After an anomaly known as The Truth wiped out most of the U.S. population, Manhattan was sealed off by a force field generated from the Freedom Tower. To protect the last survivors, each year, every eighteen-year-old male is shipped to a military facility in Lower Manhattan to protect the Barrier. All are trained to fight. No one is exempt from that. John Madoc has never trusted the draft, not since his father's presumed death. But a shocking discovery might just be the key to unlocking what really happened and exposing the lies holding the draft, and his existence under the Barrier, together. The truth might kill him, or it could set him free. Follow John into a relentless fight for survival and freedom in dystopian New York City, perfect for fans of Divergent and The Maze Runner.