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|title=Crowboy

|author=David Calcutt

|date=February 2008

|isbn=0192727494

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In a dystopian future world plagued by an endless war, the Troggs and the Geeks roam a ruined city stockpiling scrap metal; the only remaining currency. Orphaned by bombs, these children observe the brutal rule of survival of the fittest. Territory is everything. Gang rivalry runs high and violence is a way of life. But when Mal and Joey come into their world, things start to unravel. Both gangs see Joey - a strange, mystical boy - as a chance to finally win supremacy over the other. They can see he has spiritual power and they are both attracted and repelled by it. Neither are above using it to their advantage though. Mal is another orphan. She has followed Joey from another burned out and besieged city where she too was orphaned. But for Mal, there are glimmers of other paths in life. She's not sure why she follows Joey, but she sees that he may offer a way out of the violence.