end of the world

"Seven years ago, the Affliction raged like a forest fire, killing billions. The only children born since are part of a new breed of human-animal hybrids. Gus is one of these children: a boy with a sweet soul, a sweeter tooth--and the features of a deer. But kids like Gus have a price on their heads. When vicious hunters descend on his isolated forest home, a mysterious and violent man called Jepperd rescues Gus. The hulking drifter promises to lead Gus to the Preserve, a fabled safe haven for hybrid children. As the two cross this dangerous new American frontier, will Jepperd corrupt the boy he's nicknamed 'Sweet Tooth,' or will Gus' heart change Jepperd?"--Provided by publisher.

"The place where it all began. After years of the deadly Affliction, those who remain--the surviving humans and the new generation of animal-hybrid children--are searching for answers. And one place in all the world seems to have them: Northern Alaska. It was in this faraway, frozen wilderness that the Affliction first took root, before eventually spreading its devastation throughout the globe"--Back cover.

"Augland 54 is the Pacific Northwest's most extravagant theme park. Those with Suits choose the body they want and live the life of their dreams; and those without Suits work for the Artificial Existence Center, or AEC. As long as the workers keep their heads down, Augland provides food and shelter from the post-war world outside its domed walls. When Ashton is sent to the new Land of Legends park, she discovers that Augland is keeping secrets--inside and outside of its walls --and they're more violent than she ever expected. So, she decides to fight back. . . . In a corporation-ruled world inhabited by the augmented bodies of the wealthy, securely cut off from the rest in life-extending pods, Ashton exposes the sham of corporate success and refuses to remain a cog in the machine. The only thing that matters now is freedom"--OCLC.

"On the day Jean was born, the dead howled. A thin scratch of black smoke began to rise behind the hills west of town: Furnace had been lit, and soon its siren call began to draw the people of Casement Rise to it, never to return. Casement Rise is a dusty town at the end of days, a harsh world of grit and arcane dangers. While Jean's stern, overprotective Nan has always kept Casement Rise safe from monsters, she may have waited too long to teach Jean how to face those demons on her own. On Jean's twelfth birthday, a mysterious graceful man appears, an ethereal and terrifying being tied to her family's secrets. Now Nan must rush Jean's education in monsters, magic, and the breaking of the world in ages past. If Jean is to combat the graceful man and finally understand the ancient evil that powers Furnace, she will have to embrace her legacy, endure her Nan's lessons, and learn all she can--before Furnace burns down her world and everyone in it"--Provided by publisher.

Yuichiro and his friends get help from Guren, but Guren has his own secrets that he will protect at any cost. Meanwhile, Kureto fights in Shibuya against his own father to take over the Demon Army.

Ferid has been rescued and Yuichiro and the gang go back to Guren's childhood home, where the gang learns that the angel summoned at the original apocalypse has been trapped inside that very house. Yuichiro and his friends have to work together to defeat that angel.

After the apocalypse, vampires rise to take control of what is left of the Earth, and Yurichiro is determined to destroy them all. But now that he and Mika are on the run once more, he soon has to face the Second Progenitor Ri?gr Stafford. When the Hyakuya Sect attacks the Demon Army, it prompts all out war between vampires, humans, and demons. To make matters even worse, Mahiru tells Guren it's time to betray everyone, just as they have always planned.

Godlike being Shikama Doji attempts to control the body and actions of Kureto, Yuichiro and Shinoa. Yuichiro and Kureto fend off Shikama, but Shinoa turns into a vampire. Includes a free mini poster.

Guren catches Yuichiri's captors but fails to save him from the Hyakuya Sect--just in time for Makiru to appear and attack Mika. Noya, the other demon present inside Guren, steps back and watches. Yuichiro, meanwhile, has to weigh his options--to either trust Guren, or escape away with Mika at last.

Shinoa is fighting for her life against her vampire transformation at the Demon Army headquarters, even as the First Progenitor, Shikama Doji, tries to possess her body. Ferid's solution to the problem is to just kill her before she can transform and become possessed, and the Hyakuya Sect are heading for Shibuya fast.