The camp is gone. And the Raxions will stop at nothing to crush what’s left of the resistance before it rises again.
On the run and out of options, Tael leads the last of the resistance across the wasteland in search of a myth: Spirit Cove. A hidden sanctuary where they can vanish, recover, and regroup … and where Tael can begin to understand the mysterious artifact embedded in his arm.
In the vast brutal desert, hunger, heat, and hopelessness sets in. Fear takes root, tensions flare, loyalties crack and the weight of every decision threatens to tear the rebellion apart. With danger closing in and hope fading fast, Tael is forced to step into a role he never wanted: leader of a rebellion he doesn’t believe can win.
An unforgettable YA sci-fi about courage, sacrifice, and the will to rise when all seems lost—perfect for fans of Skyward, Red Rising, and Scythe.
Hold onto your warp drives and wizard hats. Chuck Harrelson and Kerrie Flanagan are C.G. Harris, the award-winning coauthor team responsible for some of the most thrilling escapades in the multiverse! Together they take readers on a devilishly daring dive into the hellish world of "The Judas Files," a wild ride through young adult dystopia with "The Rax (Coming soon)," and a space pirate adventure full of cosmic swashbuckling action in the "Viraquin Voyage".
When they're not busy crafting the next great American novel or penning a haiku about the existential dread of Mondays, you can find them in the throes of what could only be described as a culinary Cold War, fiercely debating which is the superior pie, New York's big, floppy, fold-it-like-a-newspaper slice or Chicago's deep-dish cheese casserole with a crust?
To this day the debate remains unresolved. But in the heated exchange of doughy discourse, one thing becomes clear: when it comes to pizza, the only real winner is whoever gets the last slice.
The Nine, the first book in The Judas Files series, won the Indie Author Project regional book award for adult fiction for Colorado and was a finalist in the Book Blogger Novel of the Year (2021).