"Celestia had also seen what humanity did to itself during her occasional attempts to help the dying human race. She had been there when the remaining people of the United States, by then known as the Sanctified Republic of Gilead, had thrown children at the Barrier, believing that innocent blood and God’s grace would shatter it."
The Avatar of Albion - "Interlude Celestia".

It's said that tragedy and terror can bring out the best of humanity. It can also bring out the worst. In 2023, as the Barrier approaches and burns away the old world, the worst has truly been brought out, and now a scant few survivors of the madness that has claimed what was once the United States of America must flee for their lives as the Barrier approaches, and with it, destiny...

A prequel to The Avatar of Albion.

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