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Shattered Worlds by Boxed Set
Publication date: February 26th 2014
Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult
Synopsis:
Read these bestselling tales of survival against the odds, dark worlds, dystopian regimes and heroic rebels.
Shattered Worlds features six full-length novels from bestselling authors. Immerse yourself in post-apocalyptic civilizations and bleak near-futures where hope still lives.
Featured authors and books are:
Elle Casey: Apocalypsis
Shalini Boland: Outside
Zoe Cannon: The Torturer’s Daughter
Scott Cramer: Night of the Purple Moon
Sarah Dalton: The Blemished
Katie French: The Breeders
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Elle
Casey – Apocalypsis Book 1: Kahayatle
My name's
Bryn Mathis. I'm seventeen years old, and I live in a neighborhood outside of
Orlando, Florida. I live alone because my dad died almost a year ago, along
with all the other adults in the world. I'm almost out of food and the gangs of
kids that roam around my town are getting more vicious by the day.
It's time
for me to leave and find another place to live ... a place where I can find
food and shelter ... a place where they won't be able to find me.
Alone, it
might have been possible; but now I've got company. I'm worried that I don't
have what it takes to get from here to my final destination.
And I
have no idea what might be waiting for me when I get there.
**May not
be suitable for younger, middle grade readers.**
Shalini Boland – Outside
A post-apocalyptic
romance thriller.
The world
of the future is divided by Perimeters: high-security gated communities where
life goes on as normal. If you’re inside you’re lucky, if you’re outside life
expectancy takes a nose dive.
Riley is
fortunate to have been born on the right side of the fence. But her life of
privilege comes crashing down when someone breaks through the Perimeter and
murders her sister. She forsakes her own safety to go in search of the killer.
Luc decides to go with her otherwise she’ll be dead before she’s past the
security gate. But what awaits her outside is more unbelievable than she ever
expected.
Cut to
the present day where Eleanor's world is falling apart. This time next year,
civilisation won't be quite so civilised . . .
*Suitable
for adults and teens aged 13+*
Zoe Cannon – The Torturer’s Daughter
When her
best friend Heather calls in the middle of the night, Becca Dalcourt assumes
it's the usual drama. Wrong. Heather's parents have been arrested as dissidents
- and Becca's mother, the dystopian regime's most infamous torturer, has
already executed them for their crimes against the state.
To stop
Heather from getting herself killed trying to prove her parents' innocence,
Becca hunts for proof of their guilt. She doesn't expect to find evidence that
leaves her questioning everything she thought she knew about the dissidents...
and about her mother.
When she
risks her life to save a dissident, she learns her mother isn't the only one
with secrets - and the plot she uncovers will threaten the lives of the people
she loves most. For Becca, it's no longer just a choice between risking
execution and ignoring the regime's crimes; she has to decide whose life to
save and whose to sacrifice.
It's easy
to be a hero when you can save the world, but what about when all you can do is
choose how you live in it? An Amazon dystopian bestseller, The Torturer's
Daughter is a story about ordinary life amidst the realities of living under an
oppressive regime... and the extraordinary courage it takes to do what's right
in a world gone wrong.
Scott Cramer – Night of the Purple Moon
Abby, 13,
is looking forward to watching the moon turn purple, unaware that deadly
bacteria from a passing comet will soon kill off older teens and adults. She
must help her brother and baby sister survive in this new world, but all the
while she has a ticking time bomb inside of her--adolescence.
*Parental
discretion advised for readers 13 and under*
Sarah Dalton – The Blemished
A
beautiful world comes at a price...
In a
world filled with stunning clones Mina Hart is Blemished. Her genes are worthless
and that takes away her rights: her right to an Education, her right to a
normal life and her right to have a child.
Mina
keeps a dangerous secret which she never thought she could share until she
meets Angela on her first day at St Jude's School. But their friendship is soon
complicated by Angela’s adoptive brother Daniel. Mina finds herself drawn to
his mysterious powers and impulsive nature. Then there is the gorgeous clone
Sebastian who Mina is forbidden from even speaking to…
The
Blemished is a frightening take on a fractured future where the Genetic
Enhancement Ministry have taken control of Britain. It will take you on a ride
filled with adventure, romance and rebellion.
Book one
in the popular YA dystopia series 'Blemished'.
Katie French – The Breeders
“When the
Breeders come for ya, there ain't no escape. They strap ya to a bed and all ya
hear is the thud of your heart and the cries of your friends as they wheel ya
down to hell. Then the doctors come. You squeeze your eyes shut and pray you
can forget. But ya never do.”
