Previously on The Darkest Minds…

You may have seen on social, but last week we published The Rising Dark – a brilliant eBook collection which takes us into the minds of Liam, Vida and Clancy with three new stories. And with The Darkest Minds movie coming out in September (squee! Look at THIS amazing cast!), there’s never been a better time to re-immerse yourself in Alexandra Bracken’s amazing storytelling…

Need a little reminder before you dive in? *Puts on best Netflix voice* Previously, on The Darkest Minds …

Ruby is sixteen. She is dangerous. And she is alive. For now.

A mysterious disease has killed most of America’s children. Ruby might have survived, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse than a virus: frightening abilities they cannot control. Pressured by the government, Ruby’s parents sent her to Thurmond, a brutal state ‘rehabilitation camp’, where she has learned to fear and suppress her new power. But what if mastering it is a whole generation’s only chance for survival?

They call her the Leader. Their saviour and only hope. Only Ruby knows what she really is – a monster, capable of destroying them all.

Ruby never asked for the abilities that almost cost her life. Now she must call upon them to bring down a corrupt government in a world where children have been eliminated. When she is entrusted with an explosive secret, she embarks on her deadliest journey yet: leaving the Children’s League to track down Liam Stewart, the boy who carries the truth about the disease that threw the world into chaos. The boy she once loved and hoped never to see again …

The fate of a generation lies in Ruby’s hands – and one wrong move could set the world on fire.

One of the few survivors of a disease which killed most of America’s children, Ruby has emerged as Leader of the rebel group determined to bring the government down. Torn apart by the unbearable loss of Liam, she forms an unlikely alliance with his brother, Cole. But whatever their differences, Ruby and Cole are united by a clear mission: there are thousands like them still suffering in ‘rehabilitation camps’. It’s up to Ruby to set them free …