Cirrus@Austlit

"When freedom is a luxury, resistance is inevitable.”

'The Government rule the Hub with an iron fist, their strict laws enforced by Derivates, humans with psionic abilities. When one of these Derivates flees her post, they send KC-847, a powerful telekinetic, to bring her back. But KC-847 soon learns he and his team are unprepared for what they find, and their mission goes awry.

'Flit, a plucky teleporter, works for the Underground resistance, the last refuge for Derivates wishing to live free of the Government's control. On a routine security patrol, Flit comes across KC-847 and breaks all the rules to bring him back to the Underground.

'However, KC-847's arrival brings with it a string of deadly events that threaten the safety of the Underground. Convinced the incidents are more than unfortunate coincidences, Flit refuses to fall back on a false sense of security and drags KC-847 on an investigation that will change the trajectory of Derivate-kind forever.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'"Desperation fuels resistance. Hope sparks rebellion."

'After foiling the plot behind the tunnel explosions, Flit and Scraps settle back into everyday life. For a short time, things get back to normal in the Underground. However, a surprising discovery and revelations about the weapon Flit found raise concerns within the Intelligence department. In hopes to get more information about the Government's plans, Flit and Scraps are sent to the Hub to investigate.

'As they settle into their undercover identities, Flit and Scraps finally have a chance to make a difference. With a bit of extra-curricular snooping and trademark rule-breaking, the pair uncover tantalising leads, make interesting new friends, and become embroiled in an incendiary plot to disrupt the Government's rule, right in the heart of its own capital city.'  (Publication summary)

'Scraps has been captured by the Government and is given a choice between spying on the Free Citizens or becoming one of the experiments he uncovered in the Department of Advanced Human Research.

'After being dragged back to the Underground, Flit is determined to find a way to save Scraps. However, her beloved home does not feel like the same place she left months earlier.

'Whilst Scraps dances on a blade’s edge to balance his safety against his loyalties to the Underground and the Free Citizens, Flit has to figure out how to navigate an Underground that is so different to the rebellion she grew up in. Kept apart by circumstance, the pair must work against everything they have ever known to find a way to bring the Government down once and for all.'  (Publication summary)