"Goon Squad: Year One" by Stefan Rudnicki follows the story of the infamous Goon Squad, an elite team of fighters in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by powerful factions and ruthless gangs. Led by the enigmatic Captain, the squad navigates a landscape filled with danger, betrayal, and unexpected alliances. As they embark on perilous missions, the team uncovers dark secrets about their past and the world they inhabit. Through thrilling action and poignant character moments, the narrative explores themes of loyalty, survival, and the quest for redemption, ultimately asking what it truly means to be a hero in a broken world. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book features in the following series: Goon Squad, Goon Squad Series .

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2016 by Skyboat Media .

Jonathan L. Howard has been a game designer for the last twenty years, and a full-time author for the past three. He is the author of the Johannes Cabal series of novels. He lives near Bristol.