dystopian fangirl Blue Karma by J.K. Ullrich jkullrich.com
Karma: The sum of a persons’s actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
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orget dystopian. Cli-fi is about to explode and Blue Karma is going to take it there. Cli-Fi is the new Dystopian, as Blue is the new Black in this brilliant narrative of choices and consequences, humanity and love. Amaya the Ice Poacher. Logan the Polar Guard. Paul the Heir to an Empire. Survival, protection, and rule. The perfect combination producing the perfect adventure. Teens and adults—the tomboys, tree climbers, adventure seekers, and backyard-campers—this is for you. Every line. Every chapter. Every character. Every moment. Perfectly come together is this marvelous story. “I’m an engee pirate who steals the ice you’re supposed to protect. You want to save all of North America’s water, while I just care about keeping myself alive another day. We’re enemies. ” Synopsis from jkullrich.com Water. It covers almost three-quarters of the planet, comprises more than half the human body, and has become the most coveted resource on Earth. Amaya de los Santos survived the typhoon that left her an orphan. Now she scrapes by as an ice poacher, illegally harvesting fresh water for an always-thirsty market. Logan Arundson should be dead. After a mysterious attack destroys his military unit, he abandons his Arctic post for his native California, where droughts have made water a religion and a resource worth killing for. Paul Hayes is heir to an empire. But being vice president of a powerful hydrology company isn’t all gardens and swimming pools: he deals with ice poachers, water rights, and the crushing expectations of his CEO mother. His investigation into company sabotage and the miraculous appearance of a lake in a small California town lead him to a shocking discovery ... and an impossible decision.
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