To save his enclave's future, he must risk his own

Nearly one hundred years have passed since the Great Crash. What was once America is now a collection of enclaves, governed at the local level and only loosely tied together by the farce of a federal government.

Catawba, one of the largest and most affluent enclaves in the southern region, is relatively stable. It maintains successful business relations with nearby enclaves. But when a new vein of gold is discovered beneath the feet of its citizens, it's only a matter of time before trouble finds them.

Now Catawba's fate depends on an untried young trader named Caleb. Could his plan help secure the enclave's future?

Yet Caleb is keenly aware that if his secret were exposed, he would not live to see another dawn.


Praise for Thomas Locke's Books

"Intense action, credible science fiction, and larger-than-life characters."
--Publishers Weekly on Fault Lines

"Intelligent and fast-paced. . . . Definitely a must-read!"
--RT Book Reviews, 41/2 stars, on Recruits

"Locke weaves multiple exciting narratives, connecting them in unexpected ways."
--Booklist on Renegades


Thomas Locke is a pseudonym for Davis Bunn, an award-winning novelist with worldwide sales of seven million copies in twenty-five languages. He is the author of the Legends of the Realm series, the Fault Lines series, and the Recruits series. Learn more at www.tlocke.com.