Sixteen year old Felicity Carter has saved the life of an injured Scav, and now they're both in mortal danger. It's not just the repressive Kingsmen with their powers of instant execution, who want to get their hands on the boy and his secrets; there are forces far more dangerous who will stop at nothing, not even murder. For Flick, her small Oxfordshire town is no longer safe. Wanted for murder and with no one left she can trust, she must run. Or die.

For seventeen year old Flick Carter, things have hit rock bottom. Devastated by the loss of her family, her only escape from the nightmares comes in a bottle. But when someone starts brutally murdering her friends, Flick finds herself facing a different kind of killer, and a conspiracy that goes all the way to the Palace. Driven from her home, Flick must harness all her inner strength and overcome her demons if she is to stay alive... Welcome to 23rd Century Britain.

Seventeen year old Flick Carter failed to save the princess, and now she's a prisoner aboard the Constance, sold into a life of slavery. With no hope of rescue, she and the other captives will need all their reserves of strength, if they are to survive life on a slave ship. When Flick learns that Princess Jessica is still alive and will be sold at the next port they come to, she must find a way to get off the ship and rescue the princess. And all before they reach land . . .