Once, long ago, the world was a happier place. It was beautiful and rich with life. There was music and laughter, pictures that could move, objects that could sing. When a life was born, people celebrated and hosted parties. When a life was taken, people were overcome with grief. There was light everywhere, and hope could always be found in the darkest of times. That world was called Earth. Earth is no more. This is the dead Earth, a shell of what once was. Here there is darkness and death, sickness and turmoil. Music is fragments of memories contained within the oldest people. Laughter is for fools. Life is misfortune, death is celebrated. There is no hope. Over population and sickness have led to the destruction of society. The elite live in a floating utopia overlooking the dying world below. Many of those on the surface are mutilated and insane, side-effects of the plague that swept the land. Yet, a few have overcome the illness and developed strange powers from it. They are trying to survive in a war-torn world as neither part of the mutants or the normal people living above. Cora is one of the people on the surface world who has developed powers from the sickness that swept the nation. This is her story.

Volume 3 of the Shadow of Utopia series! Once, long ago, the world was a happier place. It was beautiful and rich with life. There was music and laughter, pictures that could move, objects that could sing. When a life was born, people celebrated and hosted parties. When a life was taken, people were overcome with grief. There was light everywhere, and hope could always be found in the darkest of times. That world was called Earth. Earth is no more. Now, Cora is living in the colonies, where she keeps hearing talks of the mysterious 'Utopia'. Everything is fine...until one day, Cora is tasked with an important job. A job so important that the lives of countless Mutants and Utopians rest upon Cora's decision. Will she survive the strangers, the creatures, the...unknown that is waiting for her? Will she do the right thing? Also Available: Shadow of Utopia: Vol. 1 - The Mutants Shadow of Utopia: Vol. 2 - The Resistance Praise for Shadow of Utopia: The Earth is no more. With over-population, "The Cure" was supposed to take care of the homeless and the sick. What happened instead was a mutation of sorts in the survivors. Some had heightened sensory skills while others had gross mutations of their bodies. The remaining leaders of the earth have fled to a Sky Kingdom called Utopia. However, they still hold raids on the old "Earth" to kill off any of those that are still alive. This is the story of one of the earth's survivors (Cora). She not only has an interesting background but is also hopeful for the future. Most of the earth's people have lost all hope. The quick-claws and the sharp-tooths are forces to be reckoned with by members of the village. Am wondering if Cora will be able to make it to the underground colonies. More importantly, do they even exist or are they just tales of the traders? -A Navy Vet...VT town (Top 1000 Amazon Reviewer)