Luminosity: A Dystopian Apocalypse Novel (the Luminosity Series Book 1)

A DISCOVERY HIDDEN IN DARKNESS... A TRUTH BROUGHT TO LIGHT... ___________________________ What if scientific evidence of a coming extinction event was known and kept secret? What if your survival was dependent on being chosen? What if the only choice you had was to give up that chance? ___________________________ For decades, the government tried to keep the sun's betrayal a secret. We went on with our lives as usual, just like they wanted. Daylight illuminated our world, never once shining light on the darkness of our world's fate. Until now. It all started with one man's knowledge--a whistleblower whose decision to release NASA's classified disclosure and a secret military operation sparked global outrage and conspiracy. But years later, the evidence would finally emerge, igniting the night sky in auroras pole to pole. The President's announcement marked the beginning of the biggest war known in the history of mankind. That was the year I ran away. After the fall, our country was divided into fifteen territories. Now, only 30% of the population remained inside territory walls. My hometown was one of hundreds of regulated towns still remaining, bordered and protected from the outside. Inside, we'd all serve toward the future of humanity, or end up a statistic. Each of the fifteen colonies would house 20,000 survivalists underground after evacuation day--a massive subterranean compound capable of keeping the human race alive long after the end. But only the selected would survive--an election that was determined by our leaders based on age, health, and labor participation. Or so we were told. Crippled with guilt, I returned home--a place now plagued with violence, oppression, and corruption. I came back to find a purpose to fight again, and ultimately, to forgive myself before everything ended, but the mystery surrounding my father's death still haunted me. And after finding his compass along a forbidden mountain trail outside the fence, I was determined to find out what happened to him. Enslaved by unlikely odds and a will to survive, we waited for the next round of chaos to unfold as sick, homeless, and unlawful citizens were euthanized, as riots continued, as more houses were marked with a familiar X--a symbol of collapse. But now, a more sinister development was upon us, and this time, there was no way to run from it. ___________________________ My name is Aubrey. I was 20 years old when I found out the world was ending, the night I almost died. I survived the accident, and the collapse. For three years, I gave up on life, love, and the one and only chance I had to survive this. And now, at age 23, I've unearthed a secret that could end my entire bloodline well before the evacuation. Now, I have no choice but to do the one thing I should have done from the very beginning--escape into the lawless land beyond regulation--a place I was destined to belong. "On the brink of a catastrophic solar event, twenty-three-year old Aubrey struggles to make amends with her unfulfilled past. Three years before returning to her hometown, everything changed. Borders were built around each existing city. The military ruled. Violence and civil collapse became a constant threat. In the night sky, the auroroas revealed NASA's discovery-the only place left on earth where humans can avoid extinction. But only a limited sum of the remaining population will qualify-a number regulated by executing sick, homeless, and unlawful civilians. As the mystery and speculation regarding her father's death arises, Aubrey digs in search of answers. But when she stumbles upon a dark family secret, she quicly discovers the truth runs far deeper. Soon, her purpose takes on a different meaning- one that will force her to run from the only chance she ever had." --page 4 of cover