The end did not come with bombs or war, but with a cough and a fever. Most of the earth’s population perished. Those fortunate enough to be immune scattered, desperately searching for safety. 

The Langston Virus didn’t discriminate against who it killed. Neither did the madness that followed. The few that survived, both the virus and the lawlessness that ensued, began the arduous task of rebuilding. Ninety years later, their descendants still have many obstacles. The newly rebuilt communities work hard to provide food, shelter, medicines, and peace to each citizen. 

Although the virus is long over, they face a more merciless and deadly threat. Howlers. Howlers control everything. Take everything. Destroy everything. Nothing and nobody is safe from the madmen in this post-Langston Virus landscape. Especially the boys. 

The Howlers demand that each boy be given up to them to train for their army. The fate of one community lies in the hands of a teenager. Lukan, the only boy the Howlers do not want, searches for a way to keep his family, and his community safe. What he finds sends him on an adventure that changes his life forever. 

A window to a world below his feet gives Lukan hope of a safe place for his community. Will he be able to find a way in before anyone else he loves is murdered by the Howlers? Lukan desperately searches for the secrets that lie below. It's Maze Runner meets Hunger Games in this face-paced dystopian thriller.