[The Testing 01] • La prova

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Isn’t that what they say? But

how close is too close when they may be one and the same?

The Seven Stages War left much of the planet a charred wasteland. The future

belongs to the next generation’s chosen few who must rebuild it. But to enter

this elite group, candidates must first pass The Testing—their one chance at a

college education and a rewarding career.

Cia Vale is honoured to be chosen as a Testing candidate; eager to prove her

worthiness as a University student and future leader of the United

Commonwealth. But on the eve of her departure, her father’s advice hints at a

darker side to her upcoming studies--trust no one.

But surely she can trust Tomas, her handsome childhood friend who offers an

alliance? Tomas, who seems to care more about her with the passing of every

gruelling (and deadly) day of the Testing.

To survive, Cia must choose: love without truth or life without trust.