Wisteria by Bisi Leyton:
Sixteen year old Wisteria Kuti has two
options—track the infected around the Isle of Smythe or leave the only known
safe haven and face a world infested with flesh eating biters. But even with
well-armed trackers, things go wrong and Wisteria ends up alone facing certain
death, until she is rescued by the mysterious Bach. Uninfected, Bach is able to
survive among the hordes of living dead.
Eighteen year old Bach, from a race known as The
Family, has no interest in human affairs. He was sent here to complete his
Great Walk and return home as a man—as a Sen Son. The Family regard humans as
Dirt People, but Bach is drawn to this Terran girl, whom he has never seen
before, but somehow knows.
Hunted by flesh eaters, cannibals, and the mysterious
blood thirsty group called Red Phoenix, Wisteria and Bach make their way back
to the Isle of Smythe, a community built on secrets and lies.
Praise for Wisteria:
“I love the buildup of this story, getting to know
the characters and watching their connection grow. I had no idea which way the
story was headed and I was kept in suspense right up to the very end! It has
plenty of action and a fascinating plot and I can’t wait to see what Bisi
Leyton has for us next!!”
“There are a lot of great things in this book, so
much more than zombies and a struggle for survival. At it’s base core it is
about star-crossed lovers, literally and the supporting characters roles… Ms.
Leyton brings to Wisteria a mixture of science fiction, fantasy, dystopic world
with a twist to the paranormal romance angle!”
“The book was full of nonstop action from the
beginning until the end, and I did not put it down until I had finished it. I
loved the book.”
Excerpt:
A few nights later, Wisteria was
locking up the library. The empty building unsettled her since she
was still getting used to her new, safer job. A part of her missed
being outside and learning to cope out there. She wondered now if she
would ever learn the skills she needed to return to her father.
Heading down from the third floor, she was startled to see Bach
standing at the bottom of the stairwell. “Ah,” she cried. “You
scared me.”
“The door was unlocked,” he said
before she asked.
“Oh.”
He looked different. Maybe it was
because he was now wearing jeans and a t-shirt, giving up his more
formal 1930’s look. But that wasn’t it. She could not place it;
perhaps it was because she hadn’t seen him in a while. Since she
had stood up to Coles, she hadn’t set eyes on him. That was a mean
feat in a community as small as the Isle of Smythe. Then again, it
was Bach. Hadn’t Hailey also been scarce the last couple of
days? Her jealousy rose up again and she shoved it away. “How
are you?” she asked as she descended the steps. “How are Garfield
and Felip? How’s Hailey?”
“How can you defend someone like
Coles?” he demanded while not answering her questions.
“Bach, he’s important to me,”
Wisteria said softly as she continued to make her way down the
stairs. He blocked her path.
“Are you scared of him? Because I can
make him very afraid of me.”
“You’re in my way.”
“Wisteria, don’t go.” His hand
held her forearm. “What does he have on you? He treats everyone
like they are nothing, even you, and you still stand up for him.
Why?”
“You won’t understand.”
“Help me to. Please.” He let go of
her hands.
Grimacing, she explained, “When we
first got here, it wasn’t like this. You wouldn’t believe what it
was like when the leadership council ran everything, before the
soldiers got here.”
“Okay, so tell me.”
“The community was rough. Everyone
had a gun or knife on them at all times. Some people hoarded food,
some stole, some traded drugs, but the only thing everyone agreed on?
No one was allowed across the bridge from the mainland. When the food
ran out, things went from rough to toxic.” Wisteria became uneasy
as she remembered.
“What changed?”
“Nothing at first—we tried to
manage. Then, the leaders started trading with the sea merchants.”
Wisteria shook her head and sat down on the steps. “Everyone
thought they were our salvation, because they had so much food. But
whenever the merchants arrived they took over and they did whatever
or whoever they wanted on the island.”
“Did they do something to you?”
Bach crouched down in front of her.
She closed her eyes to stop the tears
that were building up in her eyes. “My mother and a few other women
too, she still won’t talk about it.”
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Excerpt:
Bisi Leyton was born in East London in 1978. She grew up in
London, Nigeria and the States, listening to the stories life and love from
aunts, cousins and big sisters.
She lives in London, but has worked around Europe
including France, Germany, Ireland, Belgium and the Czech Republic. She has a
fondness for reading graphic novels.
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