Antidote
by T.M. Harris
2020-05-27 04:27:28
Decades after the world is left in ruins from war, the New World Order has found a way to prevent such violence from happening again. Citizens are rendered complacent and subservient by the Rocks, a state-mandated medication that forces people to obe...
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Decades after the world is left in ruins from war, the New World Order has found a way to prevent such violence from happening again. Citizens are rendered complacent and subservient by the Rocks, a state-mandated medication that forces people to obey. In the wealthy city centre and in the outlying slums, the highs and lows of human nature are forcibly stamped out. The subdued population is unable to fight back. The drug-induced compliance of the status quo has lasted for years, but underground, a resistance is growing. Rebels who refuse to take the Rocks face certain death if caught. But an increasing number of people are beginning to weigh freedom over the drug meant to stamp it out.Rosaleen hasn't taken the Rocks in years. Her hatred of the Order runs deep. She's an agent of the rebellion, working steadfastly against the Order. But if she is to overthrow them, she may have to forge alliances that bring into question everything she thought she knew, and discover parts of human nature that were meant to stay hidden...
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