Sayan Knights — M.L. Gardner

In the year 2075, freedom isn't a God-given right. It's a distant memory. After illness decimates the world's population, those left are manipulated into a new regime. Nicholi struggles with the pressures of his inherited position as a third generation rebel and the new leader of the village his grandfather founded sixty years ago. He continues his grandfather's legacy, training and building a resistance to the tyrannical city, all within the confines of a secret village hidden deep in the Sayan Mountains...but maybe it's not so secret after all... Nicholi's duties as village leader continue to rankle his jealous younger brother, Anton, whose reckless behavior and selfish ways create tension within the village. And when Quinn, the latest recruit smuggled from the city arrives becoming a curiosity and distraction for Nicholi, a passion for something other than war ignites. After learning his grandfather's true motives, Nicholi must either choose his own destiny or accelerate plans to attack the city.