In the Republic of the True America, it's always hunting season.
After a radiation blast burned most of the Earth to a crisp, the new government established settlement camps for the survivors. At one such camp, Book and the other sixteen-year-old "LTs" are eager to graduate as part of the Rite.
Until they learn the dark truth: "LTs" doesn't stand for lieutenant but for Less Thans, feared by society and raised to be hunted for sport. Together with the Sisters, Hope and Faith, twin girls who've suffered their own haunting fate, they join forces to seek the safety of the fabled New Territory.
But as they are pursued by sadistic hunters hot on their trail secrets are revealed, allegiances are made, and lives are threatened. As Book and Hope lead their quest for freedom, these teens must find the best in themselves to fight the worst in their enemies.
