The Nothing Within – Andy Giesler
In this “magical, terrifying, and whimsical debut” (Publishers Weekly starred review), a biotech plague reverberates in Ohio Amish country long after the near-extinction of humankind. A young woman must try to save what remains of the human race. “Crafty surprises abound” (Kirkus Reviews) in this sci-fi/fantasy adventure that’s “nothing short of a storytelling masterwork.” (BlueInk Review in Booklist)
Root is…different.
Though raised in a fearful society that reveres tradition and conformity, she’s irreverent, outspoken, and deeply curious. Her blindness sets her even further apart.
Centuries after the Reckoning, a global biotech plague, savage chimeras still threaten human survival. After Root hears a voice that no one else can hear, she flees into the wilderness. Outcast and hunted, she must confront a dire threat to her people–and unravel the mystery of who she really is.
– Winner: Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Best Science Fiction Novel (2020)
– Winner: National Indie Excellence Awards, Best Science Fiction Novel (2020)
– Honorable Mention: Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards, Genre Fiction (2020)
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Subgenres: Apocalyptic / Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Fantasy, Genetic Engineering
Date first published: June 14, 2019
On Kindle Unlimited: No
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Website: https://thenothingwithin.com
Biography: When Andy Giesler was ten, he fell in love with writing. His debut novel, Attack of the Dinosaurs, was seventeen pages long with a yarn and cardboard binding: the heart-pounding tale of Alaskan scientists using nuclear bombs to prospect for gasoline and—as happens all too often—inadvertently waking frozen dinosaurs. He promised himself that, one day, he’d write an even longer book. Many years later while reading bedtime stories to his kids, he fell in love with writing all over again. He decided it was time. Andy has been a library page, dairy science programmer, teacher, technical writer, healthcare software developer, and corporate philosopher. He’s schooled in computer science, philosophy, and library science. He grew up in a town in Ohio Amish country. He’s a husband, father, nonprofit web consultant, and unabashed geek living in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Cover artist name: Jeff Brown
Cover artist website: https://www.jeffbrowngraphics.com/
Editor/Formatter’s name: Jim Spivey
Editor/Formatter’s website: https://reedsy.com/jim-spivey