Conquered Earth

Lord of the FliesmeetsWar of the Worldsin this postapocalyptic tale of two teens and a young girl with amazing powers who must stop the aliens' mysterious plan. Earth has been conquered by an alien race known as the Assembly. The adult human population is gone, having succumbed to the Tone-a powerful, telekinetic supersignal that has reduced them to a state of complete subservience. But the Tone has one critical flaw: it only affects those over the age of twenty, which means that there is one group left to fight-teens. Holt Hawkins is a bounty hunter, and his current target is Mira Toombs, a treasure seeker who has escaped from Midnight City after being sentenced to death. It's not long before Holt bags his prey, but their instant connection isn't something Holt bargained for-and neither is the Assembly ship that crash-lands near them shortly after he captures Mira. Venturing aboard despite Mira's objections, Holt finds a young girl who can't remember anything except her name: Zoey. The three soon begin an adventure through alien-conquered North America, encountering young freedom fighters, powerful artifacts that seem magical, pirates and brigands, and frightening mutated creatures of the night, all while trying to stay one step ahead of the Assembly. As Zoey starts to exhibit amazing powers, Holt and Mira realize that this young girl just may be the key to stopping the alien invaders. Midnight City is the breathtaking first book in the Conquered Earth series, which chronicles three young people and their journey through a dangerous world they are trying to save. Part One: Conquered Earth: Chapter 1: Vultures Chapter 2: Scars Chapter 3: Bounty Hunter Chapter 4: Freebooter Chapter 5: Underneath Chapter 6: Swarm Chapter 7: Coming Storm Chapter 8: Dreams Chapter 9: Best-Laid Schemes Chapter 10: Scion Chapter 11: Complications Chapter 12: Mantises Chapter 13: Water Chapter 14: Shroud Chapter 15: Guilt Chapter 16: All of Them Chapter 17: Torrent Chapter 18: Black Water Chapter 19: Foresaken Chapter 20: Untimely Rescue Chapter 21: Hunters Chapter 22: Nightmares Chapter 23: Waltz Chapter 24: Cupcakes Chapter 25: Dominoes Chapter 26: Be Free Chapter 27: Wind Shear Part Two: Midnight City: Chapter 28: Something Chapter 29: The Winds Chapter 30: City of Midnight Chapter 31: Revelations Chapter 32: The Cesar Chapter 33: Crawlway Chapter 34: Photograph Chapter 35: Lenore Chapter 36: Grey Devils Chapter 37: Aqueduct Chapter 38: Difficult Questions Chapter 39: Points Chapter 40: Shrine Chapter 41: Librarian Chapter 42: Vault Chapter 43: Oracle Chapter 44: Apex Chapter 45: Battle of Midnight City Chapter 46: Chance Generator Chapter 47: Lost Knights Chapter 48: Belief Chapter 49: The Severed Tower Epilogue "I have succumbed to Midnight City! Just like Holt, who fights to liberate a conquered Earth, I now see that great things can happen. After all, J. Barton Mitchell wrote this novel. I have hope of another. As soon as possible." "[Mitchell's] first in a dystopian sci-fantasy series is an imaginative mix of danger and humor…The action will keep readers turning the pages." "Midnight City hooked me right from the moment Holt first tries to capture Mira and takes her prisoner only to realize he's dealing with a girl who's got some serious survival skills. The two characters are complete equals, more than any other fictional costar team I've read and yet they're enemies. I knew exactly what would happen with Mira and Holt's instant chemistry and yet, I had to read on just to watch this amazing, action-packed journey, both emotional and physical, unfold." "When the adults mysteriously disappear, who will save the day after earth is conquered by aliens? In J. Barton Mitchell's riveting postapocalyptic tale, the kids are the last line of defense. Centered around engaging (and conflicted) characters, Midnight City hur

The Conquered Earth series, a sci-fi tour de force set in an alien-invaded postapocalyptic world, returns as the children forge deeper into dangerous lands in search of the Severed Tower. Holt, Mira, and Max have fled Midnight City with Zoey after watching her repel an entire Assembly army. Zoey's powers are unlocked, but who and what she is remains a mystery. All she knows is that she must reach the Severed Tower, an infamous spot in the middle of the world's most dangerous landscape: the Strange Lands, a place where the laws of physics have completely broken down. But the closer they get to the tower, the more precarious things become. The Assembly has pursued Zoey into the Strange Lands, as has a new group, whose agenda seems to differ from the rest. To make matters worse, the group hunting Holt is there, led by a dangerous and beautiful pirate named Ravan. So is Mira's first love, Benjamin Aubertine, whose singular ambition to reach the Tower threatens to get them all killed. Then there's the Strange Lands themselves. They have inexplicably begun to grow, spreading outward, becoming more powerful. Somehow, it all seems tied to Zoey herself, and the closer she gets to the Tower, the weaker she becomes. "Mitchell's second in his young adult trilogy is a masterful mix of post-apocalyptic, dystopian science fiction with just a hint of steampunk. His narrative is edge-of-your-seat and nail-bitingly thrilling, his prose concise and visual, his battles epic, his characters memorable, his evildoers nightmarishly atrocious and his stars utterly unforgettable." "The mechanisms of the artifacts created in the Strange Lands are clearer than in the series opener, and the science-fantasy explanation of the tower itself is good fun, as is the setup for book three in a much-changed world."