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Levels: The Host

The country of Manhattan has achieved absolute division between the haves and the have-nots. On the lower level, in the sunless, skyless depths, live the powerless denizens of desperate hope. In their towers above live the elite, untouched by the filth, the fear, the fires of desire seething beneath their feet.

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Down below, Watly Caiper has a dream: parenthood, the privilege of wealth. But the only way for a law-abiding man like Watly to acquire that kind of money is to volunteer for the most dangerous job in the world. He must become a host...allow a member of th elite to enter his body, the control it with complete immunity. For the anonymous "donor," it's the ultimate high; for Watly Caiper, it becomes the ultimate violation—when his body is made the unwilling tool of an assassin.

Now the authorities want Watly dead. He can no longer play by their rules. In a strange and violent new world, Watly has one last hope for survival.

REVOLUTION.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 358 pages

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