Rise

The first heart-pounding adventure novel from the Blades and Bullets series, Rise is a moving and exciting story that gives its readers a glimpse into a terrifying future. Zuri and her younger sister, Lynn, are forced to emerge from their family's underground shelter in search of supplies. It has been two years since the collapse of society, and much has changed. There is a strange family occupying the place Zuri and Lynn once called home, and the quaint town they grew up in has become a wasteland occupied by bandits.After falling into the hands of a ruthless band of human traders, Lynn is sold off, never to be seen or heard from again. Unwilling to accept her sister's fate, Zuri enlists the help of an unexpected stranger, and the two set off on an impossible quest to find and rescue Lynn. Forced to navigate a hostile and treacherous new world where danger lurks around every corner, Zuri must learn to adapt to her new surroundings as she is forced to face her darkest fears. The only chance she has of ever seeing her sister alive again is to reach deep within herself and find a hero that lies dormant, a hero waiting to rise.