by A.K.
Downing
Genre: YA Sci-fi/Fantasy
Release Date: August 2017
Summary:
When Mia Bryn escapes her underground compound and travels into the air, she never imagines her world will explode. Separated from her father and attacked by creatures she never knew existed, Mia flees into the forest. Within hours, she finds an abandoned girl, discovers a link to her missing mother, and meets beautiful, golden-eyed Archer. But why is an ordinary girl from a compound being hunted? And how can Mia survive in a world she knows nothing about?
Genre: YA Sci-fi/Fantasy
Release Date: August 2017
Summary:
When Mia Bryn escapes her underground compound and travels into the air, she never imagines her world will explode. Separated from her father and attacked by creatures she never knew existed, Mia flees into the forest. Within hours, she finds an abandoned girl, discovers a link to her missing mother, and meets beautiful, golden-eyed Archer. But why is an ordinary girl from a compound being hunted? And how can Mia survive in a world she knows nothing about?
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As the sun set, it took with it
the hope of a meal. Long shadows draped across the ground and my level of
anxiety increased. All around us nocturnal life awakened, but I locked my jaw
and marched forward, stumbling over ground that so desperately want to slow me
down.
And then the woods turned
completely dark. Too dark to travel further. I stopped and leaned against a
tree. The bark clawed at my shoulder and an owl called from overhead. I wiped
sweat from my brow and listened to my stomach growling. No food left. Water was
gone. I realized if I allowed myself, if I gave myself permission, I could
easily crumble apart like the leaves beneath my feet. I knew I had to hold
myself together. I had made a promise to keep Ezra safe. As important a promise
as I’d ever made.
“We need to stop, Ezra,” I
whispered.
“How about there?” Ezra pointed to a dense group of
bushes.
I was exhausted, goose-bumped, the weight of my pack
made me list to one side. I nodded. It was as good a place as any. I ushered
Ezra under the branches and followed her into the darkness. The ground was
damp. Something rustled a few feet away and I jumped. We sat hunched under the
branches together, staring at the leaves. I dug out the last bit of dried
ration in my pack and offered it to Ezra. It was only a mouthful, gone in
seconds, with no water to wash it down. But I could imagine how it tasted. How
it felt to have a morsel filling the hollowness.
Instead, I fed off my worry which sat sour and thick in
my stomach. I had never felt so incapable. In the compound, I was
self-sufficient. I gathered our rations. I cleaned our clothes. I held a job at
the garden and finished my assignments on time. Here…well, there was no
control. In fact, I had no idea how to find water, how to gather food. Cowering
under this shrub, I felt like a fish stranded on shore – completely out of my
element, gasping for air – and I knew if I hadn’t been able to scrounge a
morsel to eat today, what would day two look like? Day five?
***
A.K. Downing's young-adult
novel, Into the Air, is a 2017 National Indie Excellence Award Finalist. Set in
a post-apocalyptic world, the story follows the adventure of teenager Mia Bryn
as she leaves the safety of her underground compound and tries to survive in a
world no one has inhabited for more than a hundred years.
Growing up in the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania, Aimee spent her summers exploring the fields, woods, and orchards of her grandparents' farm. She was inspired by prepper shows and survivalist websites to create a story that weaves together the best aspects of young adult fiction – adventure, teenage angst, and a hint of romance.
Aimee studied graphic design at Kent State University and currently works as a Creative Director. She enjoys history and camping and feels there is no better way to see the world than from the top of a horse.
Growing up in the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania, Aimee spent her summers exploring the fields, woods, and orchards of her grandparents' farm. She was inspired by prepper shows and survivalist websites to create a story that weaves together the best aspects of young adult fiction – adventure, teenage angst, and a hint of romance.
Aimee studied graphic design at Kent State University and currently works as a Creative Director. She enjoys history and camping and feels there is no better way to see the world than from the top of a horse.
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