonk. Branded a criminal by a community of outcasts and condemned to death, Richard is rescued by streetwise Carrie, who joins in his search. As they trek across the remnants of suburbia, facing criminal gangs, renegade militias, and the hardships of the road, their friendship evolves into something more. The trail finally unwinds at a deserted complex in the remotest corner of the sprawling suburbs. The incredible secret they uncover there will alter their lives and their world forever. Pick up Eldorado today, and escape to an unforgettable world of mystery and adventure. What Readers Say About Eldorado: ★★★★★ 'I was hooked right from the get go, on the edge of my seat throughout the whole thing.' ★★★★★ 'a marvelous page-turner that never stops to breathe.' ★★★★★ 'amazing read of an amazing futuristic journey.' ★★★★★ 'an engaging and thrilling adventure.' ★★★★★ 'Can't wait for a sequel. Very believable,couldn't put it down." ★★★★★ 'Eldorado, Wow' Lost and alone in the desolate wasteland that was once Suburbia. In a resource-starved future, Richard Hampton's world is blown apart when his younger brother Danny disappears and the police are too busy trying to keep a lid on a hungry, overcrowded city to search for him. Richard has to make the transformation from bookish nerd to street-smart warrior to survive, when he jumps the Food Train to the disintegrating wasteland that was once suburbia in a desperate search for Danny and his dog, Zonk. Branded a criminal by a community of outcasts and condemned to death, Richard is rescued by streetwise Carrie, who joins in his search. As they trek across the remnants of civilization, facing criminal gangs, renegade militias, and the hardships of the road, their friendship evolves into something more. The trail finally unwinds at a deserted complex in the remotest corner of the sprawling suburbs. The incredible secret they uncover there will alter their lives and their world forever.