This is book 1 of The Fallen Men series. I read book 2 first, which I loved. Then book 3 which I didn't care for. Despite my feeling on #3, I decided to go on and read the first. I am glad I read them out of order because there are a few things you learn, especially in book 3 that helps you understand King, one of the main characters. He is a teenager and seemed like he was 30. But knowing more about his young childhood than this book divulges