looking for tinder. That night by the flames the Captain went on predicting mutations to come in the family of manhunters. Extra eyes, suction cups on their palms. I began to drift off, half-hearing him, into a heavy sleep overrun by strange and winding dreams.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jonathan Mary-Todd is a dream weaver from the Twin Cities.
AFTER THE DUST SETTLED Fight the Wind Fix has a gift for machines. If he can fix up an old wind turbine, he and his friends will be able to live at their Iowa camp for as long as they want. Cleo says no way. Sheâd rather try to find a city thatâs rumored to be growing in the southwest. But if another rumor is trueâthat raiders are heading toward the campâthe only real choice will be fight or die. Pig City Malik and his friends try to avoid cities, but they look for shelter in downtown Des Moines once a winter storm hits. Theyâre quickly trapped in the middle of a struggle between the cityâs two biggest gangs: the peaceful members of the Coalition and the forces of Pig City, who want to turn everyone else into hog food. Plague Riders When Shepâs parents disappeared, he agreed to deliver medicine for the sinister Doctor St. John. The doctor runs the camp of Riverâs Edge with total control, but the pills he makes are the only defense against the nightpox plague. On one trip, Shep learns that his parents may still be alive. With fellow rider Cara by his side, he prepares to escape from Riverâs Edge. River Run Freya and her sister have spent years as captives in a Minneapolis basement. After her sister disappears, Freya decides to break outâand finds herself heading down the Mississippi River with a strange young boy. Are the boyâs sunny stories about Norlins true? Or will the end of Freyaâs journey be the most dangerous part? Shot Down Malik and the Captain, a gruff inventor, are on a hot air balloon tour of apocalyptic Americaâuntil a bullet sends their ride to the ground. A crash landing is just the beginning of their troubles, as the two travelers discover a family that hunts people for sport and begin a run for their lives across the hills and fields of Kentucky. Snakebite Beckleyâs crew has made its way from Montana to South Dakota, living off the land and staying out of trouble. But trouble soon finds them. First, a snake sinks its fangs into the moody Hector. Then a clan of savage kids runs off with Beckleyâs sister. Will the groupâs survival knowledge be enough to get her back?