Dregs Island is an award-winning young adult dystopian thriller novel by Dr. Bon Blossman and Zakk Myer. Written for teens and adults, this gripping survival story explores injustice, loyalty, friendship, and the difficult choices people make when society’s rules disappear.
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Book Synopsis
Seventeen-year-old Alex Cardin has been falsely convicted of a felony. Six years after President Gray’s Prison Reform Act of 2026, prisons across the United States have been permanently closed. Every convicted felon must now serve a life sentence on an isolated prison island where escape is impossible and the rules of civilization no longer exist.
Banished to Dregs Island, Alex enters a brutal society where trust can be fatal. Survival depends upon sharp instincts, dangerous alliances, and the ability to remain one step ahead of the island’s ruthless ruler—a legendary serial killer from the mainland.
To survive and uncover the truth, Alex must confront impossible choices that place humanity against self-preservation and family against friendship. On Dregs Island, innocence offers no protection, and every decision has consequences.
Book Details
- Genre: Young Adult Dystopian Thriller
- Recommended audience: Teens and adults
- Authors: Dr. Bon Blossman and Zakk Myer
- ISBN-13: 9780996524834
- Story themes include survival, injustice, loyalty, friendship, and moral conflict
Literary Awards
- Silver Medal for Young Adult Mystery — Readers’ Favorite
- Winner for Young Adult Fiction — Beverly Hills Book Awards
- Solo Medalist for Young Adult Fiction — New Apple Book Awards
- Honorable Mention in the Young Adult Category — Reader Views Book Awards
Continue the Dregs Island Experience
Enter the dangerous prison-island world yourself with Escape from Dregs Island, the corresponding murder mystery party game inspired by the award-winning novel and sold separately.
Content Advisory
This young adult thriller contains a prison-island setting, serial-killer themes, violence, danger, and intense survival situations. It is recommended for teen and adult readers.