The bustling metropolis of Helion is a meritocracy, where social rank determines everything: what items can be bought, what housing and jobs are available, and even what partners are allowed.
Every citizen who is physically capable is required to wear a device that monitors their every move and the moves of those around them. Those who aren’t capable of wearing the device are labeled “Peculiars,” treated as social outcasts, and relegated to the lowest paying jobs available with no hope of promotion.
Zenith DeClension is a Peculiar trapped in a life he sees no hope of changing until the deaths of three of the most important figures in his life lead him to make a decision that puts him in open conflict with the system and all those who control it.
Forced to go on the run, he finds support in the most unlikely places even as he battles the inner demon that threatens to consume him and the system that seeks to destroy him.
