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Hi guys! For the seventh day of Dystopian Domination, I have a character interview with Cole from The Glimpse Duet by Claire Merle.
I know this might sound silly but can you imagine a world without Pures? Why?
As far as I’m concerned, the only boundaries between people are the ones we make ourselves. For some reason, people feel more secure with their labels – maybe it’s how we go about defining ourselves. But the whole Pure not Pure thing is dangerous. The world got by without Pures for thousands of years. We don’t need the distinction. It’s arbitrary anyway.
What was it like to live as 'impure'?
It’s really just being discriminated against the whole time. Having fewer horizons. The world’s always been like that though. Just in different ways at different periods in history.
What was the first thing that came to your mind when you saw Ana in the flesh?
I’d spent a couple of nights in prison and had been beaten-up some by the Psych Watch, and I was all over the place. When I walked into the courtroom I was just focused on blocking out the pain. Then everyone stood for the arrival of the judges and I looked over at my defense, hoping I wouldn’t see that idiot Jackson sitting there. I almost had a heart-attack when I saw Ana. All her hair had been cut off. Her eyes were strange. I was too shocked to actually think a coherent thought. I was just like staring at her. You know, you wait a long time for something to happen and when it does, you’re totally unprepared. It was the last place I ever imagined we’d finally meet.
Well, what was the first thing that you thought of after you saw The Glimpse with Ana in it?
What the hell was that?! Seriously. I didn’t know what to think. I never believed in that kind of stuff.
Tell us about Rachel. How did you two come to be this close throughout the years?
Rachel was from one of the families that were made homeless in the global crash. She grew up in The Project. I was ten when I moved there. I was used to being on my own, looking out for myself. I only ended up in The Project because I knew it was the one place the authorities wouldn’t look for a missing kid. To be honest, I didn’t want anything to do with the others. All I wanted was to keep my head down until I was old enough to live in the City, without the authorities trying to put me back in an orphanage. But then Rachel’s father disappeared. She got into a lot of fights. And this one time she was beating up on this boy so hard I had to step in. After that she was always trying to get a rise out of me. And somewhere along the line we became friends. Then more than friends.
Can you describe yourself in 140 characters?
I’m just a guy looking out for the people I care about. And I think the world’s a pretty f’d-up place, but you can never quit trying to make things better. I’m not a quitter.
Any last words?
If you happen to speak to Rachel, tell her… nah. Don’t worry about it. I’m sure I’ll see her around. Cheers for the interview.
Thanks for the interview!
She wrote her first paranormal screenplay at the age of thirteen and named it after a road sign. Convinced it would find its way into the hands of a film director and she and my best friend would be cast in the starring roles, she entrusted it to her school drama teacher. DANGER ALIVE never made it to the big screen, but she continued to write and daydream her way through school and university, graduated with a BA (Hons) in Film Studies and spent the next few years working in the British Film Industry.
She now lives in France with her French husband and two young sons. The Glimpse is her first novel and was released from Faber & Faber in June 2012. The second and final part of The Glimpse Duet, The Fall, will be coming out in June 2013.
Follow Claire: Website | Blog | Twitter
Paperback
June 6th 2013, Faber & Faber (UK)
London, in the not-so-distant future. Society has been divided into Pures and Crazies according to the results of a DNA test.
But seventeen-year-old Ana, whose father invented the Pure test, has uncovered a recording with dangerous evidence that the tests are fake. Ana has escaped her father and made it to the Enlightenment Project - a secluded protest group living on the outskirts of the City.
Back in the arms of Cole nothing is simple. Some in the Project believe her presence jeopardises their safety, others interpret her coming as part of their prophetic Writings. When the recording Ana stole goes viral, the Project comes under attack. Now Ana's father isn't the only one looking for her. She's come to the attention of Evelyn Knight, the Chairman of the Board - a powerful woman with a sinister plan. Ana must take greater risks than ever to unravel the truth and discover the secrets that lie beneath the Pure test. But unlike her father, the Chairman doesn't want her safely home. She wants Ana's spirit crushed, permanently. And she will destroy everyone Ana cares about to do it.
What's up for grabs? Signed Copies of The Glimpse and The Fall by Claire Merle.
Open internationally.
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Hi guys! It's an honor to be a part of the Chameleon Blog Tour. Since reading V is for Virgin by Kelly Oram last year, I became a fan of hers. I'm really excited to find out how she writes a paranormal. So when I got an email about this tour, I immediately said yes.
