The Balance

Set nearly 200 years after a devastating global thermonuclear war, The Balance is a Young Adult dystopian novel that explores a fractured society reshaped by natural disaster and political upheaval. The story centers on seventeen-year-old Phoebe, the last of the Order's genetically engineered youth, who lives under a strict ban on modern technology instituted by the ruling Council. As tensions rise and exile separates factions, Phoebe's unique origins may hold the key to restoring stability and re-establishing order in this disrupted world.