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Walking the Ruins

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Parts 70
Time 6h 5m

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A girl cast into the future, navigating a dystopian wilderness with her friends.



Leona and some friends are hiking in the rain, on a school excursion. She would prefer to be elsewhere.  Suddenly, nausea takes hold of her. Then everything turns dark, and a clapping noise rips her world apart.

They awake in the future. In an abandoned land of deserted, overgrown ruins, they have to fight for their lives. 

On her way through the wilderness, Leona discovers the bitter taste of pain, loneliness, and defeat. And when she finally finds other survivors, they are not what she expected.



Genre: Somewhere between Science-Fiction and Adventure, and somewhere between Robinson Crusoe and The Hunger Games.

Winner in the category "Post-Apocalyptic" of the Ooorahs! 2017

#1 in Science Fiction in September 2018All Rights Reserved

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