The Subzero
johnschorwinson
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  • Reads 18,609
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  • Parts 14
  • Time 56m
johnschorwinson
Ongoing, First published Nov 25, 2015
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Twelve years back, the land collapsed, the sea rose. Ten years later, the asteroids rained down, the other planets gone.
    
    Then, the Subzero started.
    
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     A year after the Late Asteroid Bombardment, a winter came that seemed to last a lifetime. No one expected the new apocalypse coming---the Subzero. 
    
     The dust particles of dissolved Mars and asteroids shrouded the atmosphere, preventing the sunlight from reaching the planet's surface. The Earth turned into a complete ball of ice, freezing even the flux of life. Food became a luxury. The extinction began. Survival became impossible.
    
     Seventeen years in existence, a survivor of the first two apocalypse, now struggling against the Subzero, Halley Jacquards is left alone after her whole family died. She is left to suffer starvation and thirst, oppressed by the blizzard that turns everyone frozen. Tempted and forced to go outside from hunger, she meets Grey Laxford of South Division, who promises to help her into survival.
    
     Ranging from the divisions of Pangaea Ultima to the Pacific Ring of Fire, the South Division team will suffer the wrath of nature, the lost of technology, the inconsistency of trust, and everyone's greed just to survive.

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        Copyright © 2016 J. Schorwinson
        All Rights Reserved.
        

HIGHEST: #4 in Science Fiction

The Fiction Awards 2017 Winner - Best Science Fiction.

COVER BY @XantheRowd
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53 parts Complete

Centuries after the Nuclear War, a rebellion is rising and Renna finds herself at the heart of a Civilization hiding many evils. ***** Centuries after the Nuclear War, the Earth is an uninhabitable tundra, leaving the Civilization as the lone island on which there is a chance for survival. Renna, once a top Intellect, has grown disillusioned after seeing the Civilization's oppressive regime. Forced to confront her loyalties and reshape her identity, Renna must pave a new path for herself. When an Outsider appears, providing evidence that there is life outside of the Civilization, Renna takes a chance and forms an alliance with the Outsider, defying the Civilization and daring to stand against it...and may find love along the way. [[The Most Original Award, Eclipse Awards]] [[1st Place, the Rarity Awards]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

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