Cut From Stone by Brendan O’Meara

James is a 17-year-old growing up in the Federation of the Americas, a union of North and South America. He is drafted by the military and chosen to be part of an elite group of soldiers created to defend the Federation from the BlankZone, the mysterious part of the Earth that stopped talking to the rest of the world after an incident called the Melt.
During training, James is tested with gruesome and grueling tasks forced to fight alongside his new warrior friends. They are commanded by General Croyton, a sadistic, ruthless military leader who sees them less as people and more as machines created to carry out his orders.
After training, James and the team are set to defend the city of Midway on the coast in a battle that will impact the future of James, his team, and the rest of the world.

Category: Science Fiction – Dystopian