Private Cory Reddick is haunted by his past. As a teenager, he had a different name: Geoff Anders. Back then, he testified against a vicious gang, and his family was hidden by the witness protection program. Now armed with a new name and superior reflexes, Cory starts over with Sol System Defense. Their newest ship, "c"-Surfer, needs his talents.

The "c"-Surfer test flight program is in trouble. The spaceship is beautiful, but it has its share of problems. Cory's extraordinary reflexes could be the answer to saving "c"-Surfer, but his past may be catching up with him. The trouble he had with the gangs on Station One now threatens his friends, his family, and his crew.

Vengeful gang members will stop at nothing to get to him, including sabotaging his ship and murdering the people he loves most. It might be in his best interest to leave in order to protect his friends-but doing so could mean the end of "c"-Surfer. Either way, Cory's decision will have repercussions, and the consequences could be deadly.

In the ruins of North America, the Laws and Ways of the Sentinel control everyone and everything. The Sentinel's rule is enforced by The Black Sentry, his ominous ever-present police force. Every aspect of the villagers' lives is dictated by the Sentinel's orderly inescapable plan--including the Winnowing, the armed combat each boy is required to undergo on his sixteenth birthday. Daman Adkins is worried about his impending Winnowing, but he's even more troubled by everyone's blind acceptance of the Sentinel's inflexible regime. With the help of Brita, the brilliant girl he admires, and a slave, Xander, he tries to learn more about the fabled Resistance--the only people brave enough to stand up against the Sentinel. When Daman meets a Rebel on the run, he is forced to choose between the dull but predictable life he has known all his life--and the slim chance for a better world.

It's the first day of school at prestigious Solstice High. Seniors Matt, Rochelle, Daphne and Jonas each have a big surprise waiting for them. When the four friends undergo a freak accident, they begin to develop superhuman abilities and come to realize that all is not as it seems within the bleak walls of their high school. While dealing with the day-to-day challenges of being teenagers, they must also confront their sinister principal, Mr. Devlin, who seems to have more than just education on his agenda. Ardash Vartparonian was born in London and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He moved back to the UK to begin university and is now a fourth-year undergraduate studying English Literature at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. In his free time, he enjoys going out at night with his friends, watching horror movies and writing bad poetry. Publisher's Website: http://sbpra.com/ArdashVartparonian

Mason is not imaginary. He's not a ghost, either. And he's most definitely not a hallucination. Mason is an Aerling, and the Sentinels' number one target. Separated to keep each other safe and alive until Mason's eighteenth birthday when Olivia is expected to guide him back to the world of the Aerlings, neither one was prepared to be stripped of their best friend, of the person they love most. The pain being away from each other causes is the least of their worries, though, as the Sentinels intensify their search for Mason and bring the threat of danger to a whole new level.