Fifteen generations before, the horror of Surface chased
Singer’s desperate ancestors into the vast underground bunker of the Well. In a
moment of darkest despair, Singer unsuccessfully attempts to breach the
long-obstructed hatch that leads outside – to certain death, as everyone knows!
In punishment, he is cast down from the most privileged level of Seven into the
hell of the Well’s lowest layer – the damp, crowded, and stinking Pit. Despite
the bleak turn of events, Singer’s harsh new surroundings begin opening his
eyes to the truth of the Well and of humanity, his revelations helped along by
the wise old Tech and his too-forward, too-unconventional, too-maddening
daughter. Resigned to his prison far from Seven, Singer’s hope rekindles with the discovery of a means to climb the central shaft that leads back to Seven – and to the outer hatch. He joins uneasily with the Tech’s daughter in a lunatic plan to ascend the shaft and escape the Well. But can they dare hope to succeed? And if so, will they find a livable world outside on Surface? Or will the terror that propelled their ancestors underground have the final laugh? These questions seem unanswerable, for no resident of the Well is equipped to imagine what lies above … especially not Singer!
The Well 2 - Falling
After escaping the Well, the underground bunker that has
sheltered his people for fifteen generations from the horrors of Surface,
Singer and his three cohorts find themselves falling from the frying pan and
into the fire! The world outside the Well could not be more hostile – a place
of barren desolation and airless death. However, the blue and white orb hanging
in a black sky beckons them toward the true path to Surface.
The escapees promptly run afoul of others that occupy the
desolation, and land in confinement with death or return to the Well as the
only viable options. Faced with the puzzle of finding a third option – one that
takes him to Surface – Singer works to keep his small crew alive long enough to
convince his captors to spare them. When the moment of epiphany occurs,
Singer’s existence becomes more endangered still, for it requires a return to the
Well – which has descended into madness. Even success of his plan may not save
his life, let alone take him to mythical Surface. And even a journey to Surface
to face the menacing mystery of The Darkness may result in certain death!
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