An Instant New York Times Bestseller With Three Starred Reviewsnow Under Development As A Feature Film Franchise plummet Into A Kill-or-be-killed Competition Where A Scrappy Underdog Hell-bent On Revenge Must Battle Colossal Monstrosities And Claw His Way To The Top In This Fast-paced, Breakout Sensation From Ya Fantasy Author Marc J Gregson.exiled To Live As A Low Under The Merciless Rule Of The Meritocracy, Sixteen-year-old Conrad Refuses To Become Heir To His Murderous Uncle. But When Behemoth Sky Serpents Attack The Floating Island Of Holmstead And Devour Conrads Ailing Mother, Conrad Cuts A Deal To Save The Only Family He Has Left. To Rescue His Sister From His Uncles Clutches, Conrad Must Enter The Selection Of The Twelve Trades.freshly Recruited Into Hunter, The Deadliest Of All The Trades, Conrad Endures Rigorous Training, Manipulative Peers, And The Gauntleta Brutal Final Challenge That Pits Conrads Skyship Crew Against The Very Terrors That Orphaned Him.