Once hidden away in the foothills of rural Arkansas, an abandoned, Cold War-era laboratory has been discovered by two high school students. Mark and Nate never imagined that anything they would do in their lives could have such far-reaching consequences. That all changes after they unwittingly stumble upon the remains of the MIRAGE project, a machine originally designed to unravel the secrets of teleportation. What happened to the band of rogue scientists responsible for its construction? What could such a revolutionary breakthrough mean for the future of humanity? Before they get any answers, the two friends are torn from their boring existence and hurled into the unknown, plunging headfirst into a broken world and a conspiracy that took root before either of them was even born. When they awaken in the middle of nowhere, the boys find themselves in a wild frontier inhabited by hostile natives, mutated creatures, and unfathomable dangers. Now if they are to solve the greater mystery behind their disappearance and find a way home, they will have to become men that master steel, fire, and their own worst fears, because when the wolves are howling for blood, there is no place for the weak or the foolish. # #