Dropping Into Darkness
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Suspense, sci-fantasy, bad puns and the ecology of a future world ...
After three eco-catastrophes, the world has reverted to a feudal, agricultural society. Led by a ruthless Duke and some very strange cults. The Monks of St. Bacchan brew wine with famously unpredictable effects. The Monks of Han-Bu want to destroy the world. The Tectonic Monks want to save it ... along with some very odd endangered species.
Sal thinks he's escaped an assassination attempt. But now he's on a journey that will probably kill him anyway, accompanying a physician with a violent past.
A world away, Nyx thinks she's escaped the Duke's vengeance. But now she's on the run again, carrying a vital package that might make all the difference for continued life on earth. She must not fail. The Duke's men are on her trail, and winter snows are making her way forward perilous ...
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After three eco-catastrophes, the world has reverted to a feudal, agricultural society. Led by a ruthless Duke and some very strange cults. The Monks of St. Bacchan brew wine with famously unpredictable effects. The Monks of Han-Bu want to destroy the world. The Tectonic Monks want to save it ... along with some very odd endangered species.
Sal thinks he's escaped an assassination attempt. But now he's on a journey that will probably kill him anyway, accompanying a physician with a violent past.
A world away, Nyx thinks she's escaped the Duke's vengeance. But now she's on the run again, carrying a vital package that might make all the difference for continued life on earth. She must not fail. The Duke's men are on her trail, and winter snows are making her way forward perilous ...
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Product details
- Paperback | 240 pages
- 133 x 203 x 13mm | 254g
- 16 Feb 2018
- Robert Peter Staadecker
- English
- Illustrations, black and white
- 0995925178
- 9780995925175
About Peter Staadecker
Peter Staadecker is the author of * The Twelve Man Bilbo Choir (a novel inspired by a real-life tragedy and landmark legal ruling) * Just One More Page (for children aged 6 to 10 years old) * Dropping Into Darkness (a Sci-Fi adventure for both adults and teens) His first book was nominated for the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. His children's story was nominated for the Leacock Medal. Peter lives in Toronto with his family.
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