In 2045, overcrowded prisons and a ruthless government create Condition Zero, a programme that sells inmates instead of incarcerating them. Sixteen-year-old Ryan Murphy is sold to a sadistic Texas rancher and must learn the rules of silence, submission and survival without surrendering his will to live and be free.

Author: Charley Mayne
Genre: Science Fiction
Subgenre: Dystopian science fiction
Series: Chainmark, Book 1
Audience: Adults