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"There is good, and there is bad, and there is something that lies between. From there, the girl and the boy must move forward"-- Back cover.

"In the grungy, punk-inflected world K. Wroten creates, a cast of disaffected young characters struggle to find their purpose in life. Faced with a dying Earth and numbingly useless jobs, protagonists Ellis and Dr. Otis Heck invent an immersive virtual reality game, Eden II. But when Heck betrays Ellis and sells the game to a mysterious corporation, the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur. As each chapter highlights a new character in...

Dwight owes the Old Town girls a favor. So when one of them is shot during a mob kill, Dwight and the assassin Miho step in to find her killers and help her lover get revenge.

On the run from No. 6, Shion moves in with Rat in West Block. Though life outside the comfort of the city is a trial, Shion learns to survive. Meanwhile, back in Chronos, the elite core of No. 6, Safu begins to look into Shion's disappearance only to find herself under arrest! What can Shion possibly do from exile to help his lifelong friend?

"After barely escaping the deadly clutches of the Destiny Man, the expedition team has crossed over into the strange new zone of "Unity" -- a futuristic world of gleaming technology and artificial intelligence. But will it be a safe haven for our heroes, or are they destined to be absorbed into hive mind?!"--Provided by publisher.

"The end is nigh! Behind the truth of Sachiko's death lies a cruel and tragic past...The students of Class 2-9 struggle to hold on to their sanity as they fight both the ghosts of the school and the ever-encroaching Darkness that seeks to turn them against their friends. If they can't solve this mystery soon, it'll be too late! When living is this hellish, is death the only way out...?"--Page 4 of cover.

"In the year 2024, the country is marred by unattended environmental and economic crises that lead to social chaos. Lauren Olamina, a preacher's daughter living in Los Angeles, is protected from danger by the walls of her gated community. However, in a night of fire and death, what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of human destiny ... and the birth of a new faith."--Provided by piblisher.

"In Undiscovered country, readers will journey into an unknown region that was once the United States of America--a mysterious land that has been literally walled off from the rest of the world for well over a century. Two small expeditions enter the former US simultaneously--one from the east, one from the west--and journey inward, each seeking their own form of truth as they struggle to survive in this strange and deadly lost country!"--Provided...

"Clementine is back on the road, looking to put her traumatic past behind her and forge a new path all her own. But when she comes across an Amish teenager named Amos with his head in the clouds, the unlikely pair journeys North to an abandoned ski resort in Vermont, where they meet up with a small group of teenagers attempting to build a new, walker-free settlement. As friendship, rivalry, and romance begin to blossom amongst the group, the harsh...

"In these stories from SWEET TOOTH #1-12, meet Gus, a rare breed of human/animal hybrid who was raised in isolation following a pandemic. Now, with the death of his father, he's left to fend for himself--until he meets a drifter named Jepperd, who promises to help him. Jepperd and Gus set out on a post-apocalyptic journey into the devastated American landscape to find "The Preserve," a refuge for hybrids. Find out what happens when Gus is held captive...