Svetlana Yvonne, conspiracy theory enthusiast & expert on terrorism studies: Missing. Joseph Rodrigues, chemical specialist in one of the most prestigious scientific organizations: Murdered. Fl-20, a lethal chemical substance capable of wiping out all life from the earth : Stolen. All this happens while people from around the world get a strange invitation letter. Are all these events related?

***2019 Watty Award Winner - Science Fiction*** Charlie has always been the one left behind. It isn't because there's something special about him; in fact, there is nothing special about him at all. As one of the few unlucky members of Terran society to be born without powers, Charlie's luck has never looked worse. After a visit to his brother's school ends in an international disaster, Charlie finds himself stranded on an alien planet with no idea where he is, how he got there, or why he is even awake. Why did his captors let him go? How will Charlie get home? And more importantly, what in the world is Trial 017? [Book One of the Scion series]