The Last Organic Farmer (eBook)

Paige Bradley (Autor)

Ai (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024 | 1. Auflage
208 Seiten
Publishdrive (Verlag)
978-0-00-068159-1 (ISBN)

Infos

AgriCorp's gleaming Nutridomes pierce the smog-choked sky, monuments to a world stripped bare. The scent of soil is a ghost, replaced by the metallic tang of synthetic nutrients. But in the parched heartland, Elias Thorne cultivates a defiant patch of green - a rebellion sown in heirloom seeds untouched by AgriCorp's sterile grip.
When one tomato vine miraculously resists AgriCorp's engineered blight, a spark ignites.  Whispers of Elias's defiant crops reach Karen Hernandez, a disillusioned botanist yearning to atone for her past complicity in AgriCorp's schemes, and Malcolm 'Mac' Riley, an eccentric inventor hiding in the ruins of an observatory.  Together, they embark on a perilous cross-country journey, pursued relentlessly by Dr. Alison Hines, AgriCorp's ruthless head of research, who sees in Elias's seeds not just a threat, but the key to ultimate control.
Their flight is fueled by more than survival; it's a race against time to expose AgriCorp's conspiracy - a plot to sever humanity's connection with nature itself.  Elias carries the weight of his daughter, lost to AgriCorp's engineered famine, while Karen grapples with the ghosts of her past.  Mac's ingenuity provides their lifeline, his inventions a shield against AgriCorp's surveillance.
As they traverse a decaying world, they uncover a secret buried within the seeds: a symbiotic microbe capable of neutralizing AgriCorp's genetic stranglehold.  This discovery sets the stage for a final showdown at a hidden seed sanctuary, a battle not just for seeds, but for the very soul of humanity's relationship with nature.
The fight is fraught with peril and moral dilemmas.  Joseph Chaney, an AgriCorp loyalist, witnesses the human cost of blind obedience, his faith shaken to the core.  Dr. Hines, driven by an insatiable hunger for control, unveils her terrifying plan: to synthesize the microbe and create a new generation of crops entirely dependent on AgriCorp's patented life.
In a desperate gamble, Karen unleashes a counter-agent, plunging the sanctuary into chaos.  Amidst the fray, Elias and the seed savers scatter their precious cargo, whispers of rebellion transformed into a roar.  AgriCorp is wounded, but not defeated.  The future remains uncertain, a fragile landscape scarred by corporate greed. Yet, the seeds of change have been sown, carrying the promise of a world where the scent of soil and the taste of real food are no longer just memories.

 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.12.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror
• ISBN-10: 0-00-068159-8 / 0000681598
• ISBN-13: 978-0-00-068159-1 / 9780000681591