The Maze Runner meets Scott Westerfeld in this gripping new series about teens held captive in a human zoo by an otherworldly race From Megan Shepherd the acclaimed author of The Madmans Daughter trilogyWhen Cora Mason wakes in a desert she doesnt know where she is or who put her there As she explores she finds an impossible mix of environmentstundra next to desert farm next to jungle and a strangely empty town cobbled together from different culturesall watched over by eerie black windows And she isnt aloneFour other teenagers have also been taken a beautiful model a tattooed smuggler a secretive genius and an army brat who seems to know too much about Coras past None of them have a clue as to what happened and all of them have secrets As the unlikely group struggles for leadership they slowly start to trust each other But when their mysterious jailera handsome young guard called Cassianappears they realize that their captivity is more terrifying than they could ever imagine Their captors arent from Earth And they have taken the five teenagers for an otherworldly zoowhere the exhibits are humansAs a forbidden attraction develops between Cora and Cassian she realizes that her best chance of escape might be in the arms of her own jailerthough that would mean leaving the others behind Can Cora manage to save herself and her companions And if so what world lies beyond the walls of their cage.
