Tagged: Dystopian

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The Roundtable
11:41 am
Wed July 18, 2012

Jennifer Bosworth - Struck

As we peel away the intricate layers of Jennifer Bosworth’s novel Struck, we’re brought into a world that’s not so black & white. As meteorological events have begun to tear apart civilization, two cults have formed and both claim to be able to save the world. Stuck in the middle is Mia, both cults will stop at nothing to recruit her, and the red scars all over her body are even more enticing to the cults as they know how much power they hold.

The Roundtable
11:59 am
Fri May 25, 2012

Veronica Roth - Insurgent

Veronica Roth’s debut novel Divergent created a lot of buzz, as she brought the reader into a dystopian world that was divided into five factions. The book left readers breathless as the battle for control began, and in her highly anticipated second part of the trilogy, Insurgent, we pick up from where the first left off.  Katie Britton spoke with Roth about the series and the process of plotting out all three novels.

The Roundtable
10:29 am
Wed April 4, 2012

Veronica Rossi - Under the Never Sky

It's the pod people vs. the savages in a race to survive a world riddled with aether storms.

In Veronica Rossi’s Under the Never Sky, our heroine Aria finds out how humanity subtlety mutated in order to survive, and how technology may be a part of her life, but perhaps to the detriment of her existence.

Veronica Rossi's Website

Music: Adele - Rolling in the Deep

The Roundtable
12:14 pm
Mon March 26, 2012

Ann Aguirre - Enclave

There's a battle going on, and it's taking place both above and below ground. In Ann Aguirre's book, Enclave, Deuce and Fade are forced topside after they are banished from their underground community. But times have changed. What was once a bustling, technologically advanced city has turned into a disaster zone, and forced survivors underground. No one knows if it's viable topside, and we soon find out not all of the information has been disclosed. Katie recently spoke with Aguirre about the book, and how its inspiration came from a fairy tale from the 1800s.

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