The Cult

By John L. Phillips

The Cult

A Stand-Alone Novel in the We Stand Universe

A game. A recruitment. A nightmare hiding in plain sight.

When a mysterious figure inside a VR mini-golf game recruits 18-year-old Lamar to "help" a troubled classmate, he and his best friend Mark stumble into something far more dangerous than they imagine. Their mission to rescue Zoe-a girl being groomed for a horrifying purpose-pulls them into the real-world operations of the Ishkobatu, a powerful techno-cult operating under the protection of Rex Mundi's global regime.

Crossing a fractured North America, Lamar and Mark must infiltrate a system that controls minds as efficiently as governments control borders.

The Cult is a fast-paced conspiracy thriller and love story set during the events of Below We Stand (book one of the We Stand Trilogy), exposing how belief, technology, and authority merge-and how easily ordinary lives can be consumed and wounds healed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GCHHPH2T
• ISBN13: 9798241207494
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"