Can you imagine a barren world, just behind the verizon? Then you will be at home with the generation-x work, Sky2 Detritus Machine (Post-Apocalyptic Thriller), by William Amerman. This close to the edge, life-like account of a world torn apart in the midst of a global pandemic, follows Nick Burke, ten years prior to the events of Sky1, Nick embarks on the assignment of a lifetime, descending deep within the World to Ground 42, the city of Muldoin. In this city, personal space is expressly and strategically restricted, and the scarcity of ethics and world balance governs all aspects of life; these urban struggles are what propels Nick to bring a power struggle between the aged bureaucrats and other warring factions under control, in the fast-paced, thrill ride, and written much in the styling of Hunger Games. Nick must not only endeavor his family and followers out of harm’s way, but discover the true scourge of humanity, the evil vices each of us soothingly retain, and in doing