S. J Kincaid

"Tom Raines and his friends return to the Spire for their third year as superhuman government weapons, but the rules have been changed and Tom's training is put to the test"-- Tom Raines's exceptional gaming skills earned him a spot in the Intrasolar Forces, the country's elite military training program. Now dangerous changes have come to the Pentagonal Spire, where Tom and his friends train. When a mysterious figure starts fighting against the evil...

Tom, a fourteen-year-old genius at virtual reality games, is recruited by the United States Military to begin training at the Pentagon Spire as a Combatant in World War III, controlling the mechanized drones that do the actual fighting off-planet.

The thrilling sequel to S.J. Kincaid's New York Times bestselling novel, The Diabolic, which TeenVogue.com called 'the perfect kind of high-pressure adventure.' It's a new day in the Empire. Tyrus has ascended to the throne with Nemesis by his side and now they can find a new way forward-one where they don't have to hide or scheme or kill. One where creatures like Nemesis will be given worth and recognition, where science and information can be shared...