The Conspiracy Chronicles Series by K.A. Riley

In the Valta, no matter what month you were born, everyone is assigned the same birthday. November 1st. It's the anniversary of the day when the government declared war on the Eastern Order.The day you turn seventeen, the Recruiters come to take you away. And no one ever hears from you again.It's October 31st. Today, Kress is sixteen years old.Tomorrow, she'll be taken.The good news? So will her best friend Cardyn, and Brohn, the handsome, enigmatic boy she's avoided all her life... moreIn the Valta, no matter what month you were born, everyone is assigned the same birthday. November 1st. It's the anniversary of the day when the government declared war on the Eastern Order.The day you turn seventeen, the Recruiters come to take you away. And no one ever hears from you again.It's October 31st. Today, Kress is sixteen years old.Tomorrow, she'll be taken.The good news? So will her best friend Cardyn, and Brohn, the handsome, enigmatic boy she's avoided all her life.The bad news?Recruitment isn't what any of them expected.Weeks of training await. Military and psychological tests, escape rooms, hand-to-hand combat. The Recruits are told they're the key to winning the war. But with each day that passes, things begin to make less sense.If only Kress had been able to bring her trained raven, Render, with her.If only none of them had ever had to come to this place.For fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent. less

Spoiler-free description: With the truth finally revealed, Kress and Render lead the Seventeens on a dangerous journey. But nothing is ever quite as it seems, and danger lurks behind every corner...

Aided by the Insubordinates, Kress and her Conspiracy wage a daring counter-offensive against the Patriot Army in an effort to liberate the city of San Francisco. Outnumbered, facing impossible odds, and opposed by a powerful and ruthless enemy named General Ekker, Kress and her friends hope for help as they struggle to understand and control their emerging abilities.

In the year 2043, with the nation destroyed by war, seventeen-year-old Kress and her Conspiracy of friends embark on a dangerous cross-country mission to locate and recruit other Emergents, the name given to teenagers who have begun to exhibit strange evolutionary abilities. Not all Emergents are ready to accept who and what they are, however, and some have even started using their abilities for selfish or evil ends... moreIn the year 2043, with the nation destroyed by war, seventeen-year-old Kress and her Conspiracy of friends embark on a dangerous cross-country mission to locate and recruit other Emergents, the name given to teenagers who have begun to exhibit strange evolutionary abilities. Not all Emergents are ready to accept who and what they are, however, and some have even started using their abilities for selfish or evil ends. Now Kress has to figure out who is friend and who is foe as she risks everything to expose the government’s lies and take down the tyrannical President Krug once and for all. Picking up where the Resistance Trilogy leaves off, the Emergents Trilogy follows Kress and her Conspiracy on a daring quest to restore democracy and truth to the country. less

Captured by the group of rogue Emergents known as “Hypnagogics,” Kress and her Conspiracy search desperately for a way out of their confinement in a stadium-sized prison-lab called the Mill. There, they find themselves subjected to a bombardment of psychological manipulations, physical challenges, and cruel techno-genetic experiments... moreCaptured by the group of rogue Emergents known as “Hypnagogics,” Kress and her Conspiracy search desperately for a way out of their confinement in a stadium-sized prison-lab called the Mill. There, they find themselves subjected to a bombardment of psychological manipulations, physical challenges, and cruel techno-genetic experiments. Forced by the mysterious “Auditor” to endure a battery of mind-warping Virtual Reality missions and unsettled by a series of shocking discoveries, Kress and her friends will need to make agonizing choices and an equally painful sacrifice. less

Encouraged by happy reunions, shocked by terrifying discoveries, and with the lives of millions and the fate of the nation hanging in the balance, Kress and her Conspiracy—along with their new legions of allies, the Survivalists and the Unkindness—prepare for their final, all-or-nothing war against Krug and the assembled might of his Patriot Army.

