{"id":5328,"date":"2021-03-13T12:05:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T17:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=5328"},"modified":"2021-03-13T18:52:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T23:52:46","slug":"prophets-mercy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/prophets-mercy\/","title":{"rendered":"Prophet&#8217;s Mercy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08YX7FMFH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Prophets-Mercy-Kindle-681x1024.jpg?_t=1615679451\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Prophets-Mercy-Kindle-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Prophets-Mercy-Kindle-266x400.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Prophets-Mercy-Kindle-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Prophets-Mercy-Kindle-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Prophets-Mercy-Kindle-1362x2048.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Prophets-Mercy-Kindle-610x918.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Prophets-Mercy-Kindle-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Prophets-Mercy-Kindle.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Giant insects and murderous raiders are a daily nuisance in the Badlands; Althea faces a new, even more confusing challenge\u2014friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being the Prophet had some good parts: no one dared hurt her and she got to heal people. It also had bad parts, like constant kidnapping. In all her twelve years of life, she couldn&#8217;t remember spending more than a few months in the same place\u2026 until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Querq, Althea is safe and loved. She isn\u2019t sure how to simply \u2018be friends\u2019 with other kids her age. It\u2019s a weird experience, but one she\u2019s trying to learn\u2026 until an outsider brings a reminder she is far from ordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visitor speaks of a village stricken by angry, vengeful spirits where everyone is sick or dying. It\u2019s a first to be <em>asked <\/em>for help instead of taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Althea can\u2019t say no, even if she might not make it home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0Prophet of the Badlands (2)<br><strong>Genre:<\/strong>\u00a0DF Universe, post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk, paranormal<br><strong>Intended audience:<\/strong>\u00a014+<br><strong>Available from: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08YX7FMFH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/books-gallery\/\">Return to Books Main<\/a>&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/series-list\/\">Go to Series List<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giant insects and murderous raiders are a daily nuisance in the Badlands; Althea faces a new, even more confusing challenge\u2014friends. 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