Because the lies are comfortable. The truth is horrifying. Cracks in the facade of a perfectly planned city begin to surface. Secrets told to keep the citizens safe turn out to be lies to keep them in line. Those in power manipulate from the shadows behind whispers and fear. As military general, he had promised to keep his people safe. When an order for the unthinkable comes through, Rhun makes the hard, sacrificial call to leave everything behind – including his wife. She thought she had received the promotion of a lifetime. She was wrong. Soon Jordan’s waking dreams turn to nightmares. If they’re brave enough to look past the veil, only madness awaits. Now, to have any chance at survival in the wasteland, they must work as one. Time is short. Hope exists. But the truth could be even more shocking than they expected. Full of the fast-paced danger and plot twists found in Nathan Hystad’s Survivor series and the mystery in Riddle’s Atlantis Gene.