Description

Set from the background of 1 of the very controversial outbreaks that America actually experienced–the 1918 influenza epidemic–Thomas Mullen’s effective, significant first story is just a story of morality in a period of upheaval.Deep within the mist-shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest is just a little mill village named Earth, created as being a destination for employees tired of exploitation. For Philip Deserving, the adopted child of the founder, it's a destination in another sense–as the very first devote his living he’s had a supportive family to call his own.And however, the beliefs define this outpost are now being threatened from all sides. A global war is raging, and using the anxiety about agents widespread, the devotion of Americans is coming under scrutiny. Meanwhile, another darkness has fallen over the area in the shape of the life-threatening disease striking along huge swaths of surrounding communities.When Earth ballots to quarantine alone against contagion, pads are placed in the solitary road leading in and out-of-town, and Philip Worthy is included in this.