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Highlights
- In this enthralling dystopian YA thriller where emotions become weapons, the fight for humanity's true essence takes centre stage.In a near-future Britain, societyʼs calm facade conceals a sinister truth: the state maintains its control by meddling with the nationʼs water supply.
- 384 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, Dystopian
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"In a near-future Britain, society¼s calm facade conceals a sinister truth: the state maintains its control by meddling with the nation¼s water supply. The result? A population lulled into apathy. Lulled, apart from a courageous few known as the Resistors. New Resistor Owyn and lifelong Resistor Tiegan face parallel struggles in their fierce quest for freedom. Spurred on by the promise of a mass Resistance, they ignite a chain of events that shakes the foundations of Britain¼s oppressive regime. One thing is clear: the price of freedom is higher than they ever imagined."--Provided by publisher.Book Synopsis
In this enthralling dystopian YA thriller where emotions become weapons, the fight for humanity's true essence takes centre stage.
In a near-future Britain, societyʼs calm facade conceals a sinister truth: the state maintains its control by meddling with the nationʼs water supply. The result? A population lulled into apathy. Lulled, apart from a courageous few known as the Resistors.
New Resistor Owyn and lifelong Resistor Tiegan face parallel struggles in their fierce quest for freedom. Spurred on by the promise of a mass Resistance, they ignite a chain of events that shakes the foundations of Britainʼs oppressive regime.
One thing is clear: the price of freedom is higher than they ever imagined.
Review Quotes
"This fast-paced adventure is akin to dystopian classics that appear to focus on one aspect of toppling corrupt government regimes but also don't shy away from the minutiae of inequality such as classism or systemic racism." -- Booklist
"A gripping examination of our human need to feel." -- Kirkus starred review
About the Author
S. J. Baker teaches English in a secondary school in Hull, where she does her best to pass on her own love for reading and writing to her students. Books have always loomed large in Ms. Baker's life, so it was perhaps inevitable that after completing a degree in English Literature at Cambridge she should train as a teacher and spend her career sharing her love of story-telling with young people. Reading aloud to her own children as they grew up confirmed her in the belief that we learn much about life and how to live well from the books that we read. She lives in East Yorkshire with her husband and two exuberant black Labradors.