We, the Watched, No. 1

"Fueled by a brilliantly nebulous backdrop, this briskly paced, action-packed novel is undeniably a page-turner of the highest order... A deeply allegorical and powerfully thought-provoking dystopian must-read." - Kirkus Reviews

An amnesiac calling himself Seven enters a dystopian surveillance society where the government keeps a Watched list of its own citizens and the Church has become as powerful as the state. Sevens blank-slate perspective helps him see through the propaganda, and he soon gets involved with a group of rebels called the Underground.

The debut novel by Adam Bender exposes a current political issue in an exciting science fiction adventure, carrying on the tradition of dystopian classics 1984 by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, as well as more recent blockbuster novels like The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

"The dialog was excellent and the situations seemed driven by curiosity, which is a great way to pull you into...