The Herd- When Democracy Falls: A Dystopian Thriller of Love, Lies, & Information Wars

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by Jenny Abamu

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A fractured America. A deadly contest. One editor must risk everything to lead the last free newsroom. After a coordinated foreign cyberattack brings the U.S. to its knees, chaos erupts across the nation. Markets crash. Factions rise. And disinformation becomes the deadliest weapon of all. Feonix Cheenoma has spent her life surviving in the shadows. But when she’s offered a place at Station 7—the last independent news network fighting back—she believes she’s finally found something worth fighting for. But Feonix’s battle has only just begun… Thrust into a brutal contest to become the station’s next director, she must navigate a deadly maze of lies, rivalries, and betrayals. When competitors start dying and a hopeless romance threatens her focus, Feonix finds herself torn between exposing the truth and protecting the people she loves. With the nation crumbling and the line between fact and manipulation fading fast, Feonix must decide: will she stay safe inside Station 7’s fortress of secrets—or risk everything to rebuild what disinformation destroyed? Read the novel readers are calling “gripping, smart, and impossible to put down.” It’s The Hunger Games, all grown up. Truth in a World of Lies "Wow, this book kept me up all night! "The Herd" feels scarily real with its broken America in 2065. I loved Feonix-she's tough but relatable as she fights to save the last honest news station. The whole contest thing reminded me of Hunger Games but with more grown-up problems. The romance with James had me totally invested (even when I wanted to smack him for being so arrogant!). What really got me though was how close to reality it feels-like this could actually happen with all the fake news we're dealing with now. If you're like me and miss YA dystopian books but want something more mature, this is perfect. I'm already dying for the next book in the series!" The Herd blew me away "A sharp, thrilling collision of dystopia, politics, and raw emotion. Feonix is the fierce, complex heroine we've been waiting for. It's Hunger Games grown up-with stakes that feel terrifyingly close to reality. Gripping, smart, and impossible to put down. I'm all in for this series." Excellent reflection of how media can influence your perception of reality "Someone needs to make this into a movie. The author takes her political experience and dials it up to the Sci-fi setting. Reading this as pure fiction, it satiates my appetite for a well written dystopia novel that has its ups and downs but kept me glued throughout." Jenny Abamu is a working journalist whose work has appeared in both local and national platforms including NPR, Fortune Magazine, WAMU, EdSurge, CBS, ABC, Motherly, Yahoo News and more. A former U.S. diplomat, she served in Saudi Arabia and Spain, gaining unique insights into global politics, disinformation, culture, and storytelling. The Herd is her first fiction novel.

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