In Milwaukee, Bay Point Preparatory High School and its four hundred occupants vanish from Earth, reappearing instantly on a moon in a distant galaxy. This first volume follows a group of seven students, including the brilliant Adrian and the athletic Isaac, as they venture beyond the school walls into a dense, primordial wilderness. They encounter bioluminescent predators, ancient stone monoliths, and a mechanical tower emitting a signal that Adrian believes is the key to their survival. The teenagers must navigate a lethal ecosystem while the remaining faculty and students descend into political infighting and panic back at the gym.
Science fiction readers who enjoy stories about unintended isolation and world-building through biological horror will find this useful. It is for those interested in social breakdown under pressure and the logistics of establishing a new society in a hostile environment. Readers gain a perspective on how existing social hierarchies dissolve when common structural rules disappear. The book offers a study of group dynamics and the psychological stress of teenagers forced to take military and scientific leadership roles in a landscape that actively tries to kill them.
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
