The Taken
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Last published Thu, Sep 22, 2016
In a world that has been abruptly taken from the living and given to the dead. How are we supposed to survive? And the answer is... any way possible.
Tod Converse ( or t.c. for short) is left with no wife and a suicidal son. With the world falling apart. With a small town to call home. After shit hits the fan it looks like the local highschool is the only place to go. But , it may be safe... But for how long ?
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