Broken Ties

A dying world. A rising threat. And two civilizations running out of time.

Six months after the battle that nearly destroyed Natica, Titus Foster is doing everything he can to hold his shattered people together. The Banished-led by his ruthless brother, Dargon-have vanished into the hinterlands. The drystorms are growing stronger. And a terrifying new enemy has appeared: sandswarms, golden storms capable of draining a human body to bone in seconds.

But Natica isn't only tearing apart on the outside.
Inside the walls, fear and vengeance are spreading like wildfire. Fights erupt. Old grudges sharpen. And whispers of civil war begin to take hold. If Titus can't unite his people, Natica will collapse long before the Banished return.

Deep underground, another struggle is unfolding.

In Luminosity-the digital city housed within Miot's vast machinery-Kayden Kell is racing to undo the Broken and restore the world's water. But she's hiding a devastating truth: she invented the weapon that destroyed the Earth. Now, while she works to fix her mistake, a new faction of Luminites rises under the charismatic Virdo Diamond... and he has a plan of his own. A plan he's been hiding from everyone-including Titus.

When a mysterious signal appears from beyond the desert, both worlds are thrown into crisis. Titus must chase an enemy who's always one step ahead. Kayden must confront a past she no longer remembers. And Natica must survive forces it was never built to withstand.

The truth behind the Broken is about to come out.
And once it does, nothing will ever be the same.

Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Wool, and The Maze Runner, Broken Ties delivers explosive action, intricate worldbuilding, and a deeply human story about loyalty, leadership, and the cost of survival.