Pulse

facility. They both had a swagger that told Gretchen everything she needed to know. “At least we understand what they’re capable of. That question has been answered.”
    “Agreed.”
    Andre tapped a message into his Tablet and waited. He was standing with Gretchen on the concrete floor of an abandoned prison. A long, open hallway with prison cells on each side ran the length of the space.
    By the time Wade and Clara were standing in front of him, the catwalk that ran a circle around the space was filled with people. All at once, they jumped over the rail, gliding down to the floor as an army of one. Faith, Dylan, and Hawk had their first-pulse Drifters for some of the help they’d need. But the Quinns would have help in the coming fight, too, and plenty of it.
    Andre surveyed his team and smiled, a low growl in his voice.
    “Let’s get busy.”

ALSO BY PATRICK CARMAN
    DARK EDEN
    DARK EDEN: PHANTOM FILE
    DARK EDEN: EVE OF DESTRUCTION

Credits
    Cover illustration © 2013 by vimark/Max Mitenkov
    Cover design by Joel Tippie

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    Pulse
    Copyright © 2013 by Patrick Carman
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    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
    Carman, Patrick.
       Pulse / Patrick Carman. — 1st ed.
          p. cm.
       Summary: In the year 2051, when most Americans live in one of two gigantic, modern States, Faith Daniels, part of a dwindling group that lives between, learns that she has unusual abilities that could help when the inevitable war begins.
       ISBN 978-0-06-208576-4 (hardcover bdg.)
       EPub Edition © JANUARY 2013 ISBN: 9780062085788
       [1. Science fiction. 2. Psychic ability—Fiction. 3. Technology—Fiction. 4. High schools—Fiction. 5. Schools—Fiction.] I. Title.
    PZ7.C21694Pul 2013
    [Fic]—dc23
    2012026745
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