Children of the Forgotten (Book One: The Anistemi) - Ebook

Genre: Dystopian Fantasy

Publication Date: November 29, 2022

Length: 357 pages

In the aftermath of nuclear war and a deadly sickness, humanity has reverted to a medieval way of life. Technology has become a distant memory, and survival hinges on the strength of the knights who protect the city from external and internal threats. These knights are not born, but made—rising through training and valor to defend the last remnants of civilization.

But the Sickness, a plague that decimates most by the age of thirty, is not the only danger. The war has scarred the land and its people, leading to mutations in both humans and animals, sometimes granting strange, magical abilities—both a gift and a curse. Beyond the city walls, mutated, deranged killers roam the hills, hunting anyone who ventures too far from the fortified safety of the knights’ guard.

Collin Mann, a fifteen-year-old gravedigger, has spent his life burying victims of the Sickness. Unlike his older brother, a respected knight, Collin avoids combat, believing he has no place among the city's protectors. But when a violent ambush at the city's water source forces him to face the horrors beyond the walls, Collin must decide whether he can rise to defend his people or continue to hide from the destiny he fears.

In this city, survival means fighting not just against outside threats but also against the haunting past of a world shattered by war and disease.

(Dystopian Fantasy, Post-apocalyptic, Christian Fiction)