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The Nature Of Predation
The Nature Of Predation
The Nature Of Predation
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Two centuries after the Fall of the Old World, Aegis City,
humanity’s last bastion, is beginning to fail. Resources are
dwindling, famine runs rampant, and what little supplies remain,
the Senate pools towards the struggling military.

The Senatorial Council is leading Aegis towards a certain demise.
They are overcome with vices, obsessions, and hidden grudges.

In the shadows of the slum district, an insurgency rises to usurp
them. Out-numbered and facing a technologically superior foe,
the rogues rely on guerrilla raids and cunning waylays to combat
the ruling conglomerate.

And, outside of Aegis, a team of expendable inhuman hunters cuts
a swath through the feral wastes, slaying humanity’s predators.
The search for a way to break the siege on Aegis, or at the very
least, stem the tide to give humanity a chance.

“An elegantly crafted dystopian epic, as carefully choregraphed as a chess
match with all the nuances of a political thriller.’ Dr M Potter.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 5, 2019
ISBN9781005354336
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