Partials

Name: Partials
Rating: 4.44321346282959 (361 reviews)

Dan Wells

Feb 2012 · Partials Sequence Book 1 · Harper Collins

4.4

361 reviews

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For fans of The Hunger Games, Battlestar Galactica, and Blade Runner comes the first book in the Partials Sequence, a fast-paced, action-packed, and riveting sci-fi teen series, by acclaimed author Dan Wells.

Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with Partials—engineered organic beings identical to humans—has decimated the population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together on Long Island. But sixteen-year-old Kira is determined to find a solution. As she tries desperately to save what is left of her race, she discovers that that the survival of both humans and Partials rests in her attempts to answer questions about the war's origin that she never knew to ask.

Playing on our curiosity of and fascination with the complete collapse of civilization, Partials is, at its heart, a story of survival, one that explores the individual narratives and complex relationships of those left behind, both humans and Partials alike—and of the way in which the concept of what is right and wrong in this world is greatly dependent on one's own point of view.

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4.4

361 reviews

A Google user

September 20, 2012

Partial at its basis has a very interesting; though not original idea about how the devastation of war and sn advance virus has put the survival of the humanity in jeopardy. Nevertheless the story picked up slowly and I wad only towards part two that things started picking up. A few twists and turns were unexpected but others were predictable. Its a good read for the price and I'm still intrigued as to where the story will go.in.the sequel.

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A Google user

November 20, 2012

This book was well written and contained mature thought processes about existence. While not being the best book ever written in this genre, it supplied interesting adventure and mystery. The basis for this series is the nature of A.I. and how it evolves to be both like and unlike humans. I will buy the next book as the author helped me connect with the characters in such a way that I'd like to see them go on with their journey.

Aaron Galbraith

March 23, 2015

I thoroughly enjoyed the whole series and the accompanying short. I am tired of all the good books that gets rushed into trilogies, and by the last book you feel like the author didn't even know what the series was about... But this trilogy, was a masterpiece of science fictional that also is a wonderfully crafted social commentary, of human needs and the way we 'are', and .. Perhaps... The way we should be. I am thankful to the author that I was able to read such a great series.

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About the author

Dan Wells is the author of the Mirador series (Bluescreen, Ones and Zeroes, and Active Memory), as well as the New York Times bestselling Partials Sequence and the John Cleaver series—the first book of which, I Am Not a Serial Killer, has been made into a major motion picture. He has been nominated for the Campbell Award and has won a Hugo Award and three Parsec Awards for his podcast Writing Excuses. He plays a lot of games, reads a lot of books, and eats a lot of food, which is pretty much the ideal life he imagined for himself as a child. You can find out more online at www.thedanwells.com.

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