{"product_id":"the-hub-a-city-amongst-the-waste","title":"The Hub: A City Amongst the Waste","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 IPPY Gold Medal Award Winner for Science Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree hundred years after the rich and powerful fled for Mars, the Earth has become a wasteland, ravaged by apocalyptic storms and swarming with mutated creatures. Yet it is not entirely abandoned—for the discontents left behind by their corporate masters continue to struggle for survival, no matter how brutal the conditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of these castaways, Jack Erdman, has woken from hibernation with nothing but his wits and some meager gear to keep him alive in the face of constant terror and death. Across the sea, a group of companions are trying their best to escape what civilization is left, caught between two militias in a battle for dominance over the scrap heap. What these survivors have in common is their desperation to make a better world, even in the face of hideous odds. And other people might be their only chance—or their certain doom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRigorous in its depiction of the mechanics of survival, \u003cem\u003eThe Hub\u003c\/em\u003e is a propulsive, defiant story of the human spirit and its endurance, even at the end of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAaron C. Lemke\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in 1998. A native of Minnesota, Aaron graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 2016. Aaron loved the outdoors and traveling and was an avid reader and in constant pursuit of knowledge. He was also a storyteller from an early age, and in high school he developed his passion for writing. Aaron's first short story, \"The Traffic Stop,\" was well received by family and friends. Encouraged by this, he went on to write multiple novels and short stories. \u003cem\u003eThe Hub: A City Amongst the Waste\u003c\/em\u003e was completed in 2017. Aaron was preparing to leave for basic training through the delayed entry program with the Marine Corps. Unfortunately, Aaron passed away in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Itasca Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54526368448787,"sku":"9781643435558","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/3521\/2563\/files\/9781643435558ita.jpg?v=1785851878","url":"https:\/\/danuc.net\/products\/the-hub-a-city-amongst-the-waste","provider":"Danu's Wardrobe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}