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    All Is Silence - Deserted Lands #1
    All Is Silence - Deserted Lands #1
    robertlslater
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    Complete, First published Aug 10, 2014
    ALL IS SILENCE finished #37 of 151 for Wattpad's Story of the Year! Also a WATTYS 2015 - Dream Collections Winner! Thanks to everyone who added me to their collections! You made my year! The sequel, STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS, is available in print and e-book on all major ebook sites. If you are interested in hearing about special deals on this or any other works, please sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.desertedlands.com.
        
        #1  in Science Fiction - 57 days so far! Thank you, readers! 
        
        PG-15: [Yes, you read that right. I would recommend teens not read it until they are 16!] Profanity, violence and sexual situations. Warning: There is talk of cutting and suicide. If any of these are triggers for you, please consider that when reading. Take care. Rob 
        
        What if death forgot you? 
        
        In a future that could be ours, Lizzie, a suicidal teen-age girl, barely navigates her own life. Then everything falls apart. In an apocalyptic land nearly deserted by disease, she lacks reasons to live until a shocking turn of events reveals a phone number. Her call pulls her dangerously cross-country to meet a stranger she thought was dead. 
        
        In a world where there is plenty of food, plenty of gas, plenty of space... fear, anger and a lust for power still control the patterns of human life. 
        
