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A post-apocalyptic landscape, a huge underground monster, corrupt adults, a murderer in their ranks--Rachel and her beloved, Logan (Defiance), have the odds stacked against them. Rachel's fierce determination, so powerful in some scenes, mysteriously evaporates when convenient, an exasperating writing choice. Even so, the cool, subtle hints of the world before and the magnificently described Wasteland save the day.