{"product_id":"hearts-of-a-vanishing-city-prequel-to-the-kara-mason-story-9798989004348","title":"Hearts of a Vanishing City: Prequel to the Kara Mason Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat would you sacrifice for the ones you love?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHearts of a Vanishing City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a sweeping narrative that brings the brutal censorship of Fahrenheit 451 to a disease-ridden world where a zombie-like virus hides more secrets than Girl with all the Gifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne hundred years after outbreak nearly destroyed humanity, society is changing again as a new disease spreads. Four different couples navigate impossible choices, pitting their own survival against a dangerous future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe governing DDC has designed a society to keep people safe: the clinics, the rules, the curfews, even the education system. In this dystopian world, choice is gone before anyone knows it's missing, and danger lurks for anyone who questions the system. People like Mora with her old-world tablet and supposedly extinct pet raven, Zayd, a factory worker out to make a better life for his growing family, or Park, a promising student who's just washed out of the prestigious Institute system. Others, like dissenter loyalist Simons, are already standing up to the DDC's overreach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe curious and courageous must make heartbreaking decisions to shape a more humane world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly Praise for Hearts of a Vanishing City: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003eSpectacular world building! Fear of the past battling against present fears of control.\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavies, Jill N.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jill N Davies is an author of Scifi Dystopian thriller and horror novels. She lives in the Sacramento Valley, sandwiched between the ocean and the mountains where it gets far too hot in the summer. She is a scientist, an educator, a parent, and (as evidenced by this and other books) an author.When not writing or doing the other things life requires for existing, Jill can be found running and hiking the trails along the American River with her Labrador retriever, baking imperfect sourdough, and exploring the world with her family.","brand":"Jill N Davies Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384444584210,"sku":"9798989004348","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_39248692-c689-4486-889a-31567e5560d8.jpg?v=1750174308","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hearts-of-a-vanishing-city-prequel-to-the-kara-mason-story-9798989004348","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}