They’ve been trying to wrangle enough money to purchase much-needed resources so people don’t freeze to death during winter, plus a whole host of other things they need to serve their community effectively as a library, resource hub, and shelter. At least, that’s true for many cities and towns, including Atlanta.Ītlanta is also where Nina, Maya, and Dani run a community centre/library for their neighbourhood. All levels of government in what had been the United States splintered and seem to have dissolved into nothing. The world as we know it has been gone for decades, ruined by wars fought over energy, rotting in decaying infrastructure, and finally offed by an unexpected solar flare, known as the Flares. This is the first book in the Mercenary Librarians series, and it takes place in a different corner of the same world established in the Beyond series. If you love librarians, badasses, competence porn, post-apocalyptic road trips, hot sex, and can suspend some disbelief on some heavier issues (like race and trauma), then you’ll really enjoy Deal with the Devil. Take stock of your mental and emotional bandwidth before diving in if any of these subjects would stress you out.

There’s also mentions and descriptions of torture in the book. Failure will destroy Atlanta.Content warning: It’s important to note that the speculative history the book is based on is very very plausible, some already happening in our world, things like energy wars, crumbling infrastructure, and inept government officials cutting off essential resources and services so they can continue grabbing at more power. And forcing Rafe to decide how far he’ll go to protect both of his families-the one he was born to, and the one he made for himself. They’ll go deep undercover in the decadent, luxury-soaked penthouses on the Hill.īringing Dani face-to-face with the man who turned her into a killer.

When Maya needs to make contact with a sympathetic insider, Dani and Rafe are the only ones with the skill-set and experience to infiltrate the highest levels of the TechCorps. And Nina is organizing their community-not just to survive, but to fight back. Dani strikes from the shadows, picking off the chain of command one ambush at a time. Maya uses her wealth of secrets to weaken the TechCorps from within. Our band of mercenary librarians have decided that the time for revolution has come. In the aftermath of a devastating loss, the TechCorps is scrambling to maintain control by ruthlessly limiting access to resources to Atlanta, hoping to quell rebellion. Sunshine Supersoldier + Grumpy Assassin = !!!

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