ENGIMA SEASON by Eric Brown & Keith Brooke
For generations, humankind has lived in protective tunnels and domes on an Earth ruined by war and environmental destruction. To reinforce their fear of the deadly world beyond the domes, children are raised to the litany of The rain that burns, the light that blinds, the air that kills, the water that poisons...In the domes, Enforcers keep an oppressive rule of law, a discipline accepted as necessary for a population sheltering from such a hostile world. The Enforcers are abetted in this by the mysterious Enigmats, aliens who came to Earth many years earlier; no one really knows why the Enigmats are here, but it’s generally accepted that they have intervened to protect the human survivors from the consequences of their own folly.
Pinto and Mags, and their friends, like to run the catacombs – the system of tunnels beneath Centrale Dome. It’s while down there that Mags asks, “What’s outside?” – a simple question that leads Pinto to begin the search for a way out. What he discovers on the outside is very different to what those in power in the dome would like the citizens to believe. When the Enforcers learn that Pinto and his friends have ventured outside, they initiate a purge that leaves Pinto, Mags, and their friend Sorensen with no choice: they must leave the dome and flee for their lives.
ENIGMA SEASON is in the final proofing stages before going to print and will be followed in the series by ENIGMA EXPOSED.
Pinto, Mags and Sorensen, attempting to trace the whereabouts of Pinto’s rebel relative, Gregor, embark on a perilous journey across the face of the planet, pursued by Enforcers, attacked by aliens, and meeting a collection of strange humans. What they learn on the outside will make them question everything they thought true, as revelation follows revelation until the novella’s showdown and the ultimate truth: that the planet, which they learn is dying, is not in fact Earth – and that a starship from Earth is in orbit and will rendezvous with rebels pitched against the aliens.
And as we embark on another new and exciting journey with the ENGIMA QUARTET, the KON TIKI QUARTET comes to a thrilling close.
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