Code Breakers: Book 1
Seventeen-year-old Gavin has never questioned the Code.
In his post-apocalyptic city-state, every citizen follows strict rules enforced by the Superior Council: all marriages are same-sex and arranged by the state, jobs are assigned at sixteen, and children are distributed only after five years of proven marital stability. It's efficient. It's logical. It's safe. Gavin has just been paired with Marcus, a respected citizen, and assigned a prestigious career as a structural systems technician. On the surface, Gavin is the model of obedience—but beneath, he's suffocating.
Everything changes when Gavin glimpses a mysterious girl beyond the city walls. Nadia is an Out Dweller—one of the "trash" the Council warns against. Wild, independent, and emotionally raw, she lives outside the Code's reach. Despite the danger, Gavin begins secretly meeting her, drawn to her fire and her freedom. As their bond deepens into forbidden love, Gavin begins to see his society not as a beacon of order, but as a prison of forced identity and emotional sterilization.
When Marcus discovers the truth, Gavin is reported, detained, and subjected to psychological reconditioning. But Gavin escapes, branded a codebreaker and exiled. He flees to the outskirts and joins Nadia's people—fractured camps of outcasts who live by choice, not control. Gavin struggles to find his place among them until a more urgent crisis arrives: the Council launches a cleansing operation to wipe out all Out Dwellers.
Using his insider knowledge, Gavin sabotages the city's defense systems, giving Nadia's people a fighting chance. During the brutal clash, Nadia is gravely injured. Gavin chooses to stay and save her, risking his life in the process.
In the aftermath of victory, the Out Dwellers reclaim part of the city and begin writing a new charter—one where identity, love, and purpose are not assigned, but chosen. Gavin and Nadia watch children play in the ruins of the old world, knowing they've helped build the foundation for something freer—and better.
Codebreakers is a series YA dystopian novel with strong crossover appeal.
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In his post-apocalyptic city-state, every citizen follows strict rules enforced by the Superior Council: all marriages are same-sex and arranged by the state, jobs are assigned at sixteen, and children are distributed only after five years of proven marital stability. It's efficient. It's logical. It's safe. Gavin has just been paired with Marcus, a respected citizen, and assigned a prestigious career as a structural systems technician. On the surface, Gavin is the model of obedience—but beneath, he's suffocating.
Everything changes when Gavin glimpses a mysterious girl beyond the city walls. Nadia is an Out Dweller—one of the "trash" the Council warns against. Wild, independent, and emotionally raw, she lives outside the Code's reach. Despite the danger, Gavin begins secretly meeting her, drawn to her fire and her freedom. As their bond deepens into forbidden love, Gavin begins to see his society not as a beacon of order, but as a prison of forced identity and emotional sterilization.
When Marcus discovers the truth, Gavin is reported, detained, and subjected to psychological reconditioning. But Gavin escapes, branded a codebreaker and exiled. He flees to the outskirts and joins Nadia's people—fractured camps of outcasts who live by choice, not control. Gavin struggles to find his place among them until a more urgent crisis arrives: the Council launches a cleansing operation to wipe out all Out Dwellers.
Using his insider knowledge, Gavin sabotages the city's defense systems, giving Nadia's people a fighting chance. During the brutal clash, Nadia is gravely injured. Gavin chooses to stay and save her, risking his life in the process.
In the aftermath of victory, the Out Dwellers reclaim part of the city and begin writing a new charter—one where identity, love, and purpose are not assigned, but chosen. Gavin and Nadia watch children play in the ruins of the old world, knowing they've helped build the foundation for something freer—and better.
Codebreakers is a series YA dystopian novel with strong crossover appeal.
Code Breakers: Book 1
Seventeen-year-old Gavin has never questioned the Code.
In his post-apocalyptic city-state, every citizen follows strict rules enforced by the Superior Council: all marriages are same-sex and arranged by the state, jobs are assigned at sixteen, and children are distributed only after five years of proven marital stability. It's efficient. It's logical. It's safe. Gavin has just been paired with Marcus, a respected citizen, and assigned a prestigious career as a structural systems technician. On the surface, Gavin is the model of obedience—but beneath, he's suffocating.
Everything changes when Gavin glimpses a mysterious girl beyond the city walls. Nadia is an Out Dweller—one of the "trash" the Council warns against. Wild, independent, and emotionally raw, she lives outside the Code's reach. Despite the danger, Gavin begins secretly meeting her, drawn to her fire and her freedom. As their bond deepens into forbidden love, Gavin begins to see his society not as a beacon of order, but as a prison of forced identity and emotional sterilization.
When Marcus discovers the truth, Gavin is reported, detained, and subjected to psychological reconditioning. But Gavin escapes, branded a codebreaker and exiled. He flees to the outskirts and joins Nadia's people—fractured camps of outcasts who live by choice, not control. Gavin struggles to find his place among them until a more urgent crisis arrives: the Council launches a cleansing operation to wipe out all Out Dwellers.
Using his insider knowledge, Gavin sabotages the city's defense systems, giving Nadia's people a fighting chance. During the brutal clash, Nadia is gravely injured. Gavin chooses to stay and save her, risking his life in the process.
In the aftermath of victory, the Out Dwellers reclaim part of the city and begin writing a new charter—one where identity, love, and purpose are not assigned, but chosen. Gavin and Nadia watch children play in the ruins of the old world, knowing they've helped build the foundation for something freer—and better.
Codebreakers is a series YA dystopian novel with strong crossover appeal.
In his post-apocalyptic city-state, every citizen follows strict rules enforced by the Superior Council: all marriages are same-sex and arranged by the state, jobs are assigned at sixteen, and children are distributed only after five years of proven marital stability. It's efficient. It's logical. It's safe. Gavin has just been paired with Marcus, a respected citizen, and assigned a prestigious career as a structural systems technician. On the surface, Gavin is the model of obedience—but beneath, he's suffocating.
Everything changes when Gavin glimpses a mysterious girl beyond the city walls. Nadia is an Out Dweller—one of the "trash" the Council warns against. Wild, independent, and emotionally raw, she lives outside the Code's reach. Despite the danger, Gavin begins secretly meeting her, drawn to her fire and her freedom. As their bond deepens into forbidden love, Gavin begins to see his society not as a beacon of order, but as a prison of forced identity and emotional sterilization.
When Marcus discovers the truth, Gavin is reported, detained, and subjected to psychological reconditioning. But Gavin escapes, branded a codebreaker and exiled. He flees to the outskirts and joins Nadia's people—fractured camps of outcasts who live by choice, not control. Gavin struggles to find his place among them until a more urgent crisis arrives: the Council launches a cleansing operation to wipe out all Out Dwellers.
Using his insider knowledge, Gavin sabotages the city's defense systems, giving Nadia's people a fighting chance. During the brutal clash, Nadia is gravely injured. Gavin chooses to stay and save her, risking his life in the process.
In the aftermath of victory, the Out Dwellers reclaim part of the city and begin writing a new charter—one where identity, love, and purpose are not assigned, but chosen. Gavin and Nadia watch children play in the ruins of the old world, knowing they've helped build the foundation for something freer—and better.
Codebreakers is a series YA dystopian novel with strong crossover appeal.
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| BN ID: | 2940184706863 |
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| Publisher: | Travis James Brown |
| Publication date: | 08/01/2025 |
| Series: | Code Breakers , #1 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 460 KB |
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