Their leader, Pioneer, leads with a very firm hand and demands absolute obedience, and isn't afraid to dole out the punishments if anyone dares to question him. They are taught to shoot to kill because when the world ends in a matter of months, all the "unchosen" will try to take what they have, and they have to be ready. They grow their own food and live simply, and get very upset if you call them a cult. After her sister goes missing, her parents move the family to this isolated community to keep them safe from outsiders. (Mandrodage is an anagram for Armageddon, which is an indication of what type of community this is). Lyla has pretty much grown up in Mandrodage Meadows. "Seventeen-year-old Lyla feels ambivalent when the charismatic leader of her isolated suburban community is told that the end of the world is near and when it arrives they must all be ready to defend themselves against the unchosen."
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