All his life he has been an outcast. Hated for being born the way he is, until the day came when he began hating himself, as well.Number One has limited interaction with people, except for the four other children facing the same fate as him inside an asylum. What makes him different from children his age is the curse he was unfortunately born with. This curse makes him the subject of inhuman experiments designed to control and exploit his and the others special abilities. The end result is to make them evolve into deadly weapons.After a particularly harsh experiment, Number One knows that the only way for him and his friends to survive is to escape the asylum, and the horrible doctor keeping them locked in there for his own horrible means.Despite having unimaginable things done to him, Number One always has hope that he will escape the horrible experiments, the asylum - and finally be free to live the life he deserves.If you enjoyed watching Stranger Things and The Black Mirror then this is the right book for you.
