The world has collapsed, and there are no heroes any more.
But when a lone gunman reluctantly accepts the mantel of protector to a young boy and his dying mother against the forces that pursue them, a hero may yet arise. - from Amazon.com
The basic story description does not do much justice to this novel. Set in a future apocalyptic future, similar to Earth, the people are somehow linked to a computer-like network. Through this connection they can access information such as the time, sunrise/sunset times, GPS, etc. People live in communities, to protect them from creatures that run the night, called Weirs. Three is the name of our main character, and appears to be a sort of bounty hunter. When in one community, he is approached for help from a strange woman and child. Though his instincts tell him to not bother, he follows them, and gets caught up in saving their lives. She asks him to help deliver the child to his birth father in another community.
The story tells of their travel, eluding those chasing them - a group called RushRuin, ran by the mother's other child, half-brother to this boy. This group has enhanced abilities that give them added strength, or other attributes. As they travel to this other distant community, Three discovers emotions he had long though hidden, and of the unknown powers the boy child has.
I thought the plot interesting enough, though Posey does sort of just drop the reader into this world without much background information. How did the world get to be this way? How are people wired into this network? What exactly are these Weirs and how/why are the created and what do they hunt for? The second book, MORNINGSIDE FALL, will expand on more of these details I hope. Great read that even the YA crowd will like.
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