The Ragpicker
Will be published approx. on 23. July 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
290 pages
978-1-946154-59-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Ragpicker-a man, bonded into a mysterious 'secondskin' that has prolonged his life after the digital apocalypse-wanders the lush, deserted Earth, haunted by failing avatars and fragmented texts. He's searching for traces of his long-dead husband but his journey is interrupted by a girl, Ysmany, fleeing her remote village in order to save a baby orphaned by a military grade secondskin, 'The Server,' the fanatical ruler of their town.
Together they cross the flourishing, treacherous landscape towards sanctuary. Yet the signals and static of the previous age echo in the Ragpicker's mind and whisper in the girl's dreams, drawing them toward the gap between map and territory-while offering precious hope.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
478 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-946154-59-0 (9781946154590)
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Joel Dane is the author of twenty-four novels across several genres--and pseudonyms. He's written for TV and podcasts, including a dozen episodes of a Netflix Original Series and an audio drama starring Jameela Jamil and Manny Jacinto. As Joel Dane, he wrote the Cry Pilot trilogy for Ace Books, and Marigold Breach for Realm.