The earth is in shambles. Humans have caused the destruction of natural resources, unleashed nuclear devastation, and decimated their own populations. A new race of people, the Canidae, dominates the remaining humans, as well as the sea-dwelling Serhombians and the Gapylloi. Ginger Jackson, a fourteen-year-old part-Serhombian girl, is abducted by Keegan Rawalf, who is part Canidae. He rapes her, impregnates her, and marries her.
Years later, Ginger is a mother of three, still living under Keegan's iron fist in the hills of what was once Great Britain. Rumors abound of a mystical diamond that must be thrust into a great chasm, far across the sea in the lost land of America. If the diamond is not returned, it is said, life on Earth will finally come to a bitter end.
Keegan is opposed to any of his family members taking on the great task, but Ginger senses they have a part to play in the mission. Against a backdrop of brutality and anarchy that is the dystopian era known as De Novo, the races of people have a last chance to redeem the world they have destroyed.
About the Author: L. A. Hudson is the author of Merimis Stork, the Truth, a lighthearted fantasy novel. In her second book, De Novo, Hudson turns to the darker side of her imagination. Inspired by fantasy and horror novelists, such as George R. R. Martin and Stephen King, Hudson uses the grim world of De Novo to explore the potential downfall of humanity.
Hudson, who had a successful career in the mental health field, lives in Yorkshire, England, with her husband and teacup Yorkshire terrier.
