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Cascade

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Reads 1,463
Votes 102
Parts 20
Time 4h 19m

action-adventure distopian novel sci-fi young-adult

Humanity thrives. Dozens of colonies, and thousands of cultures are cared for by one enlightened and governing parliament, until the entire system suffers collapse. A sudden and unforeseen strike force of highly gifted and indoctrinated children is set loose upon the infrastructure with one unshakable goal, collapse. Yet, Claire, commander of the Reckoning, begins to discover the cost of her crusade. Can she stop the chain of events set into motion? Or has she already sealed the fate of human kind?All Rights Reserved

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