: Telepathy and mind control (extremely rare and considered highly dangerous)
: A highly intelligent "Blue" who is the group's pragmatic voice.
(Collection of novellas: In Time , Sparks Rise , and Beyond the Night ) The Darkest Minds
(Book 4, set five years later and focused on the character Zu)
: An "Orange" who initially hides her power by pretending to be a "Green". : Telepathy and mind control (extremely rare and
: Pyrokinesis (generating and controlling fire; considered the most lethal and often "terminated" or heavily controlled) Core Characters :
: A young "Yellow" who doesn't speak and becomes a central figure in the later books. The Film Adaptation The Darkest Minds Movie Review | Common Sense Media The Film Adaptation The Darkest Minds Movie Review
The series is set in a dystopian future where a mysterious disease called (Idiopathic Adolescent Acute Neurodegeneration) kills most children, leaving survivors with powerful, psychic abilities. The government, fearing these children, rounds them up into internment camps. Reading Order : The Darkest Minds (Book 1) Never Fade (Book 2) In the Afterlight (Book 3)