MARIANNA CULP WRITES INC.

Uh-oh! Grab your buttered popcorn and a sizzling cola. 2448 is bound to keep your attention span far beyond any other interruption. This YA, young adult, sci-fi thriller is action packed. Yes—look closer, use your instincts and enjoy the imagery that will come to mind. 

Welcome 2448!

In the year two thousand and ninety-nine, the cosmos is full of crime and greed. Inside of the United States, there are two operating dimensions. Only water divides the countries by an ocean named Free. Between them, dark histories, rich culture and mystical secrets are woven into each individual.

Everyone has a story.

Ducheá Orthonot has the ability to survive in both countries. Born into a world where it’s cool to join a gang or an organized criminal group at a young age, secures death or survival. No introduction is needed in his presence because he’s privileged. The Orthonot bloodline carries weight.

Raised by his father, in the Metropolitan, Ducheá is always exposed to the tricks of the trade. Both parents provide combat training and development. His mother’s kidnapping bob wires his thoughts as losing her bothers him deeply. When he turns seventeen, Ducheá’s father is murdered by a car bomb. After that, he is left to survive on his own.