A compelling debut novel asks what happens when children develop inexplicable abilities and the government sees them as a threat.
Will the Tribe survive the Interrogation of Ashala Wolf?".
Her betrayer, Justin Connor, is ever-present, saving her life when she wishes to die and watching her every move.
It s only a matter of time before the machine ferrets out the location of the Tribe.
Injured and vulnerable, with her own Sleepwalker ability blocked, Ashala is forced to succumb to a machine that will pull secrets from her mind.
But when Ashala is compelled to venture outside her territory, she is betrayed by a friend and captured by an enemy.
Ashala Wolf and her Tribe of fellow Illegals have taken refuge in the Firstwood, a forest eerily conscious of its inhabitants, where they do their best to survive and where they are free to practice their abilities.
The government calls them Illegals children with inexplicable abilities and detains them in menacing facilities so that society is kept out of harm s way.
Skychangers.
Boomers.
They re known as Firestarters.
A compelling debut novel asks what happens when children develop inexplicable abilities and the government sees them as a threat
