Teaser Tuesdays #76 ~ Windigo Soul by Robert Brumm

Posted: August 19, 2014 in Dystopian, horror, Meme, Science Fiction, Teaser Tuesdays
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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page.
•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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My Teaser for today is from

Windigo Soul 

by Robert Brumm 

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Genre: Dystopian, science fiction, horror

Teaser #1 from 1% into the ebook

It was two hours past midnight on the fourteenth of May. Two hours into his sixtieth birthday. His final birthday.

Teaser #2 from 7% into the ebook

“Henry Reed. By order of the Mandatory Retirement Act, under the statutes of the Population Density Control Clause, you will now be euthanized by lethal injection, exactly sixty years after the day of your birth. The United federation of Nations thanks you for your contribution to the State and for the sacrifice you are making so that future generations may prosper.”

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When I read the description for this book, I was intrigued. When the synopsis is something that could actually occur, I know I’ll be asking questions as I read the story.

This is a chilling depiction of what may lie ahead in the future.

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Book Description:

A Death Sentence on Your 60th Birthday is Just the Beginning…

It’s Hank Reed’s birthday. As a citizen of the United Federation of Nations that means a mandatory death sentence simply because he turned sixty years old. Referred to as “retirement,” it’s one of the desperate steps the government has taken to curb overpopulation. Retirement is a widely accepted fact of life on a dying planet ruled by a tyrannical government. Hank’s execution goes ahead as planned but state sponsored euthanasia isn’t what it seems. The Reed family learns what really happens to retirees when secrets the UFN keep from the public start to unravel.

This book is intended to be read by adults and may be unsuitable for children under 17. Contains indecent language and descriptions of graphic violence.

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How about you? Got a tease? Tell me!

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Comments
  1. emaginette says:

    Heck, I’d only have four years left. How old is too old? I think its in the mind of the beholder. And I’ll be holding out for a few decades yet. 🙂

    Great Post, Laura.

  2. Uh, oh. I’d be long gone! I was so excited by the first–someone’s sixtieth birthday. Yea, a book about someone near my age. Then I kept reading–well, that’s twice as long as the Logan’s Run people. I’m curious what his family discovers. Maybe Hank isn’t really dead. Gray power!

    My book this week is rather tame by comparison – or not. The Sea Wolf by Jack London http://wp.me/pZnGI-bA

  3. Uh oh. I’d be long gone too. LOL I love the synopsis and the spooky cover.
    sherry @ fundinmental

  4. Well yikes! That sounds like a really intense read. But I’m intrigued by the premise, and the whole population control issue. Great pick, and thanks for stopping by My Teaser earlier!

  5. fredamans says:

    You had me with that first teaser! Awesome!

  6. Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace says:

    Great teasers… sounds kind of intense!

    Thanx for visiting my TT
    Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace

  7. I’m intrigued, but the disclaimer about graphic violence turns me off.
    My Teaser is from KATIE AND THE IRISH TEXAN.

  8. Wow..that was one heck of a teaser..and yikes!

  9. I like when the story is realistic. Thanks for sharing the teasers!

  10. I’m not sure I like the sound of this book, a little grim for me to read but I love the teaser. Thanks for sharing and visiting my TT http://cleopatralovesbooks.wordpress.com/2014/08/19/teaser-tuesday-august-19/

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