title: The Verge of Extinction: Book I
author: G. A. VELKY
description: The Verge of Extinction opens after several earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and a major tsunami have wreaked havoc on the landscape of the American West. The world has irreparably changed, and surviving humans have formed little communities in the remaining dry areas. In this brave new world, a teenage boy named Nathan wonders what happened to his missing scientist father. He also hopes that Cyndi, a girl he's always liked, is still alive. Determined to discover the truth, Nathan sneaks away from his mother and sets out on a dangerous journey.
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  Extinction - 2
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Desperation
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  by Ken Barrett
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Cover Illustration by: J Caleb @ J Caleb Design
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2019 Kenneth Barrett
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  ISBN: 9781793387127
  
  
  
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and
  incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a
  fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or
  actual events is purely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For Mady.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Desperation is the raw material of drastic change.
  
  
  Only those who can leave behind
  
  
  everything they have ever believed in
  
  
  can hope to escape.
  
  
    
  William S. Burroughs
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  Contents
  
  
  [Part 1: Strife](part0000_split_005.ht