Books

In 2045, freedom has a price.
Ryan Murphy was sentenced. Prison didn’t break him.
What came after almost did.

He chose to be sold.

Survive. Obey. Outlast.

The Chainmark Series is a brutal, unflinching saga about survival, identity, and the cost of freedom.

When sixteen-year-old Ryan Murphy is sentenced into a system designed to erase him, he learns the first rule of survival: you can lose everything — your name, your body, your voice — and still fight to stay human.

Across chains, scars, silence, and survival, this series follows Ryan’s journey through the darkness he never chose, and the fire he refuses to let die.


What readers are saying

Bonds of Slavery

★★★★★

“A traumatic, gut-wrenching masterpiece.”

Amazon reviewer

The Boy

★★★★★

“This story will break your heart and rip it to shreds.”

Amazon reviewer

The Vanishing

★★★★★

“This story will change you… it will alter your perception.”

Goodreads reviewer

Wilkins

★★★★★

“It explains how a monster is created.”

Goodreads reviewer

Bonds of Slavery

★★★★★

“Dark, claustrophobic, and brutally immersive.”

Reader review

The Boy

★★★★★

“This book is absolutely beautiful and addictive… it keeps pulling you in.”

Amazon reviewer

The Vanishing

★★★★★

“My heart is broken… I just wanted to hold him.”

Goodreads reviewer

Wilkins

★★★★★

“A five-star read that left me shaken and unwilling to forgive.”

Goodreads reviewer

Bonds of Slavery

★★★★★

“One of the most emotionally charged books I’ve ever read.”

Amazon reviewer

The Boy

★★★★★

“It’s intense, raw, and impossible to put down. Must-read.”

Goodreads reviewer

The Vanishing

★★★★★

“This story will break your heart… I literally bawled my eyes out.”

Amazon reviewer

Wilkins

★★★★★

“Wilkins isn’t a redemption story… and that is exactly why it is so powerful.”

Goodreads reviewer

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The Chainmark Series by Charley Mayne