
eBook by Craig Hamilton
The climb through the ranks often ends with a knife in the back. Slum-dwelling orphan Garrett Walker scrounges for scraps in the wildlands beyond the walls that guard society, salvaging valuables from the ruins of fallen civilization. When he is offered the chance to compete in the Warden Academy entrance trials, he seizes it as his shot at a better life. But the academy holds dangers a street rat is ill-equipped to handle, and rivalries turn heated as Garrett's hard work challenges classmates who would rather rely on family connections and wealth. As society's most affluent see the threat in his rise, Garrett will discover that not all enemies live outside the city walls.