In the stunning conclusion to the bestselling Project Nemesis trilogy, 64 surviving members of the Fire Lake’s sophomore class emerge into a post-apocalyptic world.
“Twisty and unpredictable to the very last page. I loved this series.”—Ransom Riggs, #1 New York Times bestseller
“This thriller blew my mind—full of breakneck adventure, gasp-inducing plot twists, and a deliciously chilling sci-fi edge.”—Kass Morgan, New York Times bestselling author of The 100
Can the past ever truly be left behind?
The test subjects of Project Nemesis have managed to survive the Program—and each other. Now they’ve emerged at the dawn of a new era, into a Fire Lake valley that’s full of chaotic dangers and challenges, with death—real death, final death—lurking around every corner. The battle to stay alive in this broken world should force Min, Noah, Tack, and the others to work as a team, but old feuds die hard, and the brutality of earlier Program phases cannot be forgotten. Burying the past is never easy, and when the classmates discover that they may not be alone on the planet after all, they’ll have to decide if they’re going to stand together . . . or die alone, one by one.
Welcome to the final battle for the future of the human species, where everyone is suspect, and nothing—nothing—is what it seems.
In the pulse-pounding sequel to New York Times bestselling Nemesis, can the Fire Lake sophomore class survive in a world without consequences?
“Reads like a technological retelling of Lord of the Flies.”—VOYA
“Reichs knows exactly how to mix action, suspense, and characters into a breathless read.”—Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of the Legend trilogy
“Fans of The Hunger Games novels and the CW series The 100 will discover much to enjoy here.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Noah Livingston knows he is destined to survive.
The sixty-four members of Fire Lake’s sophomore class are trapped in a place where morals have no meaning and zero rules apply. But Noah’s deaths have trained him—hardened him—to lead the strongest into the future . . . whatever that may be. And at any cost.
Min Wilder knows that survival alone isn’t enough.
In a violent world where brute force passes for leadership, she’s tempted to lie back and let everyone else battle it out. But Min’s instincts rebel against allowing others to decide who lives and who dies. She’s ready to fight for what she believes in. And against whoever might stand in her way.
Orphan Black meets Lord of the Flies in this riveting new thriller from the co-author of the Virals series.
It’s been happening since Min was eight. Every two years, on her birthday, a strange man finds her and murders her in cold blood. But hours later, she wakes up in a clearing just outside her tiny Idaho hometown—alone, unhurt, and with all evidence of the horrifying crime erased.
Across the valley, Noah just wants to be like everyone else. But he’s not. Nightmares of murder and death plague him, though he does his best to hide the signs. But when the world around him begins to spiral toward panic and destruction, Noah discovers that people have been lying to him his whole life. Everything changes in an eye blink.
For the planet has a bigger problem. The Anvil, an enormous asteroid threatening all life on Earth, leaves little room for two troubled teens. Yet on her sixteenth birthday, as she cowers in her bedroom, hoping not to die for the fifth time, Min has had enough. She vows to discover what is happening in Fire Lake and uncovers a lifetime of lies: a vast conspiracy involving the sixty-four students of her sophomore class, one that may be even more sinister than the murders.