Perfect for fans of Suzanne Collins and Veronica Roth, book one of this action-packed dystopian series will have you at the edge of your seat until the very last page. IT IS THE YEAR 2064, and Washington, D.C. is divided into the Rich and the Poor. The Rich bathe in their luxuries and brutalize the Poor, who have been laboring excessively after the Second Great Depression in the 2030s and the Dark Ages that had followed. As much as they want to rebel, they are aware of what dire repercussions await for them, especially from President Tobias Remington, a politician adamant to make the Poor suffer. Blaire Cohen is a nineteen-year-old Poor woman who despises how they are treated daily. She and her family labor for the government, mining from the crack of dawn to dusk. Everyday she dreams of escaping the atrocious city with her family, willing to give them the life they deserve. But that is until she gets kidnapped by a mystifying organization determined to destroy the treacherous government . . . and determined for her to join, too. Blaire begins to embark on a life oozing with the unknown. Risky decisions must be made, and she must choose wisely, for the wrong one will lead to imminent consequences. NOTE: IF YOU ARE REVIEWING SUBVERSION AFTER MARCH 1, 2023, PLEASE REVIEW THE 2023 EDITION(S). THANK YOU.