Teg - Houseman, John

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Résumé :
The Town is a small society formed after a global environmental collapse that reduced populations to this small civilisation. The Town is governed by the sinister Supreme Council, who murder on a whim and rule to extremes. The indoctrinated people accept that disobedient people, the disabled, and aging are routinely exterminated by the council at The-Sanctum-of-Well-Being. Teg is troubled by his grandfather Jason's looming Dying Day and begins to ask illegal questions about why this must happen. As Jason becomes conflicted, Teg begs him to escape The Town with him and run into the Wastelands, as he has a plan....

Biographie:
freeing the people....

Sommaire:
Aaron, the second Delmo and third David. Council Forum includes Attendees with loyalty to serve their designated president, young Acolytes in training, and Garon the president's torturer and executioner. The police and slaves of The Town also serve The Council, and all people must adhere. Education is limited through reduced literature and controlled teachers. Any disobedient, sick or sixty-five-year-old community members are routinely exterminated at The Sanctum Of Well-Being. The feared Wastelands outside The Town are forbidden. Mictor is the Wasteland's leader of the Mictoran rebellion. The Townspeople believe all Mictorans were annihilated by the police many years ago when they attacked town. Jason Thorason is Teg's grandfather and a physician of The Town who is turning sixty-five and set for execution. Teg, convinces Jason to flee with him immediately after pointing out hypocrisy and corruption, such as the presidents being over sixty-five themselves. Elene is an Acolyte of Delmo's who refuses his sexual advances and is sentenced to execution. Jason and Teg escape into the Wastelands, and Elene also runs away. Elene gets captured by a policeman who plans to rape then return her to The Sanctum. Teg rescues Elene, and the three run until they are captured by Mictorans. Mictorans hate Townspeople and want to kill the trio, but Mictor sees something in Teg and intervenes. Aging Mictor mentors Teg to rule the rebellion in his place. Jason meets and marries Margarita and builds a hospital, while Teg falls in love with Elene and forms a better-trained army. With internal help from Attendees Antony, James and policeman Valdor, Teg's army engages in an enormous battle at The Town costing Valdor's life but killing the council...