Publisher's Synopsis
The Langston Virus didn't discriminate against whom it killed. Neither did the madness that followed. Within weeks, the majority of the Earth's population was dead. The few that survived, both the virus and the lawlessness that ensued, began the arduous task of rebuilding.
Ninety years later, their descendants still have many obstacles. The newly rebuilt communities work hard to provide each citizen with food, shelter, medicines, and peace. Although the virus is long dead, the community of Grayson faces a more ruthless and deadly threat. Howlers. Howlers control everything. Take everything. Destroy everything. Nothing and nobody is safe from the madmen in this post-Langston Virus landscape-especially the boys. The Howlers demand that each boy be given to them to train for their army. The fate of Grayson lies in the hands of an unlikely teenager. Lukan, the only boy the Howlers do not want, searches for a way to keep his family and community safe. What he finds sends him on an adventure that changes his life forever. A window to a world below his feet gives Lukan hope of a safe place for his community. Will he find a way in before the Howlers murder anyone else he loves? Lukan desperately searches for the secrets that lie below. Secrets Below is the parallel accompaniment to Secrets Above. It's Maze Runner meets Hunger Games in the fast-paced second book of the Secrets Series.
