Scale and Shadow (Paperback)

Paperback. The rock that killed the world brought death to billions, but it also brought an alien virus that turned some survivors into something else.Jebediah Wayne was a farm boy from the Pacific Northwest, living a quiet life until the sky fell. The meteor didn't just shatter the world; it unleashed a mutant virus that turned humanity into a dying breed. Those who survived were hunted by the Revenant-paramilitary soldiers belonging to the Sovereign Accord, a shadowy organization that had been waiting for the collapse of the planet to seize absolute power.Jeb's family is missing and now the Accord is hunting Jeb for a family secret he doesn't even fully understand yet. They thought he was just a farm kid left alone in the woods to become an easy capture. But Jeb has been infected by the virus and the super-human powers growing in him are making him more predator than prey day by day.And he isn't alone.Among the ruins of his homeland, deep in a mountain cave, Jeb discovers garments of protection and a creature of myth: a fire-breathing, human-eating dragon. To the rest of the world, the beast is a ferocious, murderous weapon. To Jeb it becomes his fiercely loyal companion and protector, adding to Jeb's own perseverance in his mission to find his family.This is hero's journey, a cli-fi thriller, a gritty, high-stakes survival odyssey that contains no vulgar language or sexual content, yet features intense action with fantasy violence and combat. After a meteor strike shatters the earth, 17-year-old Jebediah must lead a fire-eating dragon into the heart of a paramilitary conspiracy to save his family. A gritty, clean-language Upper YA crossover for fans of high-octane epic fantasy. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…