Lords of Discipline

This    powerful and breathtaking novel is the story of    four cadets who have become bloodbrothers. Together    they will encounter the hell of hazing and the    rabid, raunchy and dangerously secretive atmosphere    of an arrogant and proud military institute. They    will experience the violence. The passion. The    rage. The friendship. The loyalty. The betrayal.    Together, they will brace themselves for the brutal    transition to manhood... and one will not    survive.

With all the dramatic brilliance he    brought to The Great Santini, Pat    Conroy sweeps you into the turbulent world of    these four friends — and draws you deep into the    heart of his rebellious hero, Will McLean, an    outsider forging his personal code of honor, who falls    in love with a whimsical beauty... and who    undergoes a transition more remarkable then he ever    imagined possible.

This  powerful and breathtaking novel is the story of  four cadets who have become bloodbrothers. Together  they will encounter the hell of hazing and the  rabid, raunchy and dangerously secretive atmosphere  of an arrogant and proud military institute. They  will experience the violence. The passion. The  rage. The friendship. The loyalty. The betrayal.  Together, they will brace themselves for the brutal  transition to manhood... and one will not  survive.

With all the dramatic brilliance he  brought to The Great Santini, Pat  Conroy sweeps you into the turbulent world of  these four friends — and draws you deep into the  heart of his rebellious hero, Will McLean, an  outsider forging his personal code of honor, who falls  in love with a whimsical beauty... and who  undergoes a transition more remarkable then he ever  imagined possible.

From the Trade Paperback edition.