The Goliath Code (Goliath Code, #1)

THE END HAS COME AND THERE'S NOWHERE TO HIDE A cataclysmic eruption has turned America into a suffocating wasteland. In sixteen-year-old Sera Donner's isolated Pacific Northwest town, thousands are dead and hundreds are missing, including her own mother. With precious resources running low, neighbor turns against neighbor, sparking a brutal civil war, and when the new survivalist regime decides Sera's disabled brother isn't fit to live, she picks up the rifle shes vowed never to touch, and fights to defend those she loves. Mysterious Micah Abrams is Sera's only comfort in the chaos; Micah clings to an inexplicable hope that Sera finds hard to resist but difficult to understand. She longs to let down her guard and reveal to him a secret that's tearing her apart. But with the stakes higher than ever, can Sera really trust a schoolyard bully suddenly turned prophet? As the battle over control of the community reaches a fevered pitch, a powerful military leader marches into town with an imposing force, offering food, water, and promises of salvation. Everyone thinks the worst is finally over. They're wrong. “compelling, Devastatingly Dystopian, Action-packed, Original. An Epic Franchise In The Making.” —jim Thompson, Original Content The World Ended Three Days After Her 16th Birthday... America Is A Wasteland, Trapped In A Suffocating Volcanic Winter. In Sera Donner’s Isolated Pacific Northwest Town, Thousands Are Dead And Hundreds Are Missing—including Her Own Mother. As Sera Scrambles To Survive In The Post Apocalyptic Nightmare, Resources Run Low And Her Community Erupts Into A Bloody Civil War. It Looks Like No One Will Make It Out Alive. And Then A Calculating Military Leader Marches In With An Imposing Force, Offering Food, Water, And Promises Of Salvation. Sera’s Town Thinks The Worst Is Over. But They’re Wrong.