"Subsequently, runaway children turned the valley into a fortress, surviving on food they could catch or grow, with occasional forays into the towns below. Riley has heard the rumours, but it is only when she sees a green-clad boy or is it a girl? hovering outside her bedroom window offering directions on how to find Nowhere that she realises this might be her chance to escape and save her little brother from their sadistic guardian."
"In this entertaining alt-history debut, we are in a 21st-century Britain where the Norman conquest never happened, split along religious and cultural lines. The Saxons are led by the High King, who rules the greater part of England; Scotland is behind a wall, allied to the Nordic Economic Union; and the indigenous Celts are second-class citizens. In the buildup to a London summit to discuss plans for British unity, a Celtic negotiator is found dead, nailed to a tree in Epping Forest."
Nowhere House burned, exposing crimes by a Hollywood star against young men. Runaway children turned the valley into a fortified settlement, surviving by foraging. Riley follows a green‑clad child to Nowhere to escape a sadistic guardian and rescue her brother. Perspectives include a journalist, a survivor, and early settlers. In an alternate Britain where the Norman conquest never occurred, Saxons rule under a High King, Scotland is walled and allied to a Nordic union, and Celts are marginalized. A Celtic negotiator is found nailed to a tree before a London unity summit, prompting an investigation that uncovers a larger political threat.
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