Star-Crossed Love, Martial Arts, and Supernatural Evil meet at the Abandoned Tracks in the Deceptively Quaint town of Middleburg...When Ignacio Torrez moved from the rough streets of Los Angeles to a small town dead smack in the middle of nowhere, he never expected to find himself in the midst of a gang war. But, he soon learns, these are no ordinary gangs. The wealthy, preppie Toppers on one side of the tracks and the working-class Flatliners on the other adhere to a strict code of honor and use their deadly martial arts skills, taught to them by the wise Master Chin, to battle one another for pride, territory, and survival. When Raphael, leader of the Flatliners, falls for Aimee, a Topper girl, the rival gangs prepare for a bloody, all-out war. The only hope for peace between them lies within the dark territory of the abandoned train tunnels where the tracks cross. Under the direction of the mysterious and frightening Magician, the awesome power within the crossing sends the rivals on a terrifying mystical quest to fight the malevolent force that threatens the existence of Middleburg.
Published
July 1st 2011
by HCI Teens
After their
harrowing adventures, Middleburg's teens are hoping life will return to
normal. Despite a tentative alliance between the goth Flatliners and the
rich, preppie Toppers, any hope of peace is dashed when Topper girl
Aimee arrives at the homecoming dance with Raphael, a Flatliner. A fight
erupts between the two gangs and, in the midst of the rumble, a bizarre
catastrophe occurs when Middleburg's homecoming queen discovers she has
supernatural powers.
To make matters worse, Middleburg
real-estate moguls who have bought up most of the land in the Flats have
started evicting their tenants. They are searching for a priceless
treasure prophesied in ancient Chinese writings and will stop at nothing
to find it. But Raphael and his impoverished Flatliners vow to get it
first and use it buy back their homes. Meanwhile, a handsome,
charismatic half-angel, half-human comes to Middleburg with plans to
steal Aimee from Raphael. As Raphael and his Flatliners and Zhai and his
Toppers work to perfect their supernatural abilities and find the
treasure, Aimee begins kung fu training, intent on becoming strong
enough to locate and rescue her missing mother. When she discovers that
the mysterious treasure may be the key to finding her mom, the race to
find it intensifies.
But there are others who seek the treasure,
too, forces powerful enough to reduce all of Middleburg, and perhaps the
world, to ashes…
Expected publication:
June 5th 2012
by HCI Teens
V-ati dat seama de ce am postat seria, nu? Oricum, indiferent de motivele noastre, seria - desi e putin cunoscuta - a fost apreciata, cititorii dandu-i note foarte bune.
