The teens' mother is dead and they also believe their father is dead. After becoming a threat to his family, he was exed or expunged. Now Glory lives in fear of being exed herself.
The dust resulting from the asteroids causes mutation in human DNA creating what are known as deviants. Glory is a deviant. If she loses control of her emotions, especially anger, she has the ability to kill with a simple look. Being discovered could mean the end for her.
Glory must take extreme risks to insure her survival and that of her brother. Being a deviant is only one of her problems. Drake is unable to take care of himself. After a mysterious incident with their father, Drake was left paralyzed from the waist down. Glory must keep his condition a secret because the disabled are considered a drain on society.
Glory's troubles increase when a stranger named Burn appears with news that her father is still alive. Can she trust this stranger? Does she want to be reunited with the man she blames for her brother's handicap? According to Burn, she doesn't have a choice. He is about to take Glory and Drake to places they never knew existed. Hopefully, they can survive as they try to escape the Comps and the Shredders.
DEVIANT is the first book in the Dust Chronicles series by author Maureen McGowan. She has created a frightening new world where life is hard and dangerous. Watch for DEVIANT in bookstores October 30.
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