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For readers who loved Lord of the Flies, The Maze Runner, and Station Eleven In a harsh world without history, a group of young people must build civilization from nothing, under the watchful eyes of elders who observe but never explain. Maro becomes a reluctant leader when he steps between a bully and his victim. But every rule he creates to prevent suffering becomes a tool someone else can wield. Every act of compassion shifts the balance of power. When hunger deepens and the community sp...