Lance Erlick

Rebels Divided Lance Erlick

Fun thrill ride written as a standalone action story, but also part of the Rebel series, three years later.

The first time Geo sees Annabelle, they meet as enemies and she doesn't kill him. That's worth something. Geo (19) is a rugged frontiersman who hungers to see more of the world than the impoverished Outland glen where he and his pa hide from local Rangers. To prove himself, he fights Union Mechanized Warriors and Outland Rangers to protect friends, neighbors, and refugees fleeing the Federal Union. Annabelle (19) is a tough yet fragile tomboy who lost her parents at age three to the Mech Warriors. Then she's forced to become a Mech.

After the Second Civil War, the nation divides into two 'utopias'. The Federal Union enforces Harmony and an all-female society with the help of EggFusion Fertilization and Female Mechanized Warriors. The Appalachian Outland promotes rugged individualism, but Thane Edwards holds a monopoly of power with his Rangers. The Union's Tenn-tucky governor and the Outland warlord conclude a secret deal, pledging Annabelle to the warlord to provide him heirs, and putting a bounty on Geo and his pa.

Pursued by their own and opposing military forces, Geo and Annabelle must wrestle with mutual mistrust as sworn enemies. Yet, only together can they confront Edwards to rescue her sister and gain justice for Geo's pa's murder.