Ebook
June 25th 2013, Bluefields
For small-town rebel Dani Webber magic and monsters are no more real than the Easter Bunny… until the day she accidentally stops time. Dani quickly discovers that not only do supernaturals exist, but she herself is one of them. This is great news for her life-long best friend Russ, who can finally come clean about his own supernatural status and his undying love for her. Before the two can start to enjoy the long overdue relationship, Dani is taken by a powerful council of supernaturals who believe she is the Chosen One destined to save them from extinction.
As if being kidnapped and expected to save the world isn’t bad enough, an ancient prophecy warns of the Chosen One’s dark nature: “Only the truest love will keep her an agent for good.” The council believes they know who this “true love” is and, unfortunately, that person isn’t Russ. The mysterious, powerful and devastatingly handsome Seer is the last person Dani wants in her life, but when she starts having visions of a horrific future, she has no one else to turn to for help.
Soon Dani finds herself torn between two very different boys with two very different opinions of whom she can trust. With the visions getting worse and time running out, Dani is forced to put aside her feelings and work with both the Seer and Russ before an ancient evil is unleashed upon the earth.
Going back to the agenda, here's a deleted scene from Chameleon:
Kelly Oram wrote her first novel at age fifteen–a fan fiction about her favorite music group, The Backstreet Boys, for which family and friends still tease her. She's obsessed with reading, talks way too much, and loves to eat frosting by the spoonful. She lives outside of Phoenix, Arizona with her husband and four children.
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Hi guys! It's the fifth day of Dystopian Domination 4. Hope you're enjoying it as much as we are! :) Today, I have Megan Crewe for an author interview. And I also have something for you later. ;)
What inspired you to write this series?
The initial spark of the idea came after a nightmare--I realized the only two books I've ever read that have given me nightmares both had to do with viruses, so obviously viruses and epidemics scare me more than just about anything in the world! And then it occurred to me that I could probably write a pretty intense story about something I was that scared of. So I started playing with the idea of an epidemic story.
I'd also wanted to write something generally apocalyptic for a while. A lot of the time, when I read a post-apocalyptic or dystopian story, I find myself most curious about what it was like while society was going through the state of change that resulted in this new world. It seemed to me that transition period, between our current world and something different, would be a fascinating time to examine. The virus was just one possible way that could happen.
How did you come up with the ‘sickness?’
One of the biggest inspirations for my "friendly flu" was an issue I've had with zombie story lines. Most zombie stories start after most people are already dead and zombies have pretty much taken over, and I always wonder how on earth they managed to. I mean, usually they're very slow and stupid, and so scary and threatening that if you saw one you'd run the other way. So how did they manage to catch and kill so many people when the zombie plague was just getting started? A really smart virus, I thought, would spread itself not by making its host attack other people, but by making its host extra social and friendly, giving it access to as many new hosts to jump to as possible.
So, I think of my virus as sort of anti-zombieism. ;)
For those who are interested, I go into a lot more detail of the decisions I made in designing the virus and the science behind it here.
What kind of research did you do for this series?
I did a lot of reading about viruses and epidemics, of course. Learning how viruses work, so I could make mine as believable as possible; learning how people and societies have responded to outbreaks in the past. I also did a lot of reading and watching of nature documentaries, to supplement my knowledge of animal behavior, since Kaelyn is such a wildlife enthusiast. And I had to do a lot of reading on survival techniques to figure out how to get the group through the long winter.
I spent a lot of time on Google maps, too, charting the characters' course after they left the island, calculating how long a tank of gas would last them, etc.
I really loved how you used the diary format in telling the story of Kaelyn. Why did you decide to use this format?
I wanted the story to be more of a day-by-day record of the gradual decline Kaelyn's world goes through, rather than just focusing on the big events that are usually needed to make a full scene. The journal format worked perfectly for that. I also liked the idea that the reader is following along at exactly the same pace Kaelyn is living through these events. There are never things about the future that Kaelyn knows and just isn't telling yet--the next day is as much a mystery to her as the reader. I think that adds a certain type of suspense that I really enjoy in this type of story.
In terms of character development, how did you mold Kaelyn?
I've tried to give Kaelyn a distinctive character arc in each book in the series--to have her be different by the end than she was in the beginning. In the first, for example, it's mainly about her coming to recognize her value and strengths as a person, even if they aren't what's typically seen as important. The challenges she faces during the epidemic and the relationships she forms all play a role in shaping her growth.
Which part was the most difficult to write in Book 2: beginning, middle or end? Why?
