They Say We're Dangerous. But We're Not That Different. Jude Is Running Out Of Time. Once A Year, Lucky Young Men In The House Of Boys Are Auctioned To The Female Elite. But If Jude Fails To Be Selected Before He Turns Seventeen, A Future Deep Underground In The Mines Awaits. Yet Ever Since The Death Of His Best Friend At The Hands Of The All-powerful Chancellor, Jude Has Been Desperate To Escape The Path Set Out For Him. Finding Himself Entangled In A Plot To Assassinate The Chancellor, He Finally Has A Chance To Avenge His Friend And Win His Freedom. But At What Price? A Gender-flipped, Speculative Ya Thriller, For Fans Of Malorie Blackman, Louise O'neill And The Belles.