Almost one year ago, and just a few short decades following the most recent Uprising led by a terrorist group known as the NoMads, fifteen-year-old Nic McCready witnesses his older brother, Rollins, being arrested for using his telekinetic powers. The Government, which has made it illegal to perform such acts in public, refers to these individuals as “Teles,” and warns the general public on a daily basis about the dangers of these people. Like his older brother, Nic is also a Tele forced to protect his true identity, living a lie in an anti-Tele world.

After Nic uses telekinesis to save two children from an out-of-control car, he is arrested and taken to a top secret Government Tele training facility off the coast of Sol. At this base, doctors are actively installing microchips into teens, ultimately controlling their minds and their telekinetic abilities. The Government’s goal is to build a super army of Teles in order to combat terrorists living within the country’s borders. Nic has only one mission once he reaches the Compound—to escape. That is, until he discovers that Rollins is being held captive there as well, along with meeting and falling for a fellow recruit named Ria. Can Nic find a way to escape the Compound with the people he loves, along with saving the day for all of mankind? Or will he face a lifetime of misery and hardship being a Tele soldier in the Government’s Army?