An epidemic of a new disease that ended the hippie era and the “Summer of Love” caused mass mutations in newborns: horns, fur, fangs, claws, and tails. Abandoned by their parents, they grow up as outsiders—kept in special schools and ignored by society. The conservative eighties arrive. The mutants’ patience runs out. Their superpowers begin to wake, and any accident can trigger an outbreak of violence…
From birth, he is called a monster. His parents sent Enoch Bryant to an orphanage, and he lives with other teenagers like him. They call him the Dog. Enoch loves his friends even when the teachers are afraid of them. They are representatives of the next generation born into the plague. Each carries their own extreme genetic mutation. People in a nearby city hate Enoch, but he doesn’t know why. He has never harmed anyone. He works hard and causes no trouble. He believes that one day he will earn respect and recognition.
But hate dies hard. The tension between the Dog’s world and the “normal” townspeople grows. And the body that has been found may become the spark from which the fire of revolution will ignite…
Read a tense emotional thriller about the conflict between beings with superhero-like abilities and ordinary people—set against the backdrop of the retro-eighties. This is the story of a lost generation in which everyone only wanted to be one of us.
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“A heartbreaking story of hatred, fear, and truth. The author fearlessly explores the dark places of the human heart.” —