The Serenity Compound

by Kris Noel

Alva Martin, a strong fighter and fixer of old computers, is only interested in joining the Verus Army when she turns eighteen. When she is sent to a training camp with her two best friends, a violent plane crash leaves them stranded in an entirely new world. Miraculously alive and relatively unharmed, they are rescued by a strange man named Alexander who brings them back to his compound in Shiloh and promises to keep them safe until help can arrive.

After only a few hours, Alva begins to feel how oppressive and unsettling their temporary home is. She learns that they believe in The Culling, a fancy way of saying that the world will end in two weeks due to a destructive race of aliens. Alexander believes it is his job to rebuild the world in a better way, along with the help of his best student. The young boy, Barnabas, eventually views Alva as his saving grace and tries to enlist her in his attempt to break free.

With a touch of sci-fi and strong psychological elements, The Serenity Compound follows Alva and Barnabas through their intense journeys of self-discovery, which leads to the unraveling of everything they’ve ever believed in and the creation of a new society.

Paperback

First published March 1, 2013

About the author

I’m 29. I was born and raised in New Jersey, but I’m now living in Burbank, California. I went to Montclair State University, where I majored in Anthropology and minored in Film.


Feel free to contact me at fictionwritingtips@gmail.com!