In a devastated Los Angeles of the near future most of the population have fled from THE FEAR, leaving the city inhabited by freaks and drop-outs, policed by the powerful and mysterious SCRAP organisation.
Into this stark world Legger is thrown. Haunted by the memory of his dead Father, manipulated by friend and enemy, he finds himself embarked on a terrifying journey, fleeing from the agents of SCRAP and his own seeming inevitable death. The journey becomes both a 'Rite of Passage' and race against time as he becomes aware of a conspiracy that will effect the future of mankind.
In this bleak and nightmarish vision of a decayed, entropic America, K. W. Jeter introduces us to a cast of characters that includes the punkish Dortz and his enigmatic sidekick Anne Manx, the vicious, dumb Buddy -- a boy who quite literally will blow your mind -- and his sister Rachel, reanimator of dead flesh. All who find themselves under the shadow of the arch-manipulator and head of SCRAP, Strezliczek.
This novel of redemption, death and resurrection, is the third of a thematic trilogy that includes the critically acclaimed DR. ADDER and THE GLASS HAMMER, and further enhances the Authors reputation as one of Science Fiction's most original and finest voices.
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