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.

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

I had an all-night dream that has turned into a 4-book dystopian series.