The year is 2060. World War III was aided by nuclear bombs which wiped out most of the American population, ruining the land and destroying major cities. A dictatorship united the city of Seattle, directing the very few confused and scared people left. To protect the new colony, not only was a wall built but an army was formed. There were little to no volunteers for troops so the government had to start a system where once you turned 18, all males and some females (non-pregnant or single) had to be put in a raffle. 50 names were picked out of that raffle and those were the people who had to join the army. If you refused or rebelled in any way, you'd be killed. Aubree Parks is picked from the raffle and must join the army. While there she try's to find out what happened to her brother, who was the first and only person who managed to escape their little dictatorship and get passed the wall. She has feelings that she can't explain for someone, a someone who just so happens to be her training officer. And as the months continue, the more she doesn't like the way things are. How long will it be before she rebels?