17: Part 1 (17 Series)

By Richard K. Lisk

Previously published as 17 by Ricky K. Rivers.

The day the sky exploded, Emmett Klein lost his brother-and the world stopped being free.

After the Event, ordinary people awakened with extraordinary abilities, governments collapsed, and a new regime called One World rose from the chaos promising peace while tightening its grip. Seventeen-year-old Emmett has spent years trying to stay unnoticed, living with a modest telekinetic ability and a family already fractured by loss.

Then the mysterious Grey Man attacks him-and tries to tear something out of his soul.

Suddenly Emmett is being watched by One World, courted by a resistance leader, warned by a stranger who claims to know the future, and haunted by a presence inside his own mind. Each answer points toward the same impossible truth: humanity's powers trace back to seventeen foundational powers carried by people known as the Bases-and Emmett may be one of them.

To learn what happened to his missing brother, Rainer, Emmett will have to decide whom to trust in a world where every faction has an agenda, every offer of protection comes with a price, and even the people trying to save him may be trying to control him.

17: Part 1 begins a seven-book young adult science-fiction saga of superhuman power, political dystopia, family, identity, and the cost of choosing for yourself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HDSM8TYC
• ISBN13: 9798192051597
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"