My mother’s attempt to comfort me only secured the waves of panic beating against my chest, but my urge to flee had diminished. The officials would take me away. There was no doubt about that.
Five fugitives attempt to topple an entire government in the adrenaline-pumping new novel, Extium. Written by teenagers Emery Gewirtz and Katie Rha, this young adult adventure is a whirlwind of romance, danger, and unexpected thrills.
Wren Casterra has chosen the life of a fugitive. At twenty-one years old, he has abandoned his powerful position as a government scientist in Laiden and now lives in hiding with a ragtag group of kids he reluctantly takes under his wing: seventeen-year-old Lennon, sixteen-year-olds Masen and Winslett, and nine-year-old Byrde.
For them, Laiden was ruined the moment the government distributed the mysterious pill known as Extium—a drug that shockingly had no effect on them.
Wren and his newfound friends, armed with only a few clues from the past, embark on an epic journey to leave Laiden and bring down the indestructible barrier that has ensnared their society for so long.
But Wren’s connection to Extium, a connection he has desperately fought to forget, ultimately threatens the group’s entire mission.