Blackout

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Homeland meets Marie Lu's Legend in Blackout, which #1 New York Times bestselling author Ally Condie called "a thrilling combination of Wells's trademark twists and terror. Fantastic!"

Laura and Alec are highly trained teenage terrorists. Jack and Aubrey are small-town high school students. There was no reason for their paths ever to cross.

But now a mysterious virus is spreading throughout America, infecting teenagers with impossible superpowersand all teens are being rounded up, dragged to government testing facilities, and drafted into the army to fight terrorism.

Suddenly, Jack, Laura, Aubrey, and Alec find their lives intertwined in a complex web of deception, loyalty, and catastrophic dangerwhere one wrong choice could trigger an explosion that ends it all.

Reviews

"Blackout is a thrilling combination of Wells' trademark twists and terror. Fantastic!" -- Ally Condie, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Matched "In a world where terrorism is an increasing threat, this fast-paced book brings it home." -- Kirkus Reviews "Wells knows how to snare readers' attention and hold them spellbound. There is no shortage of white-knuckle action." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "This fast-paced book will keep readers guessing." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) "Blackout offers almost non-stop action. An explosive ride of suspense, thrills and frustration." -- Deseret News

Author Bio

Robison Wells is the author of Blackout and the YA science-fiction thrillers Variant and Feedback. Variant was a Publishers Weekly Best Book and a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers. Robison lives in the Rocky Mountains in a house not too far from elk pastures. His wife, Erin, is a better person than he will ever be, and their three kids cause mischief and/or joy.