Basic Story

"In the blink of an eye. Everyone disappears. GONE. Everyone except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not a single adult. No teachers, no cops, no doctors, no parents. Gone, too, are the phones, internet, and television. There is no way to get help.

''Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents- unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers- that grow stronger by the day.''

''It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen and a war is imminent."''

A regular day. Just another six hours at school. Then? Poof.

Everybody is gone. Teachers. Parents. Anybody over the age of fifteen. Phones, television, anything to get help. Just gone.

The FAYZ. A perfect circle, twenty miles in diameter. Its center is the power plant. Its barrier is painful to the touch. And nobody can get out.

Some find themselves in terrible situations. Lana finds herself dieing in a terrible car crash, bones shattered. Others take advantage of the newfound freedom. Anna finds a way to open the McDonald's to feed the children. And yet others become leaders. Gone UK Cover of the book.

The children of Coates Academy appear in town, lead by Caine Soren. Forgotten twin brother of Sam Temple, he and his lieutenants Drake Merwin and Diana Ladris take control of the small town of Perdido Beach. Some of the survivers aren't sure if they like that.

Then the most terrifying development occurs. Some- teens, children, animals- are discovering they have impossible mutations. Some can create deadly light, others fire. They can see the power levels of others, or move things with their mind. Animals mutate, finding themselves able to speak or fly. And others have nothing at all- no protection against the mutants.

The battle is only just beginning.