Desert Kings

Authors: Axler, James
Publisher: Worldwide Library
BISAC/Subject: FIC002000
ISBN: 9781426814242, Related ISBNs: 037362591X, 1426814240, 9780373625918, 9781426814242
Classification: Fiction
Number of pages: 320,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: More than a century past the fiery dawn of post-nuclear America, RyanCawdor and his companions journey across a land lost yet reborn, wherelawless violence and human perseverance clash, and unsolved mysterieshint at redemption. Though hope lingers under the blood and the dust,looking blindly toward the future is the surest way to get killed.Staying hard and cold for today is the only way to survive….Traversing the terrain of Utah, Ryan Cawdor and his warriorsurvivalists find new evidence that the past is alive anddangerous—with a score to settle. Once before they'd battled anddestroyed the brilliant and cunning cyborg known as Delphi, but he'sreborn and ready to continue his drive for domination. His vastunderstanding of preDark tech, his cadre of well-armed cutthroats andhis legions of worshippers make him monstrous in his quest for power.And he's eager for the keys to the kingdom that only the legendaryDeathlands survivors—and their secrets—can help him attain.
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