**From the author of the bestselling Horizon Alpha series, comes a new thrilling sci-fi novel!** One egg holds humanity's last hope. Noah was born in the Hive. Raised a willing slave to a species of giant, intelligent insects, he and the other boys never question humans' place in society.
Horizon Beta
β Scribed by Vogel, D. W.
- Publisher
- Future House Publishing
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 258 KB
- Series
- Horizon Arc 1
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1950020010
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β¦ Synopsis
Noah has lived his entire life devoted to the great and wise βMites. Now that he has reached fifteen years old, it is time for him to earn his ultimate place in the Hive. After passing the trials with flying colors, he is assigned the highest and most secretive honor that a human can achieve: Queenβs Service. But serving the Queen isnβt what he expected. Queenβs Service is a death sentence. Horrified, Noah is paralyzed and left to watch as the Queenβs eggs hatch and feed on his flesh.
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In the underground tunnels of the Hive, a sense of unrest grows. The Hive is dying. The Queen has used her human slaves to stay in control for too long, and a new Queen larva must reach adulthood in order for the Hive to survive.
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All seems lost for Noah and the Hive until the unthinkable happens. Some of the βMites betray their queen and rescue Noah, carrying him off into the Forbidden Zone.
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The Hive is...
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