The Last Refuge: BOOK 1: Shattered Horizon

By Mr Ronewa Manotha

The world didn't end. It adapted.
In a fractured South Africa where the environment itself has turned unpredictable, survival is no longer about strength, It's about control.
Aisha and her group of survivors discovers something buried beneath the chaos: a system designed to restore balance. But the deeper they go, the more they realise the systems isn't just repairing the world....

It's rewriting it.

As reality begins to shift and unseen forces start to influence their thoughts, their decisions and even their bodies, the line between human and system begins to disappear.

Now, every choice comes to a cost.
And the question is no longer how to survive,
But what remains of you when survival demands everything.

The Last Refuge is a gripping, high-intensity dystopian thriller set in a post-apocalyptic South Africa, blending psychological suspense, science fiction and raw human conflict into a story that will keep you turning pages long after end.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GVHS8Z5K
• ISBN13: 9798254278863
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"