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Synopsis
We all go a little crazy sometimes...Jasmine has spent five years underground, locked in a secret government bunker. Outside, the world has gone to hell, a mysterious virus killing all but 1 in 20 of the world's population.It's enough to drive anyone mad - but Jasmine's crazier than most. The cure she was working on had an unexpected side effect, psychotic symptoms which only powerful drugs can suppress. Jasmine's rescuers, the pirate rulers of the New Caribbean, don't care. They need Jasmine's help to discover what it is that has turned the inhabitants of Cuba into rabid killers. Jasmine's quest to find a cure for this new plague, as well as for her own madness, draws her across the fractured continent of America and into the darkest recesses of her own past.The Afterblight Chronicles is an exciting series of high-action post-apocalypse fiction set in a world ruled by crazed gangs and strange cults.
Kill or Cure: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
Mature post-apocalyptic thriller with strong violence, plague horror, and disturbing mental health content. Features a protagonist struggling with psychotic symptoms and investigating a plague that turns people into rabid killers.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include gore, substance abuse, and mass death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adults who enjoy dark post-apocalyptic survival stories with plague horror and complex protagonists will find this gripping.