The world is a dangerous place. Too many people, too little space. in the near future, earth's holding capacity is over flowing, there is no government, and people need answers, fast. five people took over with a plan that centered around priority, and the listeners were desperate, so any plan sounded good to them. Nearly 86 years later, the plan is still in play: At age 16, if you are smart, and have no physical, or mental faults, then you get to live with the community on the mainland. But if you are flawed in any way, then you are sent to the island of imperfects, a place nobody has ever heard from, and nobody things really survives. Especially given the fact that the imperfects are sent with nothing but the clothes one their backs, a bag of canned food, and a dagger. But when Naomi Havvins approaches closer to the test of flaws that she knows she is going to fail, a mysterious bottle washes up an sure, and with it, the first hope of a future that Naomi has had in along time.
Set in an alternate future where the government rules over all and those who don't follow the status quo are sent to a prison called the Camp to work hard labor, rumors of rebellion are quickly taking root. These rebels have tried to overthrow the Citadels before, however, and they are not the heroes the Citadel citizens wish them to be.
Nor has lived in a Citadel orphanage for thirteen years after she was separated from her family during the last rebellion against the government. Though the rebels may have failed all those years ago, they have suddenly returned with increasing numbers and support. Nor doesn't believe that the rebel's agenda is to liberate the people, but something far more sinister. Her suspicions are soon confirmed, and she is forced to flee for her life.
On the run from the quickly approaching rebel army, Nor begins to search for the family that she lost long ago. Her journey will lead her into unexpected dangers, and even to an unexpected love.
Not everything is as it seems, and soon the strange events that are slowly untangling within Nor's world will make her question her very reality.