After their costly victory over President Krug and the Patriot Army, Kress and her Conspiracy travel to London, fight their way through the ruins of Paris, and plunge into the heart of Spain as they race to track down a mythical pair of twins who are rumored to have the unique ability to enter the world of dreams... moreAfter their costly victory over President Krug and the Patriot Army, Kress and her Conspiracy travel to London, fight their way through the ruins of Paris, and plunge into the heart of Spain as they race to track down a mythical pair of twins who are rumored to have the unique ability to enter the world of dreams. Pursued by a bounty hunter named Noxia and opposed by an underground team of criminal techno-geneticists, Kress and her friends embark on a deadly quest that makes their previous adventures look like a summer vacation. Travelers is Book 1 of the Transcendent Trilogy in the Conspiracy Series, and picks up where the Resistance Trilogy and Emergents Trilogy leave off. less

Embarking on a fresh set of adventures through Europe, Kress and her Conspiracy continue their search for fellow Emergents, unsure if they’re about to find new friends or the deadliest collection of enemies.With Noxia and her team of Hawkers hot on their heels, the Conspiracy will come face to face with mind-blowing discoveries, the shocking truth about their dreams, and solutions to mysteries they may wish they’d never tried to solve.

After their overseas missions, Kress and her Conspiracy return home to a divided nation.The East and West Coasts have become fragile havens from a dystopian middle America, which remains mired in fear, poverty, and the most sadistic brands of vigilante violence.All Kress and her Conspiracy have to do is embark on a cross-country road-trip from Washington, D.C... moreAfter their overseas missions, Kress and her Conspiracy return home to a divided nation.The East and West Coasts have become fragile havens from a dystopian middle America, which remains mired in fear, poverty, and the most sadistic brands of vigilante violence.All Kress and her Conspiracy have to do is embark on a cross-country road-trip from Washington, D.C. to the Valta in Colorado, dodge the deadly Cult of the Devoted and the Army of the Unsettled—two groups battling for control over a land that might not be worth saving—and complete a perilous rescue mission along the way.What could possibly go wrong?Join Kress and her friends—new and old—for one last adventure of sad losses, happy reunions, deadly encounters, and heartbreaking departures.The end is here!But what new beginnings will the finale inspire…? less

It's been more than five years since Kress and her Conspiracy defeated Krug and his Patriot Army, traveled through Europe and back, completed a cross-country rescue mission, and made it home alive.
Things were looking up for the future of the nation...until the members of the Cult of the Devoted and the teenagers of the Army of the Unsettled decided to light the fuse for an all-out civil war... moreIt's been more than five years since Kress and her Conspiracy defeated Krug and his Patriot Army, traveled through Europe and back, completed a cross-country rescue mission, and made it home alive.
Things were looking up for the future of the nation...until the members of the Cult of the Devoted and the teenagers of the Army of the Unsettled decided to light the fuse for an all-out civil war.Now, a special Academy--hidden high in the mountains and designed as a school to train young Emergents in the use of their abilities--is being forced into the fight. On the brink of a new global apocalypse, the mysterious raven-whisperer Branwynne and the techno-genetically enhanced teenagers of the Emergents Academy find themselves entangled in a three-way battle for power, where survival is doubtful, peace is impossible, and death is inevitable. less

Feeling an overpowering pull she can’t explain or control, Branwynne slips out of the Emergents Academy in search of Matholook, the mysterious and charming seventeen-year-old member of the Cult of the Devoted she first met five years ago.Heading right into the enemy camp may not seem like the most sensible thing to do, but Branwynne has never been one to blindly follow the rules—or to shy away from danger... moreFeeling an overpowering pull she can’t explain or control, Branwynne slips out of the Emergents Academy in search of Matholook, the mysterious and charming seventeen-year-old member of the Cult of the Devoted she first met five years ago.Heading right into the enemy camp may not seem like the most sensible thing to do, but Branwynne has never been one to blindly follow the rules—or to shy away from danger. Especially when her instincts are screaming at her that Matholook may have answers to questions she’s been searching for all her life.Thrust into the middle of a bloody, three-way war for power in a bleak and ravaged land, Branwynne has her loyalties tested as she closes in on the mystery of who and what she really is.What she finds may not change her life or her mind.But it could just change her heart. less

