In a world where belief is a crime, one boy's search for truth could spark a revolution. The year is 2047, and religion has been outlawed. The World Government controls everything--education, history, and even human emotion--enforced by the ever-watching Hell Bands. Faith is not only forgotten, it's forbidden. Silas Hawthorne never asked to be part of a rebellion. Still grieving his mother's death and living under the shadow of his father's silence, he only wants answers--about the motion sensor under his bed, the strange tunnel beneath his school, and the past that no one dares to speak of. When a hidden prayer meeting reveals a truth long buried, Silas is thrust into a world of underground believers, ancient texts, and dangerous choices. But Silas is no ordinary teen. His secret experiments with conjured energy--an ability he can't explain and the government can't control--mark him as a threat to the system. As pressure mounts and secrets unravel, Silas must learn to trust others, confront his own doubts, and embrace a faith he never knew he needed. The deeper he goes, the more he realizes that he might be the key to leading a movement--and that rediscovering faith could be the most defiant act of all.
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