In a time when girls are born with zero opportunities, the government offers a select few the chance of their lifetimes. It’s an opportunity for the strong, the intelligent, the fearless and the hopeful to compete for the ultimate prize.

Or so they think.

When a group of girls is culled from the rest, lured by the promise of an evil president, the contestants find themselves in a war against one another for survival. Shouri Stark finds herself thrust into the role as an unlikely leader when the group finally realizes the fight isn’t when each other but with the oppressive government.