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Kalifornien im Jahre 2025. Durch Psychodrogen aufgeputschte, marodierende Banden terrorisieren das Land: die meisten Menschen haben sich längst in kleine, nach außen abgeschottete Gemeinschaften zurückgezogen. Lauren Olamina, eine junge schwarze Frau, macht sich auf die gefährliche Reise nach Norden entlang der Küste. Durch eine Erbkrankheit verfügt sie über die Gabe der Empathie: sie kann den Schmerz anderer Menschen spüren - und sie ermöglicht es ihr, jene unscheinbaren Veränderungen in der Gesellschaft zu erkennen, die vielleicht zu einer neuen Form menschlicher Zivilisation führen werden. (Klappentext)
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In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future.
Lauren Olamina and her family live in one of the only safe neighborhoods remaining on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Behind the walls of their defended enclave, Lauren’s father, a preacher, and a handful of other citizens try to salvage what remains of a culture that has been destroyed by drugs, disease, war, and chronic water shortages. While her father tries to lead people on the righteous path, Lauren struggles with hyperempathy, a condition that makes her extraordinarily sensitive to the pain of others.
When fire destroys their compound, Lauren’s family is killed and she is forced out into a world that is fraught with danger. With a handful of other refugees, Lauren must make her way north to safety, along the way conceiving a revolutionary idea that may mean salvation for all mankind.
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