I pretty much always find beginnings and endings harder than middles, and usually beginnings the hardest of all. With the second book in the trilogy, the beginning was especially hard because I had to balance getting the story moving and grabbing the readers' interest with reminding readers who might not have read Book 1 in several months who these people were and what they'd most recently been through. On the other hand, the ending was more difficult than usual because I'd originally intended for this to be a two book series, and it only became a trilogy when I realized the story I'd wanted to tell for the sequel wouldn't fit into just one book. So I had to take the first half of what I'd seen as one story and make it into a story that stood at least somewhat on its own with a reasonably satisfying ending. That was tricky! It changed a lot over time, too. In the first two drafts of the book, the story ended one chapter later, after events that now play out in the first two chapters of Book 3.
To evade the typical second-book-isis aka the halt in action and dropping of interest in the second book of this series, what did you do?
It was important to me not to fall into the trap of repeating myself or having the characters regress as if their grown in the first book hadn't happened. So I went for a big change--I forced them off the island and onto the mainland, which they hadn't seen at all in the first book, and gave them a totally new quest. I also introduced several new characters, and a new set of villains, to add complexity to the conflicts and character development.
Aside from this series, is there anything else you’re working on?
I'm always working on new things! I have my new trilogy that I recently sold, and I'm also working on a yet another new project that I can't say anything about yet, other than it's another YA.
What’s next for Megan Crewe?
After Book 3 in the Fallen World trilogy, THE WORLDS WE MAKE, which is coming out next February, I have a new SF trilogy on the way. This one involves aliens, time travel, and space ships--three of my favorite SF elements! It's about a girl who finds out that aliens have been using Earth as a laboratory, experimenting with changes in the past to see what effects they'll have, and joins up with an alien rebel to try to stop them before their experimentation causes a total catastrophe. At the moment it's called EARTH & SKY, but it's looking as though that will become the series title and we'll come up with a different title for the first book.
Thanks for the interview!
Like many authors, Megan Crewe finds writing about herself much more difficult than making things up. A few definite facts: she lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and two cats (and does on occasion say "eh"), she tutors children and teens with special needs, and she has yet to make friends with a ghost, though she welcomes the opportunity. Her first novel, GIVE UP THE GHOST, was published by Henry Holt in 2009 and is now out in paperback. THE WAY WE FALL and THE LIVES WE LOST are now available from Disney-Hyperion.
Follow Megan: Website | Blog | Twitter
Hardcover, 288 pages
February 12th 2013, Disney Hyperion
First, the virus took Kaelyn’s friends. Then, her family. Now it’s taken away her home.
But she can't look back—the life she once had is gone forever.
A deadly virus has destroyed Kaelyn’s small island community and spread beyond the quarantine. No one is safe. But when Kaelyn finds samples of a vaccine in her father's abandoned lab, she knows there must be someone, somewhere, who can replicate it. As Kaelyn and her friends head to the mainland, they encounter a world beyond recognition. It’s not only the “friendly flu” that’s a killer—there are people who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the vaccine. How much will Kaelyn risk for an unproven cure, when the search could either destroy those she loves or save the human race?
Megan Crewe's second volume in the Fallen World trilogy is an action-packed journey that explores the resilience of friendship, the ache of lost love, and Kaelyn’s enduring hope in the face of the sacrifices she must make to stay alive.
What's up for grabs? Signed Copy of The Lives We Lost by Megan Crewe.
Open internationally.
You should be at least 13 years old.
Be a follower. :)
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Hi guys! It's time for another Time Travel wrap-up. This time, Dianne and I will have two different giveaways for you. I invited Gina Linko to Fragments of Life for an interview. (Stick around for the international giveaway later!) You can also go to Dianne's blog to check out her interview with Deborah Noyes and her giveaway of Plague in the Mirror!
What is your general idea of time travel before writing Flutter?
I didn't know a lot. I did a lot of research on time travel, the idea of wormholes, the grandfather paradox, other theories concerning time travel. It really is fascinating, and there is so much there, in terms of opportunity for life-changing experiences, do-overs, things like that, so it is a writer's dream come true! We have a lot of way of introducing drama and mystery with time travel.
How did the idea for Flutter come to you?
The idea of Flutter came to me when thinking about seizures, and sort of, the "What if?" idea that they were more/different than the current accepted definition.
Will there be a sequel to Flutter?
There is no sequel to Flutter planned. I think that I have ended Emery's journey, although I love that the ending is ambiguous, in that you can sort of choose how you interpret what happens to Emery, where she goes, what she does, whether she comes back to this loop, whether there is finality in it or not. For me, my favorite part of the book is the ending. And I hope you like it too!
