A fast paced YA Fantasy set in a post-apocalyptic world

In a world reduced to walled cities of survivors, only the pure are allowed into mainstream society. Anyone displaying signs of genetic mutation is immediately ripped from their homes and cast into a Compound. Here they are tattooed, forever marking them as an outcast. On the day of their sixteenth birthday, they are forced into the Trials and tested for the extent of their mutation. If they Fail they will be Banished into the wilderness of a world three hundred years after the DNA Wars, a certain and unpleasant death.

'I stare at my reflection, noting how the anger simmers just below the mask of my indifference. I grimace and try to dampen down. I will need to add extra whorls today, a distraction I hope. When the minders get a look at my face this morning I want them to see arrogance and disdain in my embellished tattoo... not the expression of someone fighting for control. My sixteenth birthday isn't here yet, I reminded myself. Today is not my day to die.'

In a futuristic world, where genetic mutations have led to strange powers of magic, a group of misfits escape certain death and embark on a quest for freedom. These six young mutants will have to cope not only with survival in the horror of a genetically altered wilderness, but also with their own mutations that continue to evolve.

★★★★★ Five star reviews!

5.0 out of 5 stars Griping!
I loved this entire book, I'm sad it's over. The dynamic of survival and relationships is so well rounded.
This was an amazing book!

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
I have to give credit where it's due. Amazing, inventive, exciting. A bit of horror. Loved it.

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is so weird! A good weird!
Whew! This book was a rollercoaster ride! If you're looking for likable characters and an intense story, this is the book you're looking for!