A dystopian adventure story for teenagers. The year is 3004. London covers the whole of England and is protected by an invisible shield, as is Paris. The shields are there as protection from terrorists and from criminals. Law breakers, are cast out of the cities and into the wilderness. The Isle... more

A dystopian adventure story for teenagers. The year is 3004. London covers the whole of England and is protected by an invisible shield, as is Paris. The shields are there as protection from terrorists and from criminals. Law breakers, are cast out of the cities and into the wilderness. The Isle of Wight hosts ‘lifers’ ,’A’ class criminals, murderers and the insane, who are left there to fend for themselves. Thieves and anarchists, ‘wasters’ are sent to the wilderness around Paris and London, to live a feral life style. London is run by a secret underground society, who created software named the “Think Tank Programme”, which, over time, has orchestrated a communistic life style, due to the lack of resources, the rise of the Aids II virus and the decline of man. Love and sexual relationships are banned, it’s rumoured that women, have hideous bodies beneath their clothes. Only mentor partnerships are permitted, with one child and occasionally two lab reared children allocated to them. At the age of sixteen, boys become ‘taskers’, they are taken into the wilderness and have to find their own way home. This story is about two taskers, Kayleb Heinz and Rowan Gellpen and their struggle to return to London. It is about their emotional journey as well as all the challenges they face. They did not question their lives before their task but as the weeks pass they realise that all is not what it seems! The book also features a waster named Cornwall Keyboard and is about lots of other interesting characters.