Overview

In the year 2229, cash starved prospector Mia Blancharde uncovers a valuable relic while digging in the Swing Zone, a wild, forested area between two contemptuous post-apocalyptic cities.

Mia’s archeological find forces her to challenge the status quo, which places her in the middle of a larger conflict. On one side is her brother, Colonel Zavier Blancharde in her home city of Freedale, the seat of militaristic power and technology. On the ...
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Swing Zone, Issue #1

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Overview

In the year 2229, cash starved prospector Mia Blancharde uncovers a valuable relic while digging in the Swing Zone, a wild, forested area between two contemptuous post-apocalyptic cities.

Mia’s archeological find forces her to challenge the status quo, which places her in the middle of a larger conflict. On one side is her brother, Colonel Zavier Blancharde in her home city of Freedale, the seat of militaristic power and technology. On the other side, Coltis Lawson is an attractive archeology enthusiast in the rural community of Lakeside. His almost magical abilities confuse Mia's loyalties, as she finds herself unwittingly falling for a man who embodies a principled, but duplicitous nature.

A delicate accord between the two cities has ensured a peaceful coexistence, but tensions rise as renegade activists from Lakeside challenge the powers of Freedale. Impassioned blows of battle always appear on the horizon, which threaten to crush all hopes of a maintained peace.

Torn between the powers of love, her family, and her city, Mia must uncover the truth and avoid getting trapped on the wrong side of a perilous line.
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Heather Watson
Jodi McClure creates a dichotomous world, a silent war of ethics in the not-too-far future. It's a familiar tale, country versus city, but taken to a new level. With our present-day society - now archaeological history - caught in the midst, the Swing Zone is more than a study in the future of society. It is a tale of chance, of character, and how personality and drive are no match for any wall.
Peter Dawes
A post-apocalyptic world has rebuilt from the edge of catastrophe. Mia Blancharde might be an ordinary resident, but her trips to the Swing Zone bear the shiver of foreshadowing, replete with a prize, a stranger, and girl hungry for adventure. I look forward to seeing Jodi McClure's story unfold.
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Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940014279420
  • Publisher: Grit City Publications
  • Publication date: 3/25/2012
  • Series: Swing Zone , #0
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 1,180,978
  • File size: 2 MB

Meet the Author

Originally from New Jersey, Jodi McClure is a happily married mother of two, and currently lives in Durham, NC. She’s been writing illustrated serial dramas for decades. An ardent supporter of young writers, Jodi publishes the monthly online newsletter, Novel Tease, which features works from budding novelists. She also enjoys cooking, drawing, and exploring the beautiful back roads of North Carolina on her motorcycle.
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  • Posted April 16, 2012

    This is a very good beginning for a serial. The heroine is has a

    This is a very good beginning for a serial. The heroine is has a strong personality and a good motivation for her actions, the other characters are memorable, the post-apocalyptic setting is set up well (i.e., we're given enough background to know where we are, but it's secondary to the story moving forward), the writing is solid, there are good touches of humor, and there are intriguing hints of what's going to come. I'm eager for Part Two.

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