Shepherd Moon
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On the run from the Earth government and military forces, wanted former terrorist Maddy Hawthorn seeks a new life on Mars. When she discovers plans for another terrorist attack, her only hope to prevent a global catastrophe is to seek the help of other insurgents.
But everyone wants her dead, including the people she is trying to save.
With the help of a runaway Elite teenager and a band of renegade slaves, Maddy fights to save the very government system she despises.
Nothing lasts forever.
Although it alludes to events in the previous Maddy Hawthorn book, "Days of Iron", this is a separate story and is designed to be read and understood independently.
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