Cut From Stone by Brendan O'Meara

Winner of the Next Generation Indie Book Award, Best Young New Adult novel.

The world is fresh from humanity splitting in half – the BlankZone in the East and the Federation in the West. As an inevitable attack from the BlankZone looms, the Federation makes swift, mysterious, and unexpected moves to prepare.

In this time of turmoil, the Federation announces a mandatory draft. James, a Federation teen, learns he has been drafted the day after his 17th birthday. He will join a group of hand-selected, skilled teens to be transformed into elite human weapons to be used at the Federation’s disposal.

James and his fellow trainees endure grueling daily routines at training camp that push the limits of the humane and allow the Federation to identify their warriors. The outcome is a team that creates a bond more akin to family than anything else.

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Category: Science Fiction – Military

After witnessing the devastating power of the BlankZone James and his team head South. Their self-ascribed mission is to explore the most dangerous place on the planet – the new BlankZone border in the Southern Federation.

While conspiracies drive the narrative in the North, James and his team set out to learn about the Federation’s mysterious aggressors. After traveling through dense jungles and ghost towns, the team establishes a new home miles away from the BlankZone’s headquarters. Danger lurks around every corner as James gets closer to his enemies and reveals more secrets about their brutal society. Meanwhile, James and the team form lifelong bonds and make enemies they did not expect in the jungle town. Jump back into the adventure as James and his friends discover new families, build allies, and come face to face with the adversary threatening their existence.

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