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|book name= Before the Dawn |
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|release= October 1, 2002 |
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|pages= 288 |
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|followed= [[Skin Game]] |
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==Synopsis== |
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Los Angeles, 2019. Large sections of Tinseltown are in Richter-scale ruins in the aftermath of [[The Pulse]] and a devastating earthquake. Surviving among a ragtag pack of street kids, agile as a cat, and an expert thief, [[Max Guevara/X5-452|Max]] steals from the rich and gives to Moody, her mentor in crime and leader of the gang. But with no real family to speak of, Max longs for her missing "brothers and sisters" from [[Manticore]], the covert agency with a sinister history of militaristic manipulation and control. |
Los Angeles, 2019. Large sections of Tinseltown are in Richter-scale ruins in the aftermath of [[The Pulse]] and a devastating earthquake. Surviving among a ragtag pack of street kids, agile as a cat, and an expert thief, [[Max Guevara/X5-452|Max]] steals from the rich and gives to Moody, her mentor in crime and leader of the gang. But with no real family to speak of, Max longs for her missing "brothers and sisters" from [[Manticore]], the covert agency with a sinister history of militaristic manipulation and control. |
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By chance, Max sees a news story on TV about a dissident cyberjournalist in Seattle, known to everyone as "[[Eyes Only]]." The police are searching for his accomplice, a young rebel whose image flashes on the screen. Max immediately recognizes [[Seth]], one of her Manticore siblings. She mounts her motorcycle and hightails it north. What she rides into is an elaborate web of betrayal, greed, revenge, and selfless heroism that will only further fuel her quest to uncover the secrets of her past, and seize hope for the future. . . . |
By chance, Max sees a news story on TV about a dissident cyberjournalist in Seattle, known to everyone as "[[Eyes Only]]." The police are searching for his accomplice, a young rebel whose image flashes on the screen. Max immediately recognizes [[Seth]], one of her Manticore siblings. She mounts her motorcycle and hightails it north. What she rides into is an elaborate web of betrayal, greed, revenge, and selfless heroism that will only further fuel her quest to uncover the secrets of her past, and seize hope for the future. . . . |
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==Characters== |
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*[[Logan Cale]] |
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*[[Seth]] |
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*[[Max Guevara/X5-452|Max]] |
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*[[Kavi]] (mentioned only) |
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*[[Vada]] (mentioned only) |
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==See Also== |
==See Also== |
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[[Category:Books]] |
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Revision as of 03:52, 23 November 2008
"But can I ask you one question? Where are your clothes?"
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"Yeah. Except...I think Mia put the whammy on me again, because I have no idea what we just talked about." |
| Dark Angel: Before the Dawn | |
| Author: | Max Allan Collins |
| Publisher: | Del Rey; Reissue edition |
| Release Date: | October 1, 2002 |
| Pages: | 288 |
| Preceded By: | none |
| Followed By: | Dark Angel: Skin Game |
Synopsis
Los Angeles, 2019. Large sections of Tinseltown are in Richter-scale ruins in the aftermath of The Pulse and a devastating earthquake. Surviving among a ragtag pack of street kids, agile as a cat, and an expert thief, Max steals from the rich and gives to Moody, her mentor in crime and leader of the gang. But with no real family to speak of, Max longs for her missing "brothers and sisters" from Manticore, the covert agency with a sinister history of militaristic manipulation and control. By chance, Max sees a news story on TV about a dissident cyberjournalist in Seattle, known to everyone as "Logan Cale." The police are searching for his accomplice, a young rebel whose image flashes on the screen. Max immediately recognizes Seth, one of her Manticore siblings. She mounts her motorcycle and hightails it north. What she rides into is an elaborate web of betrayal, greed, revenge, and selfless heroism that will only further fuel her quest to uncover the secrets of her past, and seize hope for the future. . . .
Characters
- Logan Cale
- Seth
- Max
- Kavi (mentioned only)
- Vada (mentioned only)