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These Prisoning Hills

by Christopher Rowe

After the AI ruler Athena Parthenus invaded and corrupted the American Southeast with nanotechnology, transforming the land into something alien and hostile, survivors navigate a poisoned landscape where biology and technology blur. Set in the remnants of Appalachia, this speculative novel blends regional gothic tradition with post-apocalyptic sci-fi. A haunting meditation on conquest, autonomy, and environmental ruin.

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