{"product_id":"the-initiation-chris-babu-9781682615935","title":"The Initiation","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs featured on CNN, the\u003ci\u003e NY Post\u003c\/i\u003e, Bloomberg, and others\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished two years before Covid, \u003ci\u003eThe Initiation\u003c\/i\u003e is set a generation after an apocalypse that featured a global pandemic, a mass exodus from NYC, strict quarantines, riots over inequality, and federal forces brought in to restore order. Want to know what happens next? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eManhattan is now known as New America, a fully walled-in society based on equality. But the perfect facade hides a dark truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA timid math geek, sixteen-year-old Drayden watches his life crumble when his beloved mother is exiled. The mystery of her banishment leads him to a sinister secret: New America is in trouble, and every one of its citizens is in jeopardy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith time running out, he enters the Initiation. It's a test within the empty subway tunnels---a perilous journey of puzzles and deadly physical trials. Winners join the ruling Bureau and move to its safe haven. But failure means death. Can Drayden conquer the Initiation, or is salvation out of his grasp?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Babu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682615936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682615935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Permuted Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.20d","brand":"Chris Babu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48995982868735,"sku":"9781682615935","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-initiation-chris-babu-9781682615935","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}