Creatures of Wonder: A Tale of the Unfound

By George Wilhite

America's future is bleak in this dystopian tale. A radical religious order, The Found, control the country and have walled off those who do not agree with them to fend for themselves. Vincent, an "Unfound" loner follows a distressed child's cry in the night and discovers a group of powerful new allies who also choose to resist The Found.

• Language: English
• Publisher: George Wilhite
• Release date: Aug 4, 2011
• ISBN: 9781466120051

George Wilhite

George Wilhite has been an aficionado of the horror genre since his youth, discovering Poe and Lovecraft at an early age while also spending many summer nights at drive-in theaters watching the contemporary scene unfold. He made his self-publishing debut with the short fiction collection "On the Verge of Madness." His second collection "Silhouette of Darkness" was released on September 28, 2012 by Musa Publishing. Both are available on Smashwords. He also has numerous stories published or forthcoming in magazines, anthologies and online. He is currently working on his first novel, the first in a series of dark urban fantasy tales of Intrepid City, where humans, demons, and halflings coexist. The best way to stay in touch with Wilhite is through his blog "Long Intervals of Horrible Sanity" (see the link below) There he provides updates on his own work as well as engaging in conversations with guest bloggers and writing about the horror genre in general.

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Creatures of Wonder:

A Tale of the Unfound

By George Wilhite

Copyright 2011 George Wilhite

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Creatures of Wonder:

A Tale of the Unfound

Reflecting back on the night I met the creatures that changed my life, I noticed nothing out of the ordinary then as I ventured out into my nocturnal stomping grounds. All the familiar stenches of my ZA (zoned access area) in the Southern district of the Unfound filled the air and the usual sense of desperation was apparent everywhere.

Another day had passed and the sun set on the Found and the Unfound without incident. Not the kind of night one would expect to come face to face with wonder.

The wind sliced through my decrepit clothing as I walked into the night. I needed to steal to some new ones, which was a challenge in this part of the territory. I knew this ZA was not the worst, and I had seen a few, but it still lacked a lot of luxuries