Sixteen-year-old
Riley Meemick is one of the world's last free girls. When Riley was born, her
mother escaped the Breeders, the group of doctors using cruel experiments to
bolster the dwindling human race. Her parents do everything possible to keep
her from their clutches-- moving from one desolate farm after another to escape
the Breeders' long reach. The Breeders control everything- the local war lords,
the remaining factories, the fuel. They have unchecked power in this lawless
society. And they're hunting Riley.
When the
local Sheriff abducts the adult members of her family and hands her mother over
to the Breeders, Riley and her eight-year-old brother, Ethan, hiding in a
shelter, are left to starve. Then Clay arrives, the handsome gunslinger who
seems determined to help to make up for past sins. The problem is Clay thinks
Riley is a bender-- a genderless mutation, neither male nor female. As Riley's
affection for Clay grows she wonders can she trust Clay with her secret and
risk her freedom?
The three
embark on a journey across the scarred remains of New Mexico-- escaping the
Riders who use human sacrifice to appease their Good Mother, various men
scrambling for luck, and a deranged lone survivor of a plague. When Riley is
forced into the Breeder's hospital, she learns the horrible fate of her
mother—a fate she'll share unless she can find a way out.
About the Authors:
Elle Casey
Elle
Casey is a full-time writer of New Adult and Young Adult titles in several
genres, including romance, urban fantasy, sci-fi dystopian, and
action-adventure. She's an American girl who's been living in southern France
with her husband and three children since 2010. She loves chatting with her
readers, so feel free to drop her a line.
You can
find her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ellecaseytheauthor or on her website: www.ElleCasey.com.
Shalini Boland
Shalini
lives in Dorset, England with her husband and two noisy boys. Before children,
she was signed to Universal Music as a singer songwriter. Now, writing novels
has hijacked her life and she is usually to be found with a laptop welded to
her fingers and the house in a permanent state of neglect. Find Shalini at: http://www.shaliniboland.co.uk
Zoe Cannon
Zoe
Cannon writes about the things that fascinate her: outsiders, societies no sane
person would want to live in, questions with no easy answers, and the inner
workings of the mind. If she couldn't be a writer, she would probably be a
psychologist, a penniless philosopher, or a hermit in a cave somewhere. While
she'll read anything that isn't nailed down, she considers herself a YA reader
and writer at heart. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and a giant
teddy bear of a dog, and spends entirely too much time on the internet. Find
Zoe at: http://www.zoecannon.com
Scott Cramer
Scott
Cramer has written feature articles for national magazines, covered school
committee meetings for a local newspaper, published haiku and poetry, optioned
a screenplay, and worked in high-tech marketing communications. His pursuit of
a good story has put him behind the stick of an F-18, flying a Navy Blue
Angels' fighter jet, and he has trekked through the Peruvian mountains in
search of an ancient Quechua festival featuring a condor. Scott and his wife
have two daughters and reside outside Lowell, Massachusetts (birthplace of Jack
Kerouac) in an empty nest/zoo/suburban farm/art studio with too many surfboards
in the garage. Find Scott at: http://www.facebook.com/authorscottcramer
Sarah Dalton
Sarah
grew up in the middle of nowhere in the countryside of Derbyshire and as a
result has an over-active imagination. She has been an avid reader for most of
her life, taking inspiration from the stories she read as a child, and the
novels she devoured as an adult.
She is
the author of the popular YA dystopia series 'Blemished' and the gothic novella
'My Daylight Monsters'. She is currently working on a YA Fantasy series titled
'White Hart'. Find Sarah at: http://sarahdaltonbooks.com/
Katie French
Katie
French imagined herself an author when her poem caught the eye of her second
grade teacher. In middle school she spent her free time locked in her room,
writing her first young adult novel. Though her social life suffered, her love
for literature thrived. She studied English at Eastern Michigan University,
where she veered from writing and earned an education degree. She spent nine
years teaching high school English. Currently she is a school counselor, doing
a job that is both one of the hardest things she's ever done and the most
rewarding. In her free time she writes, reads great books and takes care of her
two beautiful and crazy children. She is a contributor and co-creator of
Underground Book Reviews, a website dedicated to erasing the boundaries between
traditional and non-traditional publishing. She lives in Michigan with her
husband and two children. You can find her at www.katiefrenchbooks.com.
Short
Blurb:
Limited
Time only!
Special
sale price of only $0.99! Together these books have over 650 five star reviews!
Read
these bestselling tales of survival against the odds, dark worlds, dystopian
regimes and heroic rebels.
Shattered
Worlds features six full-length novels from bestselling authors. Immerse
yourself in post-apocalyptic civilizations and bleak near-futures where hope
still lives.
