FREEDOM IS FICTIONAL. CHOICE IS BLASPHEMY. Tyson dreads his upcoming birthday. When he turns twenty-three, he must participate in the Marriage Lottery… or face execution. Committing treason, he unthinkably rips out his tracking chip to attempt the impossible… escape Soteria. Brie Kallas is searching for the same desperate freedom. On the run for murder, she faces the toxic syndrome and barbaric vigilantes of the Earth’s surface, while trying to outwit the ruthless Humanist Union. With nowhere left to hide, she’s pushed past the point of no return. As Tyson encounters unexpected allies, he discovers he’s running out of time to find a way to survive the corrosive open air and flee the Humanist Union. And Brie’s only chance to rebuild her life could mean returning to the lion’s den and crushing her oppressor’s twisted plans. They both learn that the will to survive comes at a price. And they’re both in way over their heads. End of Pride is the first book in the unrelenting Soteria trilogy, a dystopian science fiction adventure masterpiece. If you like dogged heroes, high-stakes consequences, and gritty world-building, then you’ll love L J Duncan’s compelling tale. “It’s like the Hunger Games, Terminator and Mad Max all rolled in to one…” - Amazon Review.