All illness is culled. Vaccines aren’t a luxury. There’s only one rule that Don’t. Get. Sick. Within the population controlled fences of The Order of Immunity, seventeen-year-old Dahlia Barrett must hide a key part of her existence—a forbidden disease, a parasite, a blessing . Her mother and sister do their best to keep her grounded, calm, broken , but it’s up to Dahlia to prove her perfect health in the monthly screenings. Lottery day is on the horizon, a day where children need enough tickets to get vaccinated, and Dahlia is going to be culled going to win. Surely, her mother has bought her enough tickets, but what will she do if her name isn’t on that screen? The Order is always watching.
Krysty Lillianne Ruthellen is a YA novelist who specializes in LGBTQ+ Dystopian Fiction with a focus in shining a positive light on mental health. While residing in small town Arkansas with their birds at their side, they have earned their BFA in Creative Writing for Entertainment at Full Sail University.
Living with the everyday challenges of Schizoaffective Disorder: Depressive Type (SZA), they aspire to write for those struggling like themself. Through their debut novel, Culled, and throughout the entirety of The Immunity Chronicles trilogy, Krysty hopes to show both the good and the bad sides of Schizophrenia by showing its reality, using their own personal experiences with SZA as a major reference. They encourage their readers to find a positive support system, practice healthy coping mechanisms, and to know that they are not alone.