Defenders of the Last City

They forged him into a weapon. They didn't count on his humanity. In the ruins of a future Earth, the domed city of Aspyria is the last bastion of order, ruled by the cold logic of the Network. Outside lies the wasteland. Inside, Kael, an orphaned Outlander rescued from the savagery, is given a new name - Paragon - and a chance to join the city's elite augmented protectors: the Defenders. To earn his place, Paragon must endure brutal training and invasive cybernetic upgrades, each enhancement stripping away his past, honing him into something faster, stronger, less human.
He must navigate deadly rivalries and survive tests designed to break the body and the mind. But the ultimate trial demands more than skill. Stripped of his augmentations, Paragon faces a horrifying choice designed by Aspyria's architects to ensure their Defenders possess the perfect balance of power and control. Will he obey the monstrous order and secure his place, or will the Outlander boy within refuse, shattering his dream but perhaps saving his soul?Betrayed and hunted, Paragon escapes Aspyria, armed with lethal technology and fueled by righteous fury.
He was forged to be their perfect weapon, but now that weapon is aimed back at the heart of the city that made him. Fans of Cyberpunk 2077, Blade Runner, and The Hunger Games will be gripped by this fast-paced dystopian sci-fi adventure exploring the cost of power, the price of survival, and the fight to remain human in a world demanding you become anything but.