Tomorrow's Wrath

The Palace Program #2

by J.M. Clark, Holly Kothe (Editor)

Sirus O'Sullivan has launched Phase 2 of the Palace Program, catapulting the young Palace-born into a dark course curriculum that goes against everything they've ever learned.After the cleansing of Old World members for the sake of preservation, young Melinda struggles with her warring instincts. Her only friend is a young man named Lonnie, but as the two become more than friends, Lonnie must convince her that going against the Order is going against life itself. When Lonnie rises up in the ranks of a lethal army with inhuman weapons skills, it becomes apparent that the Palace-born were built for more than peace.Mary's escape from Sirus finds her in a rebel Palace taken over by the Eagle Squad. There, Mary trains for her revenge, but she quickly realizes that certain rebels could be as dangerous as Sirus himself. Dale, the squad's information specialist, falls for Mary as he interrogates her daily. But not even Dale can protect her from Sirus's plot to get her back at all costs.Carla knows God has spoken, and she is the chosen one to rid the world of those from elsewhere, no matter the dark deeds she has to perform to get the job done. Mary is on her radar, and it seems like the only way Carla can complete her missions is by ridding her team of the unnatural Palace-born woman.Logan has worked his entire life for one taking back their world. While his dear friend Jacob was forced into the Palace Program when they were just kids, Logan was surviving on the outside, fighting the men in white vans and training a task force of survivors. When Logan discovers strange weapons hidden deep within their rebel Palace, he knows it's a game changer. If he could only figure out how to wield them.In a twisted game of life and death, dominance and destruction, humanity and colonizers—outside survivors struggle to find footing and reclaim what they've lost. Mary soon discovers she is the key—but will she be able to use her deadly gifts to defeat those who have created her?Tomorrow's Wrath is a high intensity, self-introspective journey through a dystopian world on the brink of a revival or implosion. This book is Handmaid's Tale, Under the Dome, The Dark Tower, and The Maze Runner intertwined into a page-turning thriller that is sometimes scary and enlightening. J.M. Clark created a post-apocalyptic world full of suspense and gripping plot-twists.

264 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 28, 2018

About the author

A self-professed outgoing pessimist, J.M. Clark is a word enthusiast and an up-and-coming science fiction author in southern Ohio. J.M. studied English literature and writing at Northern Kentucky University. Now, a member of Cincinnati Fantasy-writers and Sci-fi and Fantasy-writers of America, J. M. indulges in his passion for writing and critiquing work in the realm of fantasy fiction. An avid reader, and transitional professional from lyricist to author, J.M. loves interacting with friends and other writers. He continues to deliver hesitantly optimistic advice, and produce work that keeps fans constantly wanting more.

Reviews

[T.S. Hottle · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid middle installment. Mary has escaped the Palace after the end of The New Kings of Tomorrow. But she finds that surviving "Old World" humans aren't what they seem, particularly a secretive religious fanatic named Carla. The humans are fighting back against the Order, now that they know the pandemic that wiped them out (Book 1 was published pre-covid but seemed extremely prescient) is the work of aliens experimenting with Earth. Throughout the story, as the Order's leader Sirus proceeds with his genocidal campaign against the last pre-sickness humans, his dispatches sound more and more desperate.

Author Clark even includes a reference to Stephen King's Dark Tower, which is appropriate. Earth of his Tomorrow series has definitely moved on.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great sequel to New Kings of Tomorrow! JM Clark has continued to develop a story that keeps the reader guessing what's coming next, characters that you really root for to succeed (or fail, because he writes a great villain too!), and a world that you want to keep exploring to find out what else is out there. This is a great series so far, and I'm really excited to continue reading future books. Kudos to Mr. Clark on his sophomore novel, I enjoyed it just as much, if not more than, the first.

[Kerina Riley · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE IT! HIGHLY RECOMMEND

I haven’t finished it since I’ve been busy, but it’s just as good, if not better than the first! It’s put together so well and just keeps getting better! (Will have to do a second review once I’m finished). Give this new, young, inspiring author a chance! You won’t be disappointed!

[Gil Vaughn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tough to rate a series independently, but if I had to, I would say this book was better than the first. They both left me wanting more.

[James Michels · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this one even more than the first one. Give them hell, Mary!