"Gritting his teeth, Despereaux looked the man in the eye and shouted, "Go ahead! Let go!"
Despereaux has always been running for his life. Everyone is looking for him; the government, the revolutionists, and civilians are all hunting him down. Because he is Anarea, many want to see him dead.
It isn't until a chance encounter with a group of revolutionists that Despereaux wonders if there's more to life than just surviving.
"You're going to be okay!" Ben shouted, gripping him tightly. "Just trust us!"
Ben, a revolutionist, has a direct order from the Power of Powers: Find the boy who's answered the Calling, awakening his gifts. But not just any boy: the child of their enemies is to live with them and learn from their ways. Can they teach someone who was born evil?
As a revolution challenges the power of a corrupt system, Despereaux, the "spawn of evil," and the revolutionist "scum" will watch as their judgments shatter before them, opening their eyes to the truth in this sci-fi fantasy adventure, Tainted Judgment.