Soul Redemption

In this short story prequel to Waning Moon, Lily’s thirteen-year-old brother Zephron deals with the emotional turmoil of living with the genetically-induced ability to take life with just a touch. In this first person account of Zeph’s struggles with being an adolescent with such a destructive and powerful “gift,” Zeph must face his lack of control and discover whether he has a place in his world.What's it like to be a teenager in the year 2057? Life is hard enough when three quarters of the population has been wiped out by a viral plague and a polar shift threatens to drive humanity to extinction. Adding a genetic modification that gives you the power to take life with a touch only makes being a thirteen year-old boy that much more challenging--especially if he can't control his growing ability.Zephron Carmichael would like nothing more than to have a normal life. But hiding out in the Northeast Hills trying to escape capture by the Industry--a rogue division of the New Government who want to exploit Zeph's gift--is hardly the way to go about it. Life is okay on the small woodland farm he shares with his Uncle, but he's tired of living under the shadow of his annoyingly perfect and bossy big sister, Lily, whose ability to heal makes her well respected and loved in the community. It also makes her another perfect target for the Industry. As Zeph struggles to control the awesome and terrible power that's growing inside him, he must find a way to protect his sister, find a place in the world, and make amends for a terrible wrong.