There is a system that selects people. No explanation, no warning. Those chosen are taken and are placed inside hidden institutions that appear to be schools — but function like something far more controlled.
Inside, every movement is observed. Every decision is recorded. Every person is classified. At first, it feels like education. Then it feels like something else entirely.
A boy is taken from an ordinary life — family expectations, pressure, and everything he thought was stable — into a world that does not explain why he was chosen. The system does not ignore him: it studies him, adjusts to him and classifies him.
And the more he resists understanding it, the more the system seems to respond. Because in this place, nothing is random. And once the system decides what you are... It rarely allows you to remain unchanged.
Details
- Publication Date
- Jul 19, 2026
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781105044755
- Category
- Young Adult
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Patrick Chuks
Specifications
- Pages
- 478
- Binding Type
- Paperback Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)