The Initiates

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>A cynical high school graduate must overcome otherworldly odds with a group of fellow misfits if they hope to survive an alien invasion at summer camp. The Outsiders meets Annihilation.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Myles Harper's transition to adulthood couldn't be more disturbing.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>After celebrating his high school graduation his stepfather tells him he needs to get a job. The cynical Los Angeles native more concerned that climate change will affect his life than his lack of a career grudgingly applies to Camp Friendly Forest where he is hired to work as a counselor for the summer. Soon Myles has more responsibilities than he bargained for. Supervising a cabin of boys in the mountains means that he must prioritize the needs of others over himself.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Even worse vicious cosmic canines Kiaskis have crash landed off the coast and quickly overrun Southern California. As the situation at camp deteriorates Myles and a group of fellow misfits his new friends realize they must work together if they hope to survive a horrifying nightmare.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>A science-fiction horror novel involving humanity's first contact with a violent extraterrestrial race exploring notions of youth masculinity and morality during a time of crisis.</em></strong></p><p></p>