One Last Evolution

After the invention of biocybernetics, society spirals into warring factions, struggling to hold on in the ruins of North America.
Maren, a free Unevolved, must fight to keep her clan of orphans and runaways alive in the outskirts of Cybio Cell 17. The Foxes are in constant danger, from Cybio police to other Unevolved bands to starvation.
She's out on a normal scavenging run when she recognizes a newcomer to the city.
Riley went from clan kid to slave when his parents signed a patronage contract with a wealthy Cybio family. When Riley's Cybio master finds out that Riley was a member of an illicit clan, Riley has no choice but to flee to another cell.
The last thing he expects is to find a member of his old clan living there.
With the Pura and Cybio societies rapidly deteriorating, the Unevolved clans must figure out a way to survive as the already-fragile world falls once more to the brink of collapse.

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