Publisher's Synopsis
Neutrality is the key to longevity. This motto has governed17 year-old Autumn's life in the mid-21st century Centrist cult, which believes that expressing emotions leads to Essence drain and premature death.But Autumn's younger brotherÆs death casts her faith into question.While sprinting through a park in violation of Centrist teachings, sheencounters Ryder Stone, an Outsider who claims Essencedrain is nothing more than a Centrist scare tactic. She agrees to joinhis Community, a utopia of adrenaline junkies living in theabandoned remains of Yosemite National Park.Autumn learns about sex, drugs, and living life to thefullest. But as she discovers dark secrets beneath the Community'sperfect exterior, she realises that this illusion of paradise could be shatteredà