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Dark Days
By (Author) Kate Ormand
Skyhorse Publishing
Sky Pony Press
3rd June 2014
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Science fiction
FIC
Hardback
256
Width 140mm, Height 210mm, Spine 28mm
390g
There is no escape. The clock is ticking.
The future world has been divided into sectorseach the same as the other. Surrounded by thick steel fences, there is no way in and no way out. Yet a cyborg army penetrates each sector, picking off its citizens one by one, until no one is left. Behind the sectors' thick walls, the citizens wait to die. A new world has been created, and its rulers are incredibly selective on who will become a citizen, so only a few will survive the attacks. The New World only wants those with important roles in society to help create a more perfect future.
Sixteen-year-old Sia is part of a family that is far too ordinary to be picked to live. According to the digital clock that towers high above her sector, she has only fifteen days to live. Sia has seen the reports and knows a horrific death is in store for her, but she is determined to make the most of her final days. She refuses to mourn her short life, instead promising herself that she'll stay strong, despite being suffocated by her depressed mother and her frightened best friend.
Just when Sia feels more alone than ever, she meets Mace, a mysterious boy. There is something that draws Sia to him, despite his dangerousness, and together, they join a group of rebels and embark on an epic journey to destroy the New World and its machines, and to put an end to the slaughter of innocent people.
Chilling and all too plausible. . . . Readers are going to love Dark Days. Emma Pass, author of Acid
"Deadly cyborgs in the grimmest of worlds with a heroine who still dares to hope. The pages utterly flew by." Elsie Chapman, author of the Dualed series
Chilling and all too plausible. . . . Readers are going to love Dark Days. Emma Pass, author of Acid
"Deadly cyborgs in the grimmest of worlds with a heroine who still dares to hope. The pages utterly flew by." Elsie Chapman, author of the Dualed series
Kate Ormand, an English writer, recently graduated from university with a BA in fine art painting. In her spare time, Kate loves long walks with her cocker spaniel, Freddy; reading teen novels; and painting her nails. This is her first novel. She lives with her family, her partner, and her dog in Cheshire, United Kingdom.