The Darkest Minds

The Darkest Minds is the first book in a dystopian trilogy of the same name. It was written by Alexandra Bracken and released on December 18th, 2012. Its original title is 'Black Is The Color'.

The book focuses on sixteen-year-old Ruby Daly trying to navigate in a dystopian American society, six years after the outbreak of the deadly virus IAAN (Idiopathic Adolescent Acute Neurodegeneration) which caused 98% of children from ages 9 to 12 to die unexpectedly and without explanation. The surviving children were left with supernatural abilities, causing them to be rendered dangerous by the government and sent to so-called 'rehabilitation camps'.