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Mendel's Ladder: A Grimdark Post-Apocalyptic Epic

Outlast. Outgrow. Outlive. In the ashes of Earth, evolution is the ultimate weapon.The Earth will never be the same. Ravaged by climate destruction, nuclear devastation, and other cataclysmic events, the planet and its people continue to undergo radical changes to survive. A portion of humanity now lives aboard the city-size utopian space station Astrea—the lucky few. Most who fend for themselves on the Earth's surface have become Nomads: plant/fungus hybrids connected to the growing planetary mind of Earth. The few remaining human societies on Earth survive through incredible cunning, calculation, and courage.Shira and Myriam, cybernetically enhanced warriors hailing from the now destroyed Matriarchy of Wintersvilla, travel across the world in search of a way to protect two human-like girls with seemingly impossible powers. As the women clash with giant mutated beasts and a diverse array of deadly flora, they are intercepted by a Huntress and Hunter—catastrophically lethal creations of the old world thought to have gone extinct over a decade earlier. While these characters' paths intersect in surprising and explosive ways, ancient powers lurk in the shadows, wielding god-like influence over their lives. Will Shira and Myriam overcome their nightmarish adversaries, or will they succumb to the endless perils of the neoevolved Earth?Dive intoMendel's Ladder, book one of this epic series, and prepare for an adrenaline-fueled journey set on a post-apocalyptic future Earth, brimming with high-stakes action, adventure, and mystery.----------------------"Mendel's Ladder is perhaps one of the most creative if not the absolute most creative work of fiction I have ever read. Fein's prose is solid. His characters are compelling. However, where Fein really shines is in wild, wild, WILD worldbuilding, lore, philosophy, and redefining genres. A part of me started reading book 2 just to see if Fein would ever let us down. Spoiler: he doesn't. He is a master of his craft and I can't wait to see where this series goes and what ne

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