REMAINS by Michael McBride. SIGNED,  Hardcover, FIRST, Limited edition published by Cargo Cult Press in 2009.

 

Limited to 150 signed and numbered copies, this being copy number #41. Signed by Michael McBride on the limitation page.

 

Cover Stamp by interior illustrations Tom Moran.

 

The book is in very good / near fine condition. The cover boards are clean and bright with sharp corners. The binding is tight, square, and sturdy. The interior pages are clean and without damage. The interior page block is clean. Book is without tears or creases; and has no remainder marks.  Issued without a dustjacket (art on boards).

 

 

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On May 21st, 2011, seven graduate students in Religious Studies set out from the University of Colorado in search of God. Armed with only their faith and the scriptures, they rented a small cluster of cabins on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. None of them were ever heard from again.

 

On October 29th, 2013, a disarticulated femur is discovered in a mountain lion's den. Forensics confirms the bone belongs to one of the missing seven, triggering a massive search of the surrounding wilderness. No other evidence is found.

 

On November 13th, the families of the missing students rent the same cabins and attempt to recreate the final days of their loved ones in hopes of divining their fate. Only this time, thanks to an unusual bacterium isolated from the femur, they know where to look.

 

Nothing can prepare them for the truth.

 

This is their story. The story of what they found, what they lost…and what remains.