Madeline M Dunsmore

People of the Anthill Madeline M Dunsmore

There is very little that is for certain about the world of before, but two things remain engrained. Corruption, and relations stretched taut between warring nations. Amidst communist tensions, the tight string that held the world together suddenly snapped. The bombs fell, and the surface was reduced to nothing but ash. But when all the world burned, Katra Polis remained - the final bastion of civilization tucked safely underground. Spared from the destruction, a portion of the American people live on, and have lived on for many decades as the sun and moon passed unknowably above them. The work could be hard, the resources scarce, and the rules strict, but the people were safe under their mountain, and they were happy. Mostly. A stagnant populace for many years, comfortable in their lives or else making do, the seeds of destruction sow themselves suddenly and unexpectedly into the lives of the city's denizens. It isn't long before rumors spread of a communist infestation plaguing the city anew - the very force that drove them here in the first place, and one they will not bow to. As the fervor of the new red hunt grows, maintenance worker Emilia O'Hearne finds the normality of her life stripped away as her closest friend, Abigail Pilots, goes missing without a trace. The city around her being swept up in the new state of panic and rage, Emilia is forced to decide what she is willing to risk to find Abigail and prove her innocence, though the process will lead her down a path with many more questions, and no return. Enjoy the the first installment of The Anthill Trilogy: People of the Anthill!