Adam Wilson is kidnapped and taken to the Dial after betraying his best friend.

The Dial is a twilight world where teenage traitors are forced to atone for their treachery.

It's a terrible place, ruled over by a cruel despot, where every day is a struggle for survival - and escape.

Legend has it that only one person has fled the Colditz-like prison.

Nobody knows if he made it back to the real world, but he left behind a ray of hope that has reached through the years.

Soon Adam is caught up in a deadly plan to escape. But who can he trust in a world full of traitors...?