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391 pp.
| Dial
| August, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3949-9$17.99
(3)
YA
Madeline Landry (Landry Park) finds herself at odds with her fellow revolutionaries--including her boyfriend, David--when she suspects a low-class Rootless man of murdering gentry heirs. Nevertheless, she continues her fight to unite both social classes and prevent a war. This fast-paced blend of Jane Austen influences and dystopian literature expertly incorporates romance and science, bringing the duology to a satisfying conclusion.
374 pp.
| Dial
| February, 2014
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3948-2$17.99
(3)
YA
Elite heiress Madeline Landry, who must forgo university for an arranged marriage, befriends the enigmatic David Dana. His ties to the Rootless slaves, who maintain the gentry's nuclear energy sources, force her to question her beliefs and contemplate rebellion. This futuristic science-fiction saga expertly blends elements of dystopias and nineteenth-century British fiction.