The Heart of the Earth
Author Victoria Williamson
Science Fiction
People talk of a terrible disaster in the past. The old world was destroyed and civilisation collapsed. Few people survived the catastrophe. Now, their descendants struggle to survive in small, isolated communities. One is fifteen-year-old Inava, who must leave her home on a mission to save her brother’s life…
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Chapters
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Chapter 1 Inava and the Oracle
Society has collapsed and technology has been forgotten. People live at a basic, desperate level. One is fifteen-year-old Inava, who struggles to provide for her family and her very ill brother...
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Chapter 2 The Hour of Monsters
The night is getting dark and the hour of monsters is soon to begin. Strange creatures and great danger wait in the wastelands beyond Homestead. Meanwhile, a mysterious traveler appears...
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Chapter 3 Creatures in the Mine
Inava, Kagox and Branty are on a desperate mission to find gold so that they can pay the traveler’s price. However, Kagox is now badly injured, and, across the wastelands, strange people approach...
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Chapter 4 The People of the Pit
Inava, Kagox and Branty have descended through the mine and entered a strange new world. They have no idea if they are guests or prisoners there. Then an unexpected figure from the past appears...
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Chapter 5 A New Dawn
Inava and her friends are prisoners of the Earth-Dwellers. Their friend Lontis has helped them to escape, but just as they are about to enter the pod, the council leader appears, blocking their way...
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