Ava is running - from abuse, from isolation, from who she is. The world has changed. Society is divided between the Unexplainables who have powers - and the Standards, who don't. Ava is the most powerful Unexplainable to have been discovered. Battling to control her own powers, she also has to fight for survival - not only against people who are scared of her, but against those of her own kind who would use her for their own ends. Then her past catches up with her . . . Abandoned by those she thought friends, Ava is welcomed into the Paradise Community - a cult wrapped in secrecy and intrigue. Finally feeling accepted and welcomed, she thrives - until she realises things are not as they appear. But is it too late? A thrilling young adult paranormal novel, The Weapon Within will keep you gripped from the first page. Full of suspense and poignancy, this is a masterful debut novel from Lizzie Rose.