{"product_id":"recruitment-9781464299636","title":"Recruitment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour seventeenth birthday is the last day you can count on. No one makes plans for eighteen.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Valta, everyone turns a year older on November 1st. Turn seventeen, and the Recruiters come for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one ever hears from you again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, Kress is sixteen. Tomorrow, she'll find out why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaken alongside her best friend and Brohn--the enigmatic boy she's spent her life avoiding--Kress is thrust into weeks of brutal training. Hand-to-hand combat. Escape rooms. Psychological tests that leave her questioning everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Recruiters say they're preparing her to win a war. But the harder they push, the less their story makes sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her trained raven, Render, left behind, Kress must navigate a place where every instruction raises another question--and the people demanding her trust refuse to give her answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe knows what they're training her to do.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat she doesn't know is why.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e K. a. Riley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sourcebooks Fire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781464299636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRiley, K. a.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eK. A. Riley is a writer of speculative and science fiction, dedicated to creating worlds just different enough from our own to be entertaining, intriguing and a little frightening all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Riley, writing isn't a job. It's a laboratory where readers can wander into a land of ideas; it's a playground where they can scamper around, giggling, gasping, and freaking out to their hearts' content.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"K. a. Riley \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":67804813557917,"sku":"9781464299636","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e4d9d8f3-271c-4b14-9476-099f50347f16.jpg?v=1794383801","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/recruitment-9781464299636","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}