Title:
Dehumanized
Series:
Dehumanized #1
Author:
Michael Loring
Genre:
Paranormal Urban Fantasy
Publisher:
Bokheim Publishing
Format:
Ebook and Paperback
Length:
Paperback 522 pages | Ebook 524 pages
Book
Description:
A deadly
and currently incurable disease has been released as the result of an
unknown experiment that went awry. Dubbed 'Lycanthropy' by the media
due to its similarity to the horror movie genre depiction about
werewolves, anyone infected begins to change, and every night of the
full moon the 'beast' within is released. Within one year,
lycanthropy spread throughout Europe, Asia and has now infected the
USA. In an attempt to control and treat the outbreak, concerned
governments have begun creating camps to contain those who are
infected and to help find a cure. Despite rumors comparing these
camps to the concentration camps of almost 70 years ago, the US
government maintains these camps have the best interests of the
public and the residents at heart. Expectations for a cure in the
next year remain high.
Ryan
Zachery lived his life the way all high school teenagers should -
carefree, and oblivious to anything around him. He had an attractive
girlfriend and hope for the future. One night when he was walking
home he was attacked by an unknown assailer. He awoke in the hospital
to learn he had been infected by lycanthropy, a disease he had heard
about but had ignored.
Taken by
armed guards and dragged away from his parents who did not understand
what was happening, Ryan was thrown into a US camp made for those
'suffering' from lycanthropy. Treated like prisoners, he and other
lycanthropes were abused by the guards and by their own kind.
Scientists regularly performed experiments that promised to treat the
disease, yet only caused pain. If Ryan or any of the other roommates
acted up or demanded answers, they were thrown into solitary,
nicknamed the 'dungeon', and ignored until they became docile once
more.
But at
the night of the full moon, the beast within him is freed. The beast
hates the prison and Ryan. When an experimental procedure allows the
beast and Ryan to communicate, the two enemies become unlikely allies
who will stop at nothing to tear down the walls keeping them
prisoner. With the beast's help, Ryan learns how to change at will.
When even his own kind begin to fear him, he creates a plan to
release all lycanthropes. They caged the beast, but now he will show
them that he will never be dehumanized.
About
the Author:
Michael
Loring was born in Bristol, Connecticut, but has lived in a variety
of places such as Florida and Tennessee. He likes to think of himself
as an amateur Lycanthropologist, studying werewolves ever since he
was eight years old when he first saw An American Werewolf In London.
He spent most of his life switching between home school and public
school, always focusing on his passion of writing no matter what. His
interest in writing was sparked in the second grade when his teacher
encouraged him to write short stories for the class, earning him more
than one award at school assemblies for Creative Writing. He
currently resides back in his birthplace of Connecticut with a house
full of women who like to drive him up the wall until he finishes his
chores. Though they seem to avoid him during the night of the full
moon for some unexplainable reason…
Website
| Twitter: @MichaelLoring |
sounds like a fascinating storyline
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