Simmons, J. B.

"Five towers. Five colors. One way out. After rising through the ranks of the Blue and Red Towers, Cipher tried to escape the Five Towers. He has learned who he was and grown in power. But the only way out is through the Scouring. The Green Tower captures Cipher, ties him in vines, and hurls him into the wild. New dangers lurk in the forest, where the strong prey on the weak. Hunger looms. Tribes battle over every scrap to survive. Cipher will need everything he has gained, and more. He must forge new alliances and face hard truths to stand against his most powerful enemy yet."--.

"Five towers. Five colors. One way out. Darkness lurks beneath the Yellow Tower's golden fields. The leaders are missing. A boy-king rules like a tyrant. And Cipher has been banished to work the land as the lowest of servants. But Cipher's memories remain, as do his scars. The stories from his past, and of those around him, weave together and reveal a path forward. Cipher must face his fears before he can rise again to confront the colorless threat against the Five Towers."--.

"Five towers. Five colors. One way out. After four towers and four scars, the final stage of Cipher's journey takes him into the depths of darkness. The Black Tower stabs like a spear into the sky. Its girls summon smoke. Its boys fight hard as iron. And within its walls lie the gravest dangers yet. Cipher begins alone, thrown into a battle for his life. His past torments him, his powers fail him, and the colorless enemy will do anything to stop him. All of history and time have led to this. There is only one way out. Cipher must unite the Five Towers to find it."--.

"Five towers. Five colors. One way out. Cipher risks everything to reach The Red Tower. He searches for the person who was once the most important in the world to him. He has left the friends who helped him discover himself. He has left a place where he had control, where his powers were the mind and the wind. Now Cipher must learn new powers to survive. He must channel his passions to thrive. And he must rise to the top of another tower before he can enter the Scouring again, where more secrets await."--.

Cipher wakes up in the Blue Tower with no memories of his former life. He discovers that he is not alone. Dozens of boys and girls must compete in a battle called the Scouring against four other towers--Red, Green, Yellow, and Black--each with its own rules and powers.