Legacy
by Ellery A. Kane
Published:
September 17th, 2014
Publisher: Balboa Press
Genre: YA
Recommended Age:
13+
How do you want to feel today?
In 2041, the choice is yours.
San Francisco is deserted, the Bay Bridge
bombed, and the BART subway trains grounded. The Guardians, members of an elite
and mysterious government-appointed military police force, are maintaining
order at all costs—thanks to emotion-altering drugs like Emovere that suppress
fear and anxiety. Lex Knightley, daughter of a prominent forensic psychiatrist,
risks entering the devastated city to partner with the Resistance, a group of
rebels intent upon exposing the dangers of Emovere. Lex discovers an ally in
Quin McAllister, a magnetic Guardian Force recruit with a haunting past that
binds them together. As she uncovers the secrets of the Guardian Force and
confronts the truth about her family, Lex begins to realize that even those
closest to her are not quite who they seem.
The first time I kissed someone, it wasn’t at
all like I had imagined—and trust me when I say that I had spent hours
imagining it. It was a summer night just after my seventeenth birthday. We were
sitting side by side in the empty football stadium. I can still feel the
bleachers, cold and hard beneath my legs. My elbow was touching the side of his
body. I could feel how warm he was. He didn’t move, but just let me touch him.
The air between us was thick with anticipation. And then, just like that, his
lips were on mine. In a few seconds, a wall that had once seemed impenetrable
was crossed. I was no longer unkissed.
* * *
The first time I killed someone, it wasn’t at all like I had imagined. It was
as quick and as effortless as snipping a string. I squeezed the trigger, and
the man fell back. It was so dark that I could barely see the outline of his
face. I watched him for a long time, waiting for something. What was I waiting
for? The man didn’t move, except for a brief shudder. It seemed for a moment as
if I too had stopped breathing. But in the cold I could see my breath visible
in small white puffs. I waited for the world to open up and swallow me, but
nothing came. In the corner where I hid, I saw a small brown bird hopping. He
reached the edge of my vision and took flight. It was only me who had changed.
Giveaway
Details:
There is a tour wide giveaway. Prizes include
the following:
- 10
Signed print copies of Legacy (US
& Canada)
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