SYLO Chronicles

They came from the sky, parachuting out of military helicopters to invade Tucker Pierce's idyllic hometown on Pemberwick Island, Maine. They call themselves SYLO and they are a secret branch of the U.S. Navy. SYLO's commander, Captain Granger, informs residents that the island has been hit by a lethal virus and must be quarantined. Now Pemberwick is cut off from the outside world. Tucker was on the sidelines when the high school running back dropped dead with no warning. He saw the bizarre midnight explosion over the ocean, and the mysterious singing. He tasted the Ruby - and experienced the powers it gave him - for himself. What all this means, SYLO isn't saying. Only Tucker holds the clues that can solve this deadly mystery.

After a harrowing escape from Pemberwick Island, Tucker Pierce and his surviving friends have finally reached the mainland only to find that no one is left. Moments before they are attacked by another of the mysterious black planes, they investigate one's wreck and are horrified to find that the United States is at war with itself - the deadly technology of the Air Force against the brute force of the Navy's SYLO unit. Tucker must lead his friends to safety, but his head is spinning.