Decastrum
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Last published Sat, Nov 5, 2016
After a devastating disaster that killed most of humanity, the few remaining cities, located in England, try to rebuild their world. When anarchy and chaos erupts, new order is built within the city of Decastrum: technology is banned, guns are only permitted for the Enforcers, and the community has been prescribed a drug that erases their personalities and leaves them as empty, mindless slaves. But what happens to those who disobey the harsh rules, those who abuse the restricted permissions? When Jonathan Harcourt begins to comprehend the dangers of both allegiance and machination, he makes a decision that could cost him his life: He chooses to fight back against the Enforcers.
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