Seventeen-year-old Roxy Eisen has been told her entire life she is the only hope left for her people. But she's just a normal teenager, except without parents ... or freedom. In 2074 New York City, Regal Manager Leona has taken advantage of the devastated country and claimed the city for her own kingdom. She controls her people by threat of the portal - a gateway to a black hole created in a project to deflect its pull on Earth. Roxy and a bunker full of kids were hidden below the streets of Manhattan when their parents fought and died in the Resistance sixteen years earlier. Now Morris,...

Levi Koenig is working to repair the damage done in New York City by his mother's reign of terror. But his heart is far away, wherever Roxy is.
When he receives a threatening message from Joe, Levi goes on a risky mission to find Roxy. Meanwhile, Leona and Joe gain access to the malfunctioning portal-and the delicate balance of history surrounding the birth of America.
Roxy and Levi will follow, and witness firsthand the beginning of their nation. With George Washington and Nathan Hale to assist, will Levi find his motivation for leading his city and country on the path to freedom...

Sephora Koenig comes from a strict community committed to the task of protecting the ancestors. In the Transient village, it is an honor and duty to sacrifice for the cause of time travel with this singular purpose.
Sophie wonders if she was made for more than blindly following the Council, especially after she is sent on her first mission to Roxy and the 2074 bunker. Though devoted to her father, Morris Koenig, Shepherd of the Transient, she thinks he may be keeping secrets that could alter their destiny.
When Sophie travels with Levi and Roxy to live among the earliest settlers of...