Insignia: Volume 1
jul 2012 · Harper Collins
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In this science fiction adventure trilogy debut, a teen’s gift for games could help his country win a global war—and also seal his fate.
“You won’t be able to put this book down.” —Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Divergent series
More than anything, Tom Raines wants to be important, though his shadowy life is anything but that. For years, Tom’s drifted from casino to casino with his unlucky gambler of a dad, gaming for their survival. Keeping a roof over their heads depends on a careful combination of skill, luck, con artistry, and staying invisible.
Then one day, Tom stops being invisible. Someone’s been watching his virtual-reality prowess, and he’s offered the incredible—a place at the Pentagonal Spire, an elite military academy. There, Tom’s instincts for combat will be put to the test and if he passes, he’ll become a member of the Intrasolar Forces, helping to lead his country to victory in World War III. Finally, he’ll be someone important: a superhuman war machine with the tech skills that every virtual-reality warrior dreams of. Life at the Spire holds everything that Tom’s always wanted—friends, the possibility of a girlfriend, and a life where his every action matters—but what will it cost him?
Gripping and provocative, S. J. Kincaid’s futuristic thrill ride of a debut crackles with memorable characters, tremendous wit, and a vision of the future that asks startling, timely questions about the melding of humanity and technology.
“Hip, high-tech, and hilarious, Insignia made my heart soar and left me with impossible-to-shake questions about technology, reality, and war.” —Rae Carson, author of The Girl of Fire and Thorns
“You won’t be able to put this book down.” —Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Divergent series
More than anything, Tom Raines wants to be important, though his shadowy life is anything but that. For years, Tom’s drifted from casino to casino with his unlucky gambler of a dad, gaming for their survival. Keeping a roof over their heads depends on a careful combination of skill, luck, con artistry, and staying invisible.
Then one day, Tom stops being invisible. Someone’s been watching his virtual-reality prowess, and he’s offered the incredible—a place at the Pentagonal Spire, an elite military academy. There, Tom’s instincts for combat will be put to the test and if he passes, he’ll become a member of the Intrasolar Forces, helping to lead his country to victory in World War III. Finally, he’ll be someone important: a superhuman war machine with the tech skills that every virtual-reality warrior dreams of. Life at the Spire holds everything that Tom’s always wanted—friends, the possibility of a girlfriend, and a life where his every action matters—but what will it cost him?
Gripping and provocative, S. J. Kincaid’s futuristic thrill ride of a debut crackles with memorable characters, tremendous wit, and a vision of the future that asks startling, timely questions about the melding of humanity and technology.
“Hip, high-tech, and hilarious, Insignia made my heart soar and left me with impossible-to-shake questions about technology, reality, and war.” —Rae Carson, author of The Girl of Fire and Thorns
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Sergio QriCts
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30 de abril de 2014
Un libro muy entretenido, Tom Raines un adolecente amante de los video juegos, se volvera una pieza imporante para el gobierno. Un mundo futurista con la 3ra Guerra mundial
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lorenmax 2.0
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15 de agosto de 2015
Es el mejor libro. Espero que salga cataclismo de forma física y en español. P. D:vivo en córdoba, argentina, así que si alguien sabe dónde conseguirlo le agradecería que me avise
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Natalia Zenteno
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20 de octubre de 2015
Is a very good trilogy, Utopia, Dis-topic. The characters are very young, however you have very smart dialogues between them, and the author seems to know what he was doing, when you read them all, you could see why he started the way it is, and you find all your answers step by step, there are people that is killed, but none principal character. Adventure, action, military, humorists, science, and smart book (trilogy)
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S. J. Kincaid was born in Alabama, grew up in California, and attended high school in New Hampshire. She also interned for a politician in Washington, DC, and received degrees from universities in Illinois and Ohio, but it was while living beside a haunted graveyard in Edinburgh, Scotland, that she realized she wanted to be a writer. Several years, several manuscripts, and several jobs later, Ms. Kincaid now lives in California, and Catalyst is the conclusion to the Insignia trilogy.
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