Conscripted

The Church has dictated my whole life. Now I've been found unworthy, condemned to an existence of violence.

My new world is a mess of torment and suffering. Hope is almost impossible to find in the fog of bullying, torture, and agony.
What must I do to survive?
How much of myself must I leave behind?
Who must I become?

Perfect for fans of the Divergent, Red Queen and Shatter Me series, this slow-burn, deeply introspective debut novel follows Daphne Jensen as she enters adulthood and is forced to face the harsh realities of the world around her. 

Set in a world destroyed by war and greed, where countries have been obliterated and reformed, and where natural resources are worth going to war over, Daphne Jensen is ready to find her place in adult society. Ocia, Daphne's country, is run by the power and wisdom of the Church and stands as a light against the darkness of the surrounding heathenistic nations.

Like every other Ocian citizen, Daphne has completed the aptitude, physical and religious testing that has formed part of her education and is now ready to be assigned her position for the mandatory three years of national service. She is horrorstruck when the Church then rips her from her family and the agricultural community she has known her whole life and assigns her to a service position in the military. 

Daphne quickly realises that the world is a darker place than she had ever imagined and that, before having to survive her missions as a soldier, she first needs to make it through basic training. What must she do to survive?  How much of herself much she leave behind?  Who must she become? 

Don't miss the second installment of the Stained series, Apostate, coming July 2022!