18 year old Maz was finished with his schooling, and it was time to take that first step towards his lifelong dream of becoming a Ryzen. The Ryzen were "the best of the best", guardians of the ancient knowledge, protectors of the nation of Timur Laut. He had wanted to join their ranks since childhood. He was certain he would be accepted; all his life, he had succeeded at everything he attempted.But not this time. After a painful rejection, he goes to train with his uncle Cree, a "retired" Ryzen. Hard lessons follow, along with grievous loss and the threat of war. Can Maz learn the ways of a warrior in time? Will he fight to protect his homeland? And what's the nameless threat the Grandmothers have prophesied, that could destroy not only Timur Laut, but the entire world?The New Recruit is the first book in the Ryzen Saga, from the days before catastrophe changed the world...
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