In the Ten Provinces, creativity is illegal, empathy is dangerous, and logic is a lost art.
Just by existing, sixteen-year-old Jenny Young is committing a crime. A crime punishable by death. She's part of a secret society of genius rebels who dare to be creative under the crushing oppression of Criterion, the supercomputer running the country. When a sudden betrayal blows her family's cover, they have to take off without warning, leaving Jenny frightened, homeless, and a stranger to the world she thought she was a part of for so long. Now, Jenny must form new alliances, trust her wits, and learn what it truly means to be human in this fast-paced thriller-romance about family, empathy, and finding where you belong.
The Rebel Code is one part action adventure, one part coming-of-age story, and one part teen romance, all told in a thrilling cyberpunk road-trip that will have you on the edge of your seat.
We knew something wasn't right from the moment we awoke. It was like something was missing - a part of our very souls - and we couldn't sense the deficiency, no matter how hard we tried. A hundred million eyes adjusted to the dark all at once, all surprised to be awakened so soon. We ran through our checklists of limbs and senses, drawing ourselves out of our dreams piece by piece. Some went back to sleep, unaware, unbothered, too tired to notice the difference. Some lay in bed, too anxious to stand until the light of dawn crept through their windows at last, and they were sure the monsters in their closets had gone back to sleep. Some leapt from their slumbers, more keenly aware than others that the missing pieces were important. But we didn't know. We couldn't have. Not until we found ourselves standing in the light and discovered: We no longer had shadows.