The Striders

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The Striders did not invade; they seeped into the world like a creeping tide, reshaping it in their image. Towering ten-foot humanoids with hardened exoskeletons and jagged spines, they move with an unnatural silence-until the hunt begins. Their ferocity waxes and wanes with the seasons, but as autumn descends, they become relentless, hunting with precision to grow stronger for the winter ahead.

Now, the air is heavy with an ominous stillness. At the center of this shifting battlefield stands something new: the Nest. A grotesque, pulsating monolith, its eerie glow hints at a terrifying evolution-one that could consume everything in its path.

Jacob has survived two years in this broken world, not for himself, but for his family. Every choice, every sacrifice has been made to keep them alive. But survival is no longer enough. The Nest whispers of something greater-something controlling the Striders from within. If there is any hope of ending the carnage, it lies in hunting down the source.

While others flee from the Striders, Jacob prepares to plunge deeper into danger. He must track the queen, the mind behind the swarm, and destroy her before the Nest gives rise to something unstoppable. But with autumn's fury at its peak and his family always a heartbeat away from danger, the line between savior and survivor blurs. To protect the ones he loves, Jacob must risk everything-before the world belongs to the Striders forever.