

He knows he won't get another opportunity to see what is beyond The Wall until he's old enough for military service, and the chance to crawl through and solve the mystery is too tempting to resist.

One day, looking for a lost football, Joshua stumbles across a tunnel which leads towards this forbidden territory. Joshua has been taught that beyond the concrete is a brutal and unforgiving enemy, and that The Wall is the only thing keeping him and his people safe.

At the edge of Amarias is a high wall, guarded by soldiers, which can only be crossed through a heavily fortified checkpoint. He lives with his mother and stepfather in Amarias, an isolated town on top of a hill, where all the houses are brand new.
