THE ARMOURONElite warriors who banded together centuries ago to fight for justice and for freedom.PLANET EARTHUnder the control of a huge corporation, led by the power-mad Chairman.THE CADETSTrainee gladiators at the Nu-Topian Academy -- where something is very, very wrong.SALTThe grizzled old master of the armour workshop, with a secret in his past.THE STORYThe book opens with an old knight on a distant planet, fighting to keep five medallions from the Armouronaut, a robot built from the armour of ancient knights and powered by the mysterious thirteenth medallion. It was created by the chairman to defeat the Amouron and destroy all it came into contact with.Ten years later, the four orphan apprentices are taken under Salt's wing at the Academy. As this happens, they realise they have all been harbouring suspicions that the Gladiator Games are fixed. As they set about investigating the games, Salt enlists them into the Amouron.When they start operating as...

Asking questions in Ash Harbor can get you killed.Sol Wheat is asking a lot of questions . . . especially after his father vanishes and is accused of murder.Outside the huge domed city, an Ice Age has transformed Earth into an Arctic desert. But inside, the Machine, protected by the Clockworkers — a fearsome police organization — has become the source of the city's energy and a way for industrial leaders to wield enormous power. When a rogue organization begins posting messages warning of the Machine's impending failure, civil unrest grows.As Sol begins to uncover the city's deepest secrets, the Clockworkers start targeting him. Now he's on the run in Ash Harbor's underground, where gangs rule and danger lurks in every corner. His life and the survival of Ash Harbor are both at risk.In Oisín McGann's thrilling adventure, only the truth can help Sol Wheat escape the darkness.

Beyond the huge domed roof of Ash Harbour, a city built inside a hollowed-out mountain, deadly storms and Arctic temperatures have stripped the Earth bare. Resources are limited and access to power is all-important. Sinister bodies reign supreme, undercover operations are rife and every move is monitored by the Clockworkers and Dark-Day Fatalists. When sixteen-year-old Sol Wheat's father goes missing and is accused of murder, Sol sets out to find out why, and in doing so uncovers the harsh reality behind Ash Harbour.