Book cover for Escape From Apidae: Book Two by Thomas Johnson, Patrick Johnson and Wendy Johnson
2026 Released
346 Pages
7-8 Hours
Audiobook Unavailable
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Kepha PressISBN 9798256202675

Thomas Johnson's latest novel launches a gripping two-book dystopian saga: Escape from Apidae.

Apidae is a perfect world. This hive society has been engineered with precision and is populated by carefully designed citizens known as hive units. Every aspect of life is regulated: ideal health, flawless physiques, uniform appearances, standardized heights, and controlled intellects. Apidae stands for humanity's vision of ultimate superiority. Yet beneath its perfect surface lies a darker truth.

William, Isabelle, and David have spent their entire lives within Apidae Hive, living under the constant oversight of the powerful systems that govern every aspect of existence. When they dare to seek freedom to live beyond the hive's boundaries, they become renegades slated for capture or death. In Apidae, no one is allowed to leave.

Relentlessly pursuing them is Milo, a cold, emotionless enforcer whose loyalty to the hive knows no limits. Milo never fails, and he never gives up. He will hunt his targets to the ends of the earth, even at the cost of his own life.

As the three friends race toward the towering Barrier Wall that separates Apidae from the outside world, they cling to the hope of reaching the free land beyond, the Unified Federation.

Will they escape Apidae, or will Milo track them down before they reach the other side?

Escape from Apidae is a thrilling dystopian adventure filled with suspense, danger, and the enduring human desire for freedom.

Thomas Johnson

Thomas E. Johnson is a former Stake President of the Wilmette, Illinois Stake and Bishop of the Chicago First Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He also served as a missionary for the Church in Japan. Originally from Nephi, Utah, he attended Snow College, the University of Utah, and Northwestern University Law School in Chicago. He practiced international business law in Chicago for 34 years and is now retired.

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