Eve of Destruction

For centuries magic has been the foundation of Arkadian society, but an industrial revolution has ushered in an unprecedented era of technology and innovation. Steam-powered airships and trains have shrunk the country, and a score of new factories have given work to the desperate masses. But all change comes with a price. The skies burn with the acrid fumes of pollution, and many laborers have been maimed by the same machines that once promised them salvation. And perhaps worst of all, the very source of magic seems to be receding in the wake of industrialization. Now, on the brink of the most important presidential election in Arkadia’s history, a civil war looms between the cult-like Industrialist fanatics and the anachronistic Magi. For Evelyn DeShane and her boyfriend Zach, the war just became personal. When they find her mother murdered in cold blood, Eve immediately blames the gangs of “Dusties” hunting down and terrorizing Magi across the country. But as they travel deep into the heart of Industrialist territory in search of the killer, they discover that her mother might not have been the innocent victim they’d expected—and the rift between the Magi and the Dusties might not be as black-and-white as they assumed. Together they must survive the civil war raging around them long enough to reconstruct the past before its harrowing secrets doom the future.