"A family of supers," Jack mused. "How pathetic." 14 years have passed since Jack Jack was kidnapped. With no recollection of his biological family, he lives out his days training as a sidekick and perfecting his villainous identity under the supervision of Syndrome. When a battle breaks out in Metroville, Jack/Jack-Jack finds himself entangled in a series of shocking revelations.

12-year Maven Calore is sent to the front to learn the art of war. With little experience of what war entails, he quickly learns that the front is no place for a fragile boy prince. Bullied by soldiers and tormented by the everyday brutalities of war, Maven finds himself befriending an unlikely friend-a Red by the name of Thomas who mistakes him for the general's servant.

Zach has known he has always wanted to be a spy. An unannounced test grants him placement at the mysterious Blackthorne Institute. A selective, private academy, Zach discovers that Blackthorne isn't what it appears to be. Alongside with Grant and Jonas, Zach undergoes physical and emotional changes as a student. Here, he discovers secrets about the Circle and about Joe Solomon.

Before Gallagher Academy and before Cammie, Zach Goode was a student at Blackthorne Institute. A school for spies and assassins, or so they say. What really goes on at their school, no one knows for sure. What was Zach's life like at Blackthorne before he walked the halls of Gallagher? Told from Zach's perspective, Blackthorne Institute has the answers about what really goes on...