Part of Emberverse, book 3
First published 2006
Michael Havel leads the Bearkillers in a world where technology died ten years ago. Western Oregon has split into warring territories. Havel and his ally Juniper MacKenzie of Clan MacKenzie face their greatest threat yet. Norman Arminger calls himself the Lord Protector and rules Portland like a medieval tyrant. His neo-feudal empire stretches across the Pacific Northwest. The three factions have avoided direct war for one reason. Arminger's daughter remains a prisoner of Clan MacKenzie. She serves as the only guarantee of peace between the groups. Now someone plans to rescue her. The mission could shatter the fragile balance that has kept the region from exploding into battle. Havel must decide whether to risk everything his people have built. The survivors learned to live without electricity and modern weapons. They cannot survive another devastating war. The fate of everyone in western Oregon hangs on what happens next.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, adventure, action, post-apocalyptic, alternate-history
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-allies, found-family, high-stakes
Setting: Corvallis, Oregon, Pacific Northwest
Period: Post-Apocalyptic
497 pages · Hardcover · Roc Hardcover
Content warnings: violence