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Sun Gods
Paperback
HumorMystery & ThrillerScience Fiction
Publisher Price: $22.95
Publisher: Milford House Press
Published: Jun 30 2026
Pages: 268
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.67 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In a world scorched by the sun and stripped of humanity, Dwayne transforms from a playful toy soldier into a hardened hunter, leading a band of survivors within the fortified walls of FAO Schwarz as they navigate a brutal landscape of desperate refugees, religious zealots, and the enigmatic Sungunners:
- A Haunting Post-Apocalyptic Reimagining of New York: The story transforms iconic Manhattan landmarks like the Plaza Hotel and Central Park into a brutal landscape of Watering Can slums and high-stakes casinos, where survival hinges on the unpredictable whims of the sun and the Sungunners.
- The Lord of a Broken Neverland At the center is Dwayne, a complex protagonist who evolved from a literal toy soldier at FAO Schwarz into a hardened, survivalist strategic partner for a group of orphans he names after video game characters.
- A High-Stakes Solar Mythos The narrative weaves ancient solar mythologies from Norse and Chinese traditions into the characters' daily survival, creating a world where celestial events are both a source of religious fervor and the ultimate life-or-death gamble.
- Deep Psychological Scaffolding: Beyond the survivalist action, the book explores the invisible needs of its characters, contrasting Dwayne's meticulous prepper logic with the profound emotional trauma of his past and his desperate desire to protect a makeshift family.
- The Evolution of Order: The book examines how humanity devolves and alters in the face of cataclysm, shifting from digital reliance to a primal existence where every item-from a gold necklace to a bag of seeds-becomes a critical asset
In the aftermath of The Ninth, a cataclysmic solar event that permanently crippled the global power grid and flooded the subways of Manhattan, New York has devolved into a primal landscape of natural disorder. Central Park has been transformed into The Watering Can, a squalid shantytown of shacks built on stilts over sewage-filled water, while Fifth Avenue has become a formidable river. Above this desperation looms The Plaza Hotel, retrofitted by the enigmatic Sungunners into a high-stakes casino where the elite gamble with gold, batteries, and gasoline.
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