How do you balance the romance element and the time travel element? / How do you manage to sustain the romantic element in Flutter through time?
I really liked the idea of having this boy become part of Emery's home loop, as she calls it, and then also part of her time travels. To me, that was what it was all about, figuring out how these two different worlds fit together, and how Asher could possibly be involved, and, of course, why.
Do you read reviews of your book?
Why or why not? Oh, I try not to. For me, the book and the characters are finished, in a way, and I am usually on to a new book, writing a new story, so I try to stay active with that and not read reviews, because I am a people-pleaser at heart, and it would hurt too much! I'm too sensitive!
What are your thoughts about negative reviews?
People are entitled to their opinions, and I love the whole atmosphere of online book blogging/reviewing. It is a really supportive environment on the whole. I have found bloggers to be just so friendly and to really want to help authors out in spreading the word about their books. It's been such a fun experience to "meet" all these people online.
What is next for Gina Linko?
My next book Indigo, comes out in October. The summary is below. It's another sci-fi mystery/romance, much like Flutter! Also, you can check it out at my web site: ginalinko.com.
A gift?
A curse?
A moment that changes everything. . . .
Caught in an unexpected spring squall, Corrine's first instinct is to protect her little sister Sophie after a nasty fall. But when Corrine reaches out to comfort her sister, the exact opposite occurs. Her touch--charged with an otherworldly force and bursting with blinding indigo color--surges violently from Corrine to her sister. In an instant, Sophie is dead. From that moment on, Corrine convinces herself that everyone would be better off if she simply withdrew from life.
When her family abruptly moves to New Orleans, Corrine's withdrawal is made all the easier. No friends. No connections. No chance of hurting anyone. But strange things continue to happen around her in this haunting, mystical city. And she realizes that her power cannot be ignored, especially when Rennick, a talented local artist with a bad-boy past, suggests another possibility: Corrine might have the touch. An ability to heal those around her. But knowing what happened to her sister, can Corrine trust her gift?
What is your writing style - how do you write a novel?
I become absolutely obsessed. Once I have an idea, I take a long time brainstorming and thinking about it, for weeks. I do research and take notes, all day long, even when I'm supposed to be doing other things. And when I finally am ready to write, I do so in a fugue. I just write the first draft very quickly, pulling all-nighters, and just trying to get it all on paper. Then I go back and revise, slowly, over and over, making it "good" as I like to say.
About the Author:
Gina Linko has a graduate degree in creative writing from DePaul University and lives outside Chicago with her husband and three children. Gina teaches college English part-time, but her real passion is sitting down at a blank computer screen and asking herself the question, "What if...?"
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Book Description:
Hardcover, 352 pages
October 23rd 2012, Random House Books for Young Readers
All Emery Land wants is to be like any other 17-year-old—to go to school, hang out with her friends, and just be normal. But for as long as she can remember, she’s suffered from seizures. And in recent years they’ve consumed her life. To Emery they’re much more than seizures, she calls them loops—moments when she travels through wormholes back and forth in time and to a mysterious town. The loops are taking their toll on her physically. So she practically lives in the hospital where her scientist father and an ever-growing team of doctors monitor her every move. They’re extremely interested in the data they collect when Emery seizes. It appears that she’s tapping into parts of the brain typically left untouched by normal human beings.
Escaping from the hospital, Emery travels to Esperanza, the town from her loops on the upper peninsula of Michigan, where she meets Asher Clarke. Ash’s life is governed by his single-minded pursuit of performing good Samaritan acts to atone for the death of a loved one. His journey is very much entwined with Emery’s loops.
Drawn together they must unravel their complicated connection before it’s too late.
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Ends on July 30th.
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Hi guys! Today is the third day of Dystopian Domination 4. I'm happy to introduce you to one of my most favorite authors ever, Elizabeth Richards.
What kind of research did you to for this series?
I did a lot of reading about World War II, specifically about the ghettos and concentration camps, which are featured in Black City and Phoenix. I also had to speak to a heart specialist about something….but I can’t say why. SPOILERS!
How did you balance the elements of romance, paranormal and dystopia in Phoenix?
At its core, PHOENIX is a dystopian book, so I wrote the story as I would’ve done if there weren’t supernatural creatures in it. The fact Ash is a Darkling and Elijah a Bastet wasn’t relevant; they’re just these two normal guys, with normal issues and dreams in life…they just happen to be supernatural! With the romance, that’s easy—whenever I felt there had been a lot of action or I was in a glum mood, I threw in a kissing scene or got Elijah wet! That always cheered me up.
