The Orion: The Deadlands

Will and Roy, his adopted Lowlander brother, have always feared being recruited by the Orion’s army. They have heard horror stories about the brutal training, but in Will's humble Middle Class village, this all seems worlds away.

Now the day has come. A strange, female government agent recruits both Roy and Will, and they are immediately sent to an intensive training camp. There, they meet two other teens, including the dictator, Mr. Calhoun's, own son. Their mysterious young trainer, a fearsomely lovely young general named Jayd, throws them into the worst training regiment they could ever imagine. Using their individual skills, Will and his new friends escape—but accidentally capture Jayd, which instantaneously labels them traitors, kidnappers, and lethal criminals.

Struggling through the frozen, desolate wastelands of Russia, Will, Roy, and their friends become entangled in a chase against their captors. When they realize that they can’t survive without the help of Jayd, their enemy, they must endanger themselves in order to stay alive. The Orion catches them once more, and they are faced with the most difficult decision they will ever make; trust Jayd, the confused Orion agent, or end her life and return home safely?