A dystopian adventure packed  with vibrant characters, Homeric battles, devastating betrayal, forbidden romance, and unrelenting revenge in this contemporary epic poem.

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 Corrupt lawyers dine at the Rooftop Café, fifty floors above the courthouse entrance. They eat rare meat,  gulping down thick red wine as they watch those they’ve convicted get tossed from various floors of the building – 

the worse the crime, the higher the floor.  Some defendants are innocent, some guilty - all part of a calculated plan to control overpopulation.  It is a metropolis where all land is owned by the government, mothers can have only one child, and individuality is reserved for the rich.   

       Nick Pein is a carefree young man, who simply longs for the days when he could run through an open field or pal around with friends.  But  when Nick becomes entangled in a courthouse conspiracy, he is catapulted into a rebellion against corruption.  This reluctant hero suddenly finds himself fighting for love, trapped in betrayal, and maturing into an unlikely leader.  To save friends and family, Nick must fight to give the city back to the people and find meaning in his own life along the way.  Full of courageous battles with unexpected twists, this epic adventure is entertainingly unique to any predecessors in its form.  Stretch your neck over The Prized Southern Ledge