In the days before Epic—the mysterious albino techno-geneticist—is expected to light the fuse for an all-out war, Branwynne and her Asylum have been given their first major assignment: Track and report back to their teachers about the moving caravan of the Army of the Unsettled. What could be simpler? When the violence of a broken world hits close to home, Branwynne and her friends find themselves dragged into the bizarre and unexpected world of the Army of the Unsettled... moreIn the days before Epic—the mysterious albino techno-geneticist—is expected to light the fuse for an all-out war, Branwynne and her Asylum have been given their first major assignment: Track and report back to their teachers about the moving caravan of the Army of the Unsettled. What could be simpler? When the violence of a broken world hits close to home, Branwynne and her friends find themselves dragged into the bizarre and unexpected world of the Army of the Unsettled. In way over their heads, weaponless, and with no backup on the horizon, they’re about to discover the big difference between learning about the end of the world and surviving it. less

Kress and Brohn, a young Emergent couple with techno-genetically enhanced abilities, embark on a quest to infiltrate the Cult of the Devoted in the skyscraping arcology in the middle of what’s left of Denver, Colorado. When Brohn mysteriously vanishes early in their mission, Kress—accompanied by Render, her psychically-connected raven companion—is forced to undertake a perilous journey through a danger-filled, post-apocalyptic city to find him and get him back... moreKress and Brohn, a young Emergent couple with techno-genetically enhanced abilities, embark on a quest to infiltrate the Cult of the Devoted in the skyscraping arcology in the middle of what’s left of Denver, Colorado. When Brohn mysteriously vanishes early in their mission, Kress—accompanied by Render, her psychically-connected raven companion—is forced to undertake a perilous journey through a danger-filled, post-apocalyptic city to find him and get him back.In this high-stakes adventure, inspired by Homer’s epic The Odyssey, Kress must battle killers, con artists, gangsters, giants, and ghosts, and will literally go through Hell to find the man she loves. less

Kress and Brohn set out to track down the five members of the Fallen Kress had to leave behind on her last adventure. Along the way, they find themselves drawn into the plight of the Unsettled, an oppressed underclass being targeted for extermination by the Cult of the Devoted... moreKress and Brohn set out to track down the five members of the Fallen Kress had to leave behind on her last adventure. Along the way, they find themselves drawn into the plight of the Unsettled, an oppressed underclass being targeted for extermination by the Cult of the Devoted. Plagued by internal divisions, some of the Unsettled want to negotiate with the Devoted, while others are planning something more dramatic, namely, blowing up the skyscraping Goldsmith Arcology and whoever’s left in the city along with it. Caught in the middle, Kress and Brohn have a decision to make. The path they choose could save—or else end—the lives of millions. less

Join Kress, Brohn, and Render for the last leg of what has been a long and perilous race!Accompanied by Méridienne and her younger brother Corbin, Kress and Brohn undertake a whirlwind crusade through the Dordogne Region in the southwest of France. Navigating their way through the Medieval “Valley of Castles,” they rush to track down the fabled First Feather from a mythological raven that supposedly contains the techno-genetic code that makes Emergents possible... moreJoin Kress, Brohn, and Render for the last leg of what has been a long and perilous race!Accompanied by Méridienne and her younger brother Corbin, Kress and Brohn undertake a whirlwind crusade through the Dordogne Region in the southwest of France. Navigating their way through the Medieval “Valley of Castles,” they rush to track down the fabled First Feather from a mythological raven that supposedly contains the techno-genetic code that makes Emergents possible.Unfortunately, they’re not the only ones searching for this particular raven. It turns out Epic and his gang of deadly Hypnagogics have a head start. And to make matters much worse, half of the people in what’s left the world are willing to kill anyone in their way to get it first. less