Set in 2368, this dystopia describes a future where Democracy is non-existent and technology has been outlawed. During the Technocaust, thousands of people who worked with technology were killed.

Blay lives in a work camp where she sorts through garbage looking for valuable material. This is a step up from her former life on the street, where she'd lived since she was two. She doesn't know how she ended up there, or who she is.

Then, suddenly, Blay is swept away from the work camp to assist the new bio-indicator, whose job it is to test the environment for harmful toxins. In her new life, Blay will not only learn the shocking details of her past -' she will also join a rebellion.

This book is full of mystery, suspense, and lots of surprises. McNaughton's vision of the future is chilling, particularly because it seems very possible.