<p><strong>From <em>New York Times</em> best-selling author Jamie Thornton.</strong></p><p>A thrilling science fiction series. Follow a group of unlikely heroes deep into an apocalypse.</p><p><strong>ONCE UPON A TIME A PLAGUE ENDED THE WORLD. </strong></p><p>Mary knows how to thrive on the street. She makes it her mission to keep other kids away from everyday monsters. But when she's attacked by a crazed man clutching a bloody heart she realizes—there's a new kind of monster in town.</p><p>A single drop of blood and now Mary's one of the infected. Unless she can stop the virus and save her friends the new monster in town might just be her.</p><p><em>'…This isn't the boxcar children covered with a veneer of wholesomeness. These street kids know how to survive on the streets and it isn't always pretty… heart-stopping and horrific….' </em>? ? ? ? ?</p><p><em>'Where do I even start? I guess here: it's refreshing to finally read a disease-centred apocalyptic story that feels real… cannot wait to see what happens next….' </em>? ? ? ? ?</p><p><em>If you like anything (or most things) with quickly-spreading viruses zombies realistic teenaged characters learning how homeless kids get by on the street action and strong loyalty…an intriguing cannot-put-it-down tale….' </em>? ? ? ? ?</p><p><em>'The first book left me hungry for the next one…' </em>? ? ? ? ?</p><p><em>'This book was bad@sss…'</em> ? ? ? ? ?</p>