I stare ahead in utter shock and disbelief. All I had thought I understood had changed in the blink of an eye. The world before me was completely unknown. It would take every last ounce of my strength - plus keen wits - to make it through this alive.

He Who Was Living is the second book in the Ishtato Saga, after Into the Wasteland. This series follows one young woman's journey through treacherous landscapes, backstabbing strangers, and lethal challenges. If she survives, her path will lead her to a final destination beyond anything she could have imagined.

All author's proceeds from sales of Lisa Shea's dystopian novellas benefit battered women's shelters.

Lisa's novellas are teen-friendly. They are written without explicit intimacy or violence.