Jason, a hesitant hero who faces difficult choices, grew up in the shadow of a power-hungry father, who dotes on Jason.

Harriet Johnson is loosely based on a well-known historical figure, Harriet Tubman, mixed with a few traits of a dear friend of mine.

All my main characters have a little bit of me in them, but I feel like Rose might have the most, especially with her struggles.

I have a confession to make - Marcos is my favorite. Enjoy Marcos's backstory!

On the other hand, division, suspicion and bias are the path of least resistance. Living divided is the default setting for most people.

Dystopian fiction writers often bring up the worst actions of our past and let it define their future worlds.