Book of Pilgrimage

It ravaged the earth, turning a once-civilized nation into a world where no one lives past 30. The new world is bleak - cities demolished, governments collapsed, hundreds of millions killed by a virus designed to be an agent of control. In this post-apocalyptic nightmare, a tradition has emerged - the Pilgrimage. At the venerable age of 25, one begins a symbolic quest to find the Cure. The knowledge that each Pilgrim gains on his journey is recorded in his Book of Pilgrimage, all that remains when he is engulfed by the Light and set ablaze upon the pyre. When 16-year- old Marlowe discovers a dead Pilgrim and reads his Book, it sparks a quest like no other - to a city with doctors who are rumored to hold the Cure to the deadly Disease. Against his family's wishes, he vows to find this city, and, in doing so, save the woman he loves. With his beloved Shelley at his side, Marlowe enters the dangerous world outside their village. Together they must face nomads, battle the elements, and overcome their own fears for the future, before the Disease claims them both. Tree of Truth is a YA post apocalyptic fantasy and Book I in the Book of Pilgrimage Series.