The Republic Of True America has emerged and the world is now divided into territories. The Prey by Tom Isbell is a heart pounding adventure that takes us into a post apocalyptic America 20 years after a nuclear fall out has devastated the world. Ages 13 up.įantastic first outing for new author Tom Isbell
First in a planned trilogy, the story delivers its message without moralizing and will keep readers rooting for Book and Hope. But the book plays to its strong suits, with plenty of peril (human and otherwise) and illuminating glimpses of the world outside the camps that allowed this system to thrive. The two protagonists work well together, though their romantic story line including a halfhearted love triangle is a bit forced. As Book begins planning his escape, he meets Hope, a girl in a neighboring camp, who is an identical twin, the government's perfect test subjects. Book believes that life in Camp Liberty is still better than the lawless outside world until a runaway from another camp shows him the truth: he and his friends are society's "Less Thans," being raised for the rich and powerful to hunt for sport. In actor and first-time novelist Isbell's dystopian future, kids like Book are all too common orphaned, congenitally deformed by nuclear fallout, and living in "resettlement camps" after EMPs rendered electronics useless. Secrets are revealed, allegiances are made, and lives are at stake.Īs unlikely Book and fearless Hope lead their quest for freedom, these teens must find the best in themselves to fight the worst in their enemies.Ĭatch the rest of the series in The Capture and The Release! Together they seek the fabled New Territory, with sadistic hunters hot on their trail. They escape and join forces with the Sisters, twin girls who've suffered their own haunting fate. Until they learn the dark truth: LT doesn't stand for lieutenant but for Less Thans, feared by society and raised to be hunted for sport. At the camp, sixteen-year-old "LTs" are eager to graduate as part of the Rite. Riveting action, intense romance, and gripping emotion make this fast-paced adventure a standout debut.Īfter a radiation blast burned most of the Earth to a crisp, the new government established settlement camps for the survivors.
For in the Republic of the True America, it's always hunting season. Orphaned teens, soon to be hunted for sport, must flee their resettlement camps in their fight for survival and a better life. The Maze Runner meets The Hunger Games in this heart-pounding trilogy-now in paperback. (Jan.“A compellingly drawn dystopian future.” -BCCB Agent: Victoria Sanders, Victoria Sanders & Associates. The two protagonists work well together, though their romantic story line-including a halfhearted love triangle-is a bit forced. As Book begins planning his escape, he meets Hope, a girl in a neighboring camp, who is an identical twin, the government’s perfect test subjects. Book believes that life in Camp Liberty is still better than the lawless outside world until a runaway from another camp shows him the truth: he and his friends are society’s “Less Thans,” being raised for the rich and powerful to hunt for sport. In actor and first-time novelist Isbell’s dystopian future, kids like Book are all too common-orphaned, congenitally deformed by nuclear fallout, and living in “resettlement camps” after EMPs rendered electronics useless.
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