When Amelia Mel Eichenwald wakes up one morning from a dream where shed been falling, she finds herself actually falling but in endless freefall towards an Earth that is no longer there, and surrounded by the junk of human existence. From high heels to houses, billions of random items drop alongside her like fallout from an exploded mall. Soon she discovers that shes not alone. Others have been similarly plucked out of their lives and dropped off in mid-air. Buy why? For what purpose? And more importantly, and more pressing what is she going to eat? Where can she safely sleep? Plummet follows Mel as she attempts to survive and thrive, find allies, and negotiate being predator or prey. What makes us human and what keeps us human? How do you take a stand when theres literally no place to sit?
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