"A terrifying futurescape at the heart-stopping intersection of The
Matrix and The Maze Runner, kicking off a trilogy sure to prove
dystopian sci-fi still has more to offer." -- BooklistLife inside
The Loop--the futuristic death row for teens under eighteen--is one long
repetitive purgatory. But when news of the encroaching chaos in the
outside world reaches the inmates and disorder begins to strike, the
prison becomes the least of their worries. Perfect for fans of The Fifth
Wave and The Maze Runner.
It's Luka Kane's sixteenth birthday and he's been inside The Loop for
over two years. Every inmate is serving a death sentence with the option
to push back their execution date by six months if they opt into
"Delays", scientific and medical experiments for the benefit of the
elite in the outside world.But rumors of a war on the outside are
spreading amongst the inmates, and before they know it, their tortuous
routine becomes disrupted. The government issued rain stops falling.
Strange things are happening to the guards. And it's not long until the
inmates are left alone inside the prison.Were the chains that shackled
Luka to his cell the only instruments left to keep him safe? In a
thrilling shift, he must overcome fellow prisoners hell-bent on killing
him, the warden losing her mind, the rabid rats in the train tunnels,
and a population turned into murderous monsters to try and break out of
The Loop, save his family, and discover who is responsible for the chaos
that has been inflicted upon the world.
