Word Wars Author:Chris Stevenson Word Wars takes place in a futuristic society where the written word has been banned by the government. The populace is forced to read the color bar language, and is subjected to the cruel and unusual punishments doled out by the Continental Security Agency. The agency is hiding a deep, dark secret that would change the technological base of t... more »he world. Mikus Markus and a ragtag bunch of rebels decide to escape across country, just ahead of pursuing Slugs , to find an old African American man, who knows the secrets of the original written word that was lost so long ago.« less