The Prey: Book 1 (The Prey Series) - Softcover

Isbell, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007528183 ISBN 13: 9780007528189

Publisher: HarperVoyager, 2015

Synopsis

In the Republic of the True America, it's always hunting season. Riveting action, intense romance, and gripping emotion make this fast-paced adventure a standout debut.

After a radiation blast burned most of the Earth to a crisp, the new government established settlement camps for the survivors. At one such camp, Book and the other ‘LTs’ are eager to graduate as part of the Rite.

Until they learn the dark truth: ‘LTs’ doesn't stand for lieutenant but for ‘Less Thans’, feared by society and raised to be hunted for sport. Together with the sisters, Hope and Faith, twin girls who've suffered their own haunting fate, they join forces to seek the safety of the fabled New Territory.

As Book and Hope lead their quest for freedom, these teens must find the best in themselves to fight the worst in their enemies. But as they are pursued by sadistic hunters, secrets are revealed, allegiances are made, and lives are threatened.

About this title

Review:

‘Plays to its strong suits, with plenty of peril (human and otherwise) . . . will keep readers rooting for Book and Hope’ Publishers Weekly

‘Dystopian fans will anxiously await the next instