The Westerners

An Aether Gun Story

De: Dustin Lee

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

In the West, even silence has a cost.

In the shadow of the Davis Mountains, fifteen-year-old Emory Cade's quiet life is shattered when her brother vanishes as the Texas National Army is taking over the town. What begins as a desperate search for family leads Emory into a world of secrets buried beneath the desert stone-where soldiers guard a strange machine and rumors of something called Aether run like wildfire.

Drawn in by a woman who seems to know more than she says, Emory discovers that her bond with her brother is only the beginning of what ties her to the struggle. As reality begins to blur and the lines between truth and illusion bend, Emory must decide who she can trust-and how much of herself she's willing to risk.

The Westerners, prequel to West of Nowhere, is set in the uneasy years before the collapse. It is a mixture of Stephen King's The Dark Tower meets Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men—a gritty blend of Western survival, military tension, and emerging sci-fi intrigue. A standalone novella that ties into the upcoming larger saga.

This book contains adult language and violence. It is intended for mature readers

Published by Death Do We Party Press
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