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Vertical Transmission

Vertical Transmission - Paperback

by Todd Lederman
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Todd LedermanAudience:Young AdultPublish date:5/31/2026Pages:300
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Elk Meadow PressISBN-13:9781962526050ISBN-10:1962526054UPC:9781962526050Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Action & Adventure, Science Fiction, Coming of AgeBook Topic:Survival Stories, Apocalyptic & Post-ApocalypticSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.318Product ID:SCFVFR1CCG

Venturing outside Crystal Fork, Avery risks execution. LandGods claim to have cleansed The Plague and The Poison from areas within narrow borders, and parents have indoctrinated generations of children with the myth. Few question its veracity; doing so invites punishment ranging from ridicule to death. Although Vertical Transmission of beliefs from parent to child has kept LandGods in power for seven centuries, they continually demand greater share of diminishing harvests. Tenant farmers go hungry while LandGods luxuriate.

On the threshold of adulthood, friends Justin and Lord Sulmé's daughter, M'ariana, follow Avery and join the exploration of a library exposed within a sinkhole. They discover a vanished civilization that was far more advanced than their own. While the three friends are uncovering horrifying truths about their community's origins, Lord Sulmé banishes Avery and arranges M'ariana's marriage. Instead, she and Justin join Avery in exile and begin their quest for survival.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Elk Meadow PressISBN-13:9781962526050ISBN-10:1962526054UPC:9781962526050Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Action & Adventure, Science Fiction, Coming of AgeBook Topic:Survival Stories, Apocalyptic & Post-ApocalypticSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.318Product ID:SCFVFR1CCG
Lederman, Todd: - I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, and graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri. After reporting briefly for the Douglas Budget newspaper in Wyoming, I self-published the novel, Notch Ear's Sacrifice, and a collection of short stories, Let's Go to the Tape, for middle graders, and an essay collection for adults called Speaker for the Powerless. Though retired from elementary and middle school teaching, I still lead a weekly writers workshop for adolescents and another writers critique group whose six adult members meet bi-weekly.
Publisher: Elk Meadow Press

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