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Language English Publication date May 29, 2009 Pages 352 pp Originally published 29 May 2009 Followed by Saints Astray Publisher Grand Central Publishing | 3.8/5 Goodreads Series Santa Olivia series Media type Print (Paperback) ISBN 978-0-446-19817-2 Genre Science Fiction Country United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santa Olivia is a novel by Jacqueline Carey, the first in a series that is continued by Saints Astray.
Plot summary
Set in a future dystopia United States, the town of Santa Olivia is effectively a desert war zone where people have no rights and legally no longer exist, with the town's name even being changed simply to "Outpost No. 12". The main character is that of Loup Garron, a daughter of a genetically modified father who was bred by the US military as a weapon and has since escaped to Outpost. He becomes engaged with Loup's mother, a resident of Outpost, but is forced to leave before his daughter is born. Loup grows up to become a boxer in Outpost in order to try to escape and eventually find her father.
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