Kill or Cure (Extract)
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She's on a desperate quest to protect her family. But will defending them save the planet or result in her doom?
Alyx Silverthorne's broken world is falling apart. With her parents dead and her little brother Tommy infected with a zombie virus, she fears she's about to lose everything that matters. But when her beloved sibling dies and returns to life stronger than before, their only choice is a dangerous cross-country journey to the capital for answers.
Teaming up with her deserter uncle and the best friend in love with her, they arrive at a secret military base wondering if Tommy is in fact the cure. But the affection of a strapping young soldier is cold comfort when his sinister commander takes a terrifying interest in her family.
Will Alyx survive the lies of the living or be consumed by the mouths of the dead?
Kill or Cure is the gut-wrenching first book in the Kill or Cure post-apocalyptic teen fiction series. If you like feisty young heroines, struggles against chaos, and teenage love, then you'll adore Pixie Britton's action-packed trilogy.
★★★★★ "A dynamic story of teenage love and gut-wrenching loss in a dystopian world." - Books Monthly
★★★★★ "This isn't your stereotypical run of the mill, zombie apocalpyse novel. Pixie Britton takes the zombie genre and gives it her own thrilling unique twist." - Readers Enjoy Authors Dreams
★★★★★ "There's not a generic zombie survival character in sight. We are dealing with real people and real emotions." - Gallifreyan Buccaneer
★★★★★ "This is a genre that has been done in a million different ways for a million different readers, and one is hard-pressed to find a book that is a little different or offers something new. I'm thrilled (and relieved) to say that this book does that in addition to being entertaining and well-written." - Reads and Reels
★★★★★ "There are times when your heart is in your throat, just hoping things will turn out right. A great dystopian
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