Into the Mist
A Novel
P. C. Cast
- **The
- first
- sci-fi
- adventure
- in
- a
- feminist
- dystopian
- duology
- for
- our
- times,
- from
- the
- #1
- New
- York
- Times-bestselling
- author
- of
- the
- House
- of
- Night
- series!Practical
- Magic
- meets
- Station
- Eleven
- in
- this
- “exciting
- apocalypse
- story”
- about
- female
- power
- and
- the
- destructive
- path
- of
- violent
- patriarchies
- (Anne
- Bishop).**As
- men
- fall
- to
- the
- mist,
- the
- age
- of
- womankind
- begins
- to
- rise.The
- world
- as
- we
- know
- it
- ends
- when
- an
- attack
- on
- the
- U.S.
- unleashes
- bombs
- that
- deliver
- fire
- and
- biological
- destruction.
- Along
- with
- sonic
- detonations
- and
- devastating
- earthquakes,
- the
- bombs
- have
- also
- brought
- the
- green
- mist.
- If
- breathed
- in,
- it
- is
- deadly
- to
- all
- men—but
- alters
- the
- body
- chemistry
- of
- many
- women,
- imbuing
- them
- with
- superhuman
- abilities.A
- group
- of
- high
- school
- teachers
- heading
- home
- from
- a
- conference
- experiences
- firsthand
- the
- strength
- of
- these
- new
- powers.
- Mercury
- Rhodes
- is
- the
- Warrior,
- possessing
- heightened
- physical
- powers.
- Stella
- Carver
- is
- the
- Seer,
- with
- a
- sixth
- sense
- about
- the
- future.
- Imani
- Andrews
- is
- the
- Watcher,
- with
- a
- rare
- connection
- to
- the
- earth.
- Karen
- Gay
- is
- the
- Priestess,
- demonstrating
- a
- special
- connection
- with
- Spirits.
- And
- Gemma
- Jenkins
- is
- the
- Healer,
- a
- sixteen-year-old
- student
- who
- joins
- the
- group
- after
- losing
- her
- parents.As
- they
- cross
- the
- Pacific
- Northwest,
- trying
- to
- find
- a
- safe
- place
- to
- ride
- out
- the
- apocalypse,
- the
- women
- soon
- learn
- they
- can't
- trust
- anyone,
- and
- with
- fresh
- danger
- around
- every
- corner,
- it
- will
- take
- all
- their
- powers
- to
- save
- themselves—and
- possibly
- the
- world.With
- timely
- commentary
- on
- power
- and
- community,
- Into
- the
- Mist
- delivers
- a
- thrilling
- and
- fantastical
- future
- that
- is
- equal
- parts
- a
- feminist
- commentary
- and
- an
- amazing,
- witty
- adventure
- filled
- with
- wine
- and
- women—as
- only
- P.C.
- Cast’s
- brilliant
- storytelling
- can
- bring
- to life.
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