The Initiation

Book #1 in the The Initiation series

A young math geek faces deadly trials to uncover a society's dark secret.

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320 pages

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In a post-apocalyptic world, sixteen-year-old Drayden's life shatters when his mother is exiled from New America. To uncover the truth behind her banishment, he must brave the Initiation—a deadly test in abandoned subway tunnels. Success means joining the elite Bureau, but failure is fatal. As Drayden navigates perilous puzzles and physical trials, he discovers a sinister secret threatening every citizen. Can he survive and save his world, or will the truth remain buried?

From the publisher

As featured on CNN, the NY Post, Bloomberg, and others Published two years before Covid, The Initiation is set a generation after an apocalypse that featured a global pandemic, a mass exodus from NYC, strict quarantines, riots over inequality, and federal forces brought in to restore order. Want to know what happens next? Manhattan is now known as New America, a fully walled-in society based on equality. But the perfect facade hides a dark truth. A timid math geek, sixteen-year-old Drayden watches his life crumble when his beloved mother is exiled. The mystery of her banishment leads him to a sinister secret: New America is in trouble, and every one of its citizens is in jeopardy. With time running out, he enters the Initiation. It’s a test within the empty subway tunnels—a perilous journey of puzzles and deadly physical trials. Winners join the ruling Bureau and move to its safe haven. But failure means death. Can Drayden conquer the Initiation, or is salvation out of his grasp?

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