New York
Times and USA Today bestselling author Elle Casey – Apocalypsis Book 1:
Kahayatle
My name's
Bryn Mathis. I'm seventeen years old, and I live in a neighborhood outside of
Orlando, Florida. I live alone because my dad died almost a year ago, along
with all the other adults in the world. I'm almost out of food and the gangs of
kids that roam around my town are getting more vicious by the day. It's time
for me to leave and find another place to live ... a place where I can find
food and shelter ... a place where they won't be able to find me. Alone, it
might have been possible; but now I've got company. I'm worried that I don't
have what it takes to get from here to my final destination. And I have no idea
what might be waiting for me when I get there.
**May not
be suitable for younger, middle grade readers.**
Shalini
Boland – Outside
A
pulse-pounding dystopian tale set in post-apocalyptic Britain: Riley has always
wondered what lies beyond the high-security perimeters of her community. But
when tragedy forces her into the outside world, she can’t believe what awaits
her...
*Suitable
for adults and teens aged 13+*
Zoe
Cannon – The Torturer’s Daughter
Becca has
never questioned what she's learned in Citizenship class: dissidents want to
tear the country apart, and people like her mother are the only thing keeping
them at bay. Until her mother executes Becca's best friend's parents as
dissidents, and Becca learns a secret that changes everything...
Scott
Cramer – Night of the Purple Moon
Abby, 13,
is looking forward to watching the moon turn purple, unaware that deadly
bacteria from a passing comet will soon kill off older teens and adults. She
must help her brother and baby sister survive in this new world, but all the
while she has a ticking time bomb inside of her--adolescence.
*Parental
discretion advised for readers 13 and under*
Sarah
Dalton – The Blemished
A
beautiful world comes at a price...
The
Blemished is a frightening take on a fractured future where the Genetic
Enhancement Ministry have taken control of Britain. It will take you on a ride
filled with adventure, romance and rebellion.
Katie
French – The Breeders
Sixteen-year-old
Riley Meemick is one of the world's last free girls. When Riley was born, her
mother escaped the Breeders, the group of doctors using cruel experiments to
bolster the dwindling human race. Her parents do everything possible to keep
her from their clutches-- moving from one desolate farm after another to escape
the Breeders' long reach. The Breeders control everything- the local war lords,
the remaining factories, the fuel. They have unchecked power in this lawless
society. And they're hunting Riley.
10 Things
Readers Would be Surprised to Know About me (Sarah Dalton):
1.
I
didn’t think I was good enough to be a writer – I thought being a writer meant
writing books that would change the world or become a poetic masterpiece. I
completely lost sight of the books that entertain people. Sometimes the books
that we love are not the books that will be remembered in a hundred years. When
I learned that I realised that I could be a writer.
2.
I’m
chaotic – I have to force myself to approach things systematically. I want to
just start with a line or a character and write the book from there. I’ve
learnt the hard way that approaching a novel is something that needs to be
planned.
3.
The
Blemished started off on another planet – except it wasn’t really The Blemished
but it did still have Mina as the main character. She was a Princess who could
read people’s emotions through smell. She met a boy who she couldn’t smell and
could not speak her language and they fell in love. There were many problems
with it and I had to give it up!
4.
I’m
British – Okay, that’s probably not a surprise seeing as the book is set in
Britain and I tend to talk about being British a lot. I find it hard to find
many other indie British YA authors out there. If you’re there come say hello!
5.
I
find soaps inspiring – I love watching human nature and soaps are our
human-nature outlets. They are what we think relationships are and I find that
a bit fascinating. I think watching soaps has helped me with my characters.
6.
I’m
addicted to the internet – I’m old enough to remember when Emails were invented
and to have actually been on a chat-room. I think I got addicted to the internet
before it was really popular, back in the day when you had to wait 2 hours for
a song to download from Napster! Yup, I’m old.
7.
Leave
the past alone – I get fed-up of people older than me telling me how much
better the past was and how bad kids are these days. The truth is that
everyone’s teenage/young adult years are the best of their life and they are
always going to see that period in the golden-glow of youth. It doesn’t mean
there was less crime, TV was better or we had better manners. Move on.
8.
I
don’t drive – people tend to comment on this a lot and I get hassle from my
family but I hate driving and I won’t do it. It doesn’t mean I’m not
independent, I live in the middle of a city and everything I need is in walking
distance.
9.
I
grew up in the middle of nowhere – and it gave me cabin fever. I could never
live in the countryside again. I need the hustle and bustle of a city.
10. I believe we make our own fate – I don’t
believe in luck or destiny. When I was growing up I heard a lot of people say
‘it just wasn’t meant to be’. I don’t think anyone should hear this as a child.
You have to go out into the world and carve out your own path. That’s the
advice I would give to anyone. Make things happen.
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