She’s afraid to ask, so that question is never answered. Deuce accepts that Stalker has done some terrible things, but sees that he can’t live in the past, but only do better in the future.ĭeuce wonders if she has Silk’s “Spirit in my head.” In addition she has heard rumors of a place being haunted and wonders if spirits can leave a body and roam the earth. After many years, the Oaks’ son reconciles with them after Deuce visits him and questions what he is doing. Tegan forgives Stalker for his brutality. The monsters don’t intend to let Salvation survive, and it may take a girl like Deuce to turn back the tide. It should be routine, but things have been changing on the surface, just as they did below ground. Confused and lonely, she starts looking for a way out.ĭeuce signs up to serve in the summer patrols-those who make sure the planters can work the fields without danger. Her feelings for Fade haven’t changed, but he seems not to want her around anymore. To make matters worse, her Hunter partner, Fade, keeps Deuce at a distance. She doesn’t fit in with the other girls: Deuce only knows how to fight.

Now, topside in a town called Salvation, she’s a brat in need of training in the eyes of the townsfolk. Length of Book: paperback approximately 320 pagesĭeuce’s whole world has changed. Down below, she was considered an adult. Target Audience Range: Teens to Young Adult Grade level Equivalent Reading level: Teen

Outpost by Ann Aguirre