An old enemy returns. A new enemy rises. The Cycle of Extinctions keeps turning . . .After countless perils and heart-wrenching losses, the denizens of Daqin Guojin can finally look to a brighter future. A new Unum has outlawed the S.A.T. and restored the rights of the oppressed undercastes. A new food source has eliminated the need for grooll, spawning renewed hope throughout the city-state. Life on the sterile Earth has never been better.But life 701 years After the Cycle of Extinctions is unpredictable. When an old enemy invades Daqin Guojin at the head of a mongrel army and a treacherous Asianoid sparks a bloody uprising to restore the S.A.T., the agents of hope and progress find themselves trapped between two unstoppable forces. Can they survive the latest threat to humanity’s future—or will the Cycle of Extinctions reach its cruel conclusion?Survival Aptitude Test: Rise is the third book in Mike Sheriff’s post-apocalyptic sci-fi series, The Extinction Odyssey, and picks up where Book 2 left off. Fans of dystopian tales like Soylent Greenand Logan’s Run will enjoy this modern twist on humanity’s last gasp.