Hope's Defiance

“You’re not as alone as you think.” Five months have passed since the Echo crew was torn apart by betrayal and sacrifice. Trinidad Shepherd and Dalton Stevens are working with the growing rebellion against Vartan Craven, desperate to find intel on the location of the increasingly paranoid and elusive Emperor. As Craven plans another cruel display of his power, the last cavers of Cave System Echo Night Patrol must race to find the purpose and location of the mysterious Polaris Protocol. What they find could change everything. Can Trin put aside his fear and anger and stop Craven before he annihilates another city? Can the people be convinced to rise up before it’s too late? What is the Polaris Protocol? And what was Cipher trying to tell Trin before she sacrificed herself? It’s all leading to the moment Trin dreads, to the moment he’s always known was coming: the final confrontation with Vartan Craven. It’s a struggle that could solidify Craven’s grip on power – or bring his Reunified American Empire crashing in around him.