"Someone once compared living in New Detroit to having a religion--a fanciful idea about a hopeful life in the presence of tragedy. Illogical. Irrational. Life here needed more than hope." Creativity has been banned. At seventeen every citizen must receive a vaccine that will end their creative abilities. Tru Shepard can't imagine living this way. But time is running out. In ten days, she turns seventeen. Her only hope comes from Zared Aoki, a boy from her past. If she helps him expose the government's secrets, the vaccinations might come to an end. She only has ten days. And Zared is harboring secrets of his own. Can she uncover the truth and reveal it to the world without losing herself in the process? You don't want to miss this gripping first book in the Alliance Chronicles--a suspenseful, post-apocalyptic thriller.