        This coming of age, edgy young adult novel is the debut of a former alternative high school teacher.  If you like this, try Toils and Snares, a Deserted Lands novella, sampled on Wattpad.
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    Table of contentsLast updated Feb 11, 2017
    • Chapter 1 - Part I
    • Chapter 1 - Part II
    • Chapter 1 - Part III
    • Chapter 2 - Part I
    • Chapter 2 - Part II
    • Chapter 2 - Part III
    • Chapter 3 - Part I
    • Chapter 3 - Part II
    • Chapter 3 - Part III
    • Chapter 4 - Part I
    • Chapter 4 - Part II
    • Chapter 4 - Part III
    • Chapter 5 - Part I
    • Chapter 5 - Part II
    • Chapter 5 - Part III
    • Chapter 6 - Part I
    • Chapter 6 - Part II
    • Chapter 6 - Part III
    • Chapter 7 - Part I
    • Chapter 7 - Part II
    • Chapter 7 - Part III
    • Chapter 8 - Part I
    • Chapter 8 - Part II
    • Chapter 8 - Part III
    • Chapter 9 - Part I
    • Chapter 9 - Part II
    • Chapter 9 - Part III
    • Chapter 10 - Part I
    • Chapter 10 - Part II
    • Chapter 10 - Part III
    • Chapter 11 - Part I
    • Chapter 11 - Part II
    • Chapter 11 - Part III
    • Chapter 12 - Part I
    • Chapter 12 - Part II
    • Chapter 12 - Part III
    • Chapter 13 - Part I
    • Chapter 13 - Part II
    • Chapter 13 - Part III
    • Chapter 14 - Part I
    • Chapter 14 - Part II
    • Chapter 14 - Part III
    • Chapter 15 - Part I
    • Chapter 15 - Part II
    • Chapter 15 - Part III
    • Chapter 16 - Part I
    • Chapter 16 - Part II
    • Chapter 16 - Part III
    • Chapter 17 - Part I
    • Chapter 17 - Part II
    • Chapter 17 - Part III
    • Chapter 18 - Part I
    • Chapter 18 - Part II
    • Chapter 18 - Part III
    • Chapter 19 - Part I
    • Chapter 19 - Part II
    • Chapter 19 - Part III
    • Chapter 20 - Part I
    • Chapter 20 - Part II
    • Chapter 20 - Part III
    • Chapter 21 - Part I
    • Chapter 21 - Part II
    • Chapter 21 - Part III
    • Chapter 22 - Part I
    • Chapter 22 - Part II
    • Chapter 22 - Part III
    • Chapter 23 - Part I
    • Chapter 23 - Part II
    • Chapter 23 - Part III
    • Chapter 24 - Part I
    • Chapter 24 - Part II
    • Chapter 24 - Part III
    • Chapter 25 - Part I
    • Chapter 25 - Part II
    • Chapter 25 - Part III
    • Chapter 26 - Part I
    • Chapter 26 - Part II
    • Chapter 26 - Part III
    • Chapter 27 - Part I
    • Chapter 27 - Part II
    • Chapter 27 - Part III
    • Chapter 28 - Part I
    • Chapter 28 - Part II
    • Chapter 28 - Part III
    • Chapter 29 - Part I
    • Chapter 29 - Part II
    • Chapter 29 - Part III
    • Chapter 30 - Part I
    • Chapter 30 - Part II
    • Chapter 30 - Part III
    • Chapter 31 - Part I
    • Chapter 31 - Part II
    • Chapter 31 - Part III
    • Chapter 32 - Part I
    • Chapter 32 - Part II
    • Chapter 32 - Part III
    • Chapter 33 - Part I
    • Chapter 33 - Part II
    • Chapter 33 - Part III
    • Chapter 34 - Part I
    • Chapter 34 - Part II
    • Chapter 34 - Part III
    • Chapter 35 - Part I
    • Chapter 35 - Part II
    • Chapter 35 - Part III
    • Thanks and dedications.
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    • Chapter 1 - Part I
    • Chapter 1 - Part II
    • Chapter 1 - Part III
    • Chapter 2 - Part I
    • Chapter 2 - Part II
    • Chapter 2 - Part III
    • Chapter 3 - Part I
    • Chapter 3 - Part II
    • Chapter 3 - Part III
    • Chapter 4 - Part I
    • Chapter 4 - Part II
    • Chapter 4 - Part III
    • Chapter 5 - Part I
    • Chapter 5 - Part II
    • Chapter 5 - Part III
    • Chapter 6 - Part I
    • Chapter 6 - Part II
    • Chapter 6 - Part III
    • Chapter 7 - Part I
    • Chapter 7 - Part II
    • Chapter 7 - Part III
    • Chapter 8 - Part I
    • Chapter 8 - Part II
    • Chapter 8 - Part III
    • Chapter 9 - Part I
    • Chapter 9 - Part II
    • Chapter 9 - Part III
    • Chapter 10 - Part I
    • Chapter 10 - Part II
    • Chapter 10 - Part III
    • Chapter 11 - Part I
    • Chapter 11 - Part II
    • Chapter 11 - Part III
    • Chapter 12 - Part I
    • Chapter 12 - Part II
    • Chapter 12 - Part III
    • Chapter 13 - Part I
    • Chapter 13 - Part II
    • Chapter 13 - Part III
    • Chapter 14 - Part I
    • Chapter 14 - Part II
    • Chapter 14 - Part III
    • Chapter 15 - Part I
    • Chapter 15 - Part II
    • Chapter 15 - Part III
    • Chapter 16 - Part I
    • Chapter 16 - Part II
    • Chapter 16 - Part III
    • Chapter 17 - Part I
    • Chapter 17 - Part II
    • Chapter 17 - Part III
    • Chapter 18 - Part I
    • Chapter 18 - Part II
    • Chapter 18 - Part III
    • Chapter 19 - Part I
    • Chapter 19 - Part II
    • Chapter 19 - Part III
    • Chapter 20 - Part I
    • Chapter 20 - Part II
    • Chapter 20 - Part III
    • Chapter 21 - Part I
    • Chapter 21 - Part II
    • Chapter 21 - Part III
    • Chapter 22 - Part I
    • Chapter 22 - Part II
    • Chapter 22 - Part III
    • Chapter 23 - Part I
    • Chapter 23 - Part II
    • Chapter 23 - Part III
    • Chapter 24 - Part I
    • Chapter 24 - Part II
    • Chapter 24 - Part III
    • Chapter 25 - Part I
    • Chapter 25 - Part II
    • Chapter 25 - Part III
    • Chapter 26 - Part I
    • Chapter 26 - Part II
    • Chapter 26 - Part III
    • Chapter 27 - Part I
    • Chapter 27 - Part II
    • Chapter 27 - Part III
    • Chapter 28 - Part I
    • Chapter 28 - Part II
    • Chapter 28 - Part III
    • Chapter 29 - Part I
    • Chapter 29 - Part II
    • Chapter 29 - Part III
    • Chapter 30 - Part I
    • Chapter 30 - Part II
    • Chapter 30 - Part III
    • Chapter 31 - Part I
    • Chapter 31 - Part II
    • Chapter 31 - Part III
    • Chapter 32 - Part I
    • Chapter 32 - Part II
    • Chapter 32 - Part III
    • Chapter 33 - Part I
    • Chapter 33 - Part II
    • Chapter 33 - Part III
    • Chapter 34 - Part I
    • Chapter 34 - Part II
    • Chapter 34 - Part III
    • Chapter 35 - Part I
    • Chapter 35 - Part II
    • Chapter 35 - Part III
    • Thanks and dedications.
    • Sneak Preview of Book II
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