Matt Terrill
MATT TERRILL has taught middle and high school English for eleven years. He plays the piano and occasionally writes a soulful ballad which may or may not feature the harmonica. He lives in Denton with his wife and two young boys. They are active members of their community and make it a point to attend the annual Wassail-Fest at the downtown square. Matt's debut novel, Leo The Leper And The Senseless World (Fire and Ice, 2023) is available in paperback and ebook.
SUMMARY:
In a world where people are sorted into castes based on which senses they don’t have,16-year-old Leo is in the lowest tier for being nose-blind, taste-blind, and partially numb. What’s worse than being called a leper? The nonstop sensism is wearing him down.
While researching a plague that caused sense-loss for 95% of the world, he discovers a strange spot on a map where everyone is unaffected. He’s convinced they’re hiding something.
With few supplies, his pal Sam and their off-and-on friend Hux join him on a thousand mile quest for a cure. Along the way, they must also avoid leper hunters, sneak through hostile elite cities, and sidestep the chaos of leper shantytowns.
What could go wrong? Just about everything.