I'm a fan of yours since Black City. It's mainly because of the unpredictability of your book. How do you maintain the constant level of twists and turns in your stories? Is there a secret for it?
I don’t plot my books before I start writing them (sshhh, don’t tell my editor)! I have a vague idea of what’s going to happen, but I don’t write detailed outlines because I like the characters to tell me what should happen, so I’m surprised. And if I’m surprised, then the reader should be too. Also, when I revise the MS, I’m always looking for ways to shake things up and so I throw in another twist or two!
I'm just dying to know (as well as thousands of readers out there I'm sure). Who/what inspired Ash?
A lot of guys that inspire me are actors I was crushing on as a teenager in the 1990s (I know, I’m old). So for me, Ash has the artistic soul of River Phoenix, the sexy hair and eyes of Keanu Reeves, the bad-boy attitude of Christian Slater in Heathers and the quiet cool of Jared Leto in My So Called Life. You might need to Google all these references... ;-p
How does your preferences of a guy - a dream guy specifically - influence how you molded Ash into being?
There’s definitely aspects of my ‘dream guy’ in Ash—he’s loving, loyal, brave, charitable, funny, sexy—but really, my characters tell me what they look like, how they dress, what their quirks are etc. So while I might have a ‘dream guy’ in mind that doesn’t necessarily mean my character agrees with me that’s what he should look like!
Where did you cull out the species of Bastets from? Is there a specific mythological race that inspired you? Or is a combination of several mythologies?
I’ve always been fascinated by ancient Egypt and the Bastets are named after the Egyptian goddess of cats. So they’re mainly inspired by that. I wanted a species that would be the natural predator of the Darklings, so I came up with the idea of the Bastets—these sultry feline-like people, with cheetah-spots on their skin, saber teeth and long tails.
Just a random question. Were there any songs that triggered your imagination/writer juices to flow while you were working on Phoenix?
I listened to the Tron Legacy soundtrack and Two Steps from Hell quite a bit. But I like to mix things up, so I tend to listen to chart music or artists like Kate Bush, Tori Amos and Bat for Lashes when I’m writing.
It might be a bit too early but what can we expect from Book Three?
Lots of action, explosions, kissing and huge revelations!
Thank you for the interview, Liz! We'll be waiting patiently for Book 3!
Book Description via Goodreads:
Hardcover, 368 pages
June 4th 2013, Putnam Juvenile
Weeks after his crucifixion and rebirth as Phoenix, Ash Fisher believes his troubles are far behind him. He and Natalie are engaged and life seems good. But his happiness is short-lived when he receives a threatening visit from Purian Rose, who gives Ash an ultimatum: vote in favor of Rose’s Law permanently relegating Darklings to the wrong side of the wall or Natalie will be killed.
The decision seems obvious to Ash; he must save Natalie. But when Ash learns about The Tenth, a new and deadly concentration camp where the Darklings would be sent, the choice doesn’t seem so simple. Unable to ignore his conscience, Ash votes against Rose’s Law, signing Natalie’s death warrant and putting a troubled nation back into the throes of bloody battle.
Elizabeth Richards is an award-winning journalist, who spent her early career reviewing videogames before making the bold (or crazy) move into travel writing, despite suffering from terrible travel sickness.
In her spare time, she ran a successful lifestyle website aimed at teenage girls, where she got to interview many of her favourite bands, go to gigs and basically blag loads of free swag all in the name of ‘research’.
Elizabeth lives in Buckinghamshire, England, with her husband. Black City is her debut novel and Phoenix is the sequel.
Follow Liz: Site | Twitter | Goodreads
Giveaway
What's up for grabs?A Hardcover of Phoenix by Elizabeth Richards (Who doesn't want that??)
Follow the blog in any way that you like - GFC (though people say that this will be obsolete soon :( or Bloglovin or via email)
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You should be at least 13 years old.
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Hi everyone! Today, Dystopian Domination 4 officially starts. This is our 3rd year and I hope you'll stick around throughout the entire event. The first feature is a character interview with Josh from the story world of Aberrant by Ruth Silver. I'm encouraging you to stick around for the giveaway.
Can you tell us about yourself?
I grew up in a town called Genesis, in Cabal. My mother was part of a secret rebel group, which I had no idea about, until I ventured to Haven with my best friend, Olivia. I spent most of my free time hanging out with my childhood best friend, before we escaped from Genesis. Occasionally, I’d play a practical joke on her, but for the most part I consider myself easy going.
Can you tell us about Cabal? The ambiance, culture and society?
Our country, Cabal doesn’t have much in the way of culture. With everyone dressing for their respective jobs and living in the same style homes, we’re all pretty uniform. I never paid much attention to it. Personally, I didn’t care one way or another. It wasn’t until I visited Haven and walked through a museum, that I realized what I’d missed.
What do you think of Olivia?
She’s smart, sometimes too smart for her own good. She likes to rebel, but usually just a little. She keeps most people at arms length, and definitely has grown leery on who to trust. I don’t blame her, I feel the same way with all we’ve been through together. I also think she’s brilliant and beautiful. There’s something about her that I’m drawn to, even if I know it could kill me.
What was it like growing up with her?
Mostly, it consisted of playing outside as kids at the park. As we grew older, we spent time together near her father’s grave. I’ll tell you a secret, I wouldn’t have done that for anyone else. Graveyards creep me out!
If there's something you could change in your world, what would it be?
I know what I should say (freedom and children being born naturally). It’s probably selfish and terrible of me to say it, but I wish Olivia wasn’t different. I wish she was ordinary and far from special. She’ll always be special to me, but I hate fearing at any moment, something terrible could happen to her. I know the government will always want to hunt her down and it worries me, because one day we might not be so lucky.
Paperback, 240 pages
April 28th 2013, Ruth Silver
In the future Dystopian society of Cabal, the government instills equality for all and offers its citizens the perfect system. There is food, shelter and jobs for everyone. The one requirement is to follow the rules without question, including the government's match in marriage and "The Day of the Chosen", a lottery that randomly selects families to conceive children as natural means hasn't existed in generations. Following her eighteenth birthday, Olivia Parker accepts her requirement to marry her childhood best friend, Joshua Warren, and is eager to start her work assignment and new life when it all comes abruptly to an end as she's arrested and thrown in prison. The only crime committed, her existence. Olivia is unlike the rest of the world born not from "The Day of the Chosen." The truth haunts the government and puts her life in grave danger as one simple fact would destroy the perfect system.
With Joshua's help, Olivia breaks free of prison and is forced on the run. Together they set out to find the promised rebel town in search of a new home and new life together. Their situation seems less than promising as they reach the town of Haven. New rules and customs must be adhered to in order to stay. Leaving would mean most certain death in the large expanse of the Gravelands. Time is running out as the government mounts an attack to destroy Olivia and bury her secret with her. Thrown into a world unlike their own, they must quickly adapt to survive.
Purchase Aberrant: Amazon | The Book Depository
About the Author:
Ruth Silver is the best-selling author of Aberrant. The Young Adult Romantic Dystopian Adventure, Aberrant is the first in a trilogy, released April 17th, 2013. Silver first began writing poetry as a teenager and reading heaps of fan fiction in her free time. She attended Northern Illinois University in 2001 and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Communication. While in college she spent much of her free time writing with friends she met online and penning her first novel, Deuces are Wild, which she self-published in 2004. Her favorite class was Creative Writing senior year where she often handed in assignments longer than the professor required, because she loved to write and always wanted to finish her stories. Her love of writing, led her on an adventure in 2007 to Melbourne, Australia. Silver enjoys reading YA novels and sharing her favorite books with other readers. She also enjoys photography, traveling and of most of all writing.
Follow Ruth: Website | Facebook | Twitter
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What's up for grabs?$25 Amazon Gift Card, Signed Copy of Aberrant + a character named after you in the sequel.
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Hi guys! So there's a really good reason why it's been quiet around here... No, I'm not on a hiatus. I've been very busy behind the scenes aka emailing tons of authors and organizing, plotting, the usual shiz. And I'm happy to say that the domination is officially back!
In the tradition of spreading the dystopian love throughout the blogosphere, yours truly and Kai @ Amaterasu Reads bring you the fourth wave: Dystopian Domination 4!
When: June 26 to July 18, 2013
Where: Fragments of Life + Amaterasu Reads
How: Guest Posts, Author Interviews, Character Interviews and Giveaways
I am prepared. I present to you le schedule of madness:
So... *nudges* Are you guys excited now? No?
The amazing Kai prepared these (look down!) These are inspired by and lifted from the cover of Ward by Jordana Franknel. We don't own the art but instead we appreciate it and choose it as the design for our event button since it sets the dystopic mood.
That's all for now. See you tomorrow!
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