Deze serie dompelt lezers onder in een wereld op de rand van de afgrond, waar onwaarschijnlijke helden mondiale crises moeten trotseren. Het verkent de ontdekking van verborgen krachten en innerlijk potentieel terwijl personages ernaar streven de mensheid te redden van de dreigende ondergang. De verhalen duiken in thema's als moed, zelfontdekking en wat het werkelijk betekent om een held te zijn onder de meest uitdagende omstandigheden. Verwacht een aangrijpende reis die de grenzen van de menselijke geest op de proef stelt.
What if playing computer games could save the world...and the Government's secret weapon was you?Tom Raines is suddenly recruited into the US Army to train as a virtual reality Combatant to see if he is good enough to help fight World War Three.
Set in a world where superhumans are trained as government weapons, the story follows Tom and his friends as they navigate their second year at the Pentagonal Spire. As midlevel cadets in the Intrasolar Forces, they face escalating challenges that test their skills and loyalties. A pivotal moment in their training could determine Tom's future, forcing him to confront difficult choices that may impact his career and friendships.
S. J. Kincaid has created a fascinating dystopian world for Insignia, her futuristic science-fiction adventure series perfect for fans of Ender's Game. Earth is in the middle of WWIII, a war to determine which governments and corporations will control the resources of the solar system. Teen Tom Raines grew up with nothing—some days without even a roof over his head. Then his exceptional gaming skills earned him a spot in the Intrasolar Forces, the country's elite military training program, and his life completely changed. Now in Vortex, the second book in the series, Tom discovers that the Pentagonal Spire, where he and his friends are being trained as superhuman weapons, is filled with corruption. He is asked to betray his friends—the first real friends he's ever had—for the sake of his country. Will he sacrifice his new life to do what he believes is right?
Tom Raines and his friends return to the Pentagonal Spire for a new year, eager to continue their training for the elite Intrasolar Forces. But they soon discover troubling changes. Strict new regulations, suspicious agents in positions of power and the revelations that the Spire is under military control. The trainees are now cadets. What begins as an irritating adjustment soon reveals a dangerous shift in reality. Those in control have a ruthless agenda. And when the military academy begins welcoming suspicious new cadets, they reveal a plan with horrifying worldwide ramifications. Tom is desperate to stop it, and it seems he is not alone. But when the enemy comes for Tom, how much can he endure in the battle to save himself? In this exhilarating, explosive and heart-rendering conclusion to the INSIGNIA trilogy, CATALYST puts Tom and his intelligent, passionate and brave young friends through stunning tests, dangerous confrontations and into an impossible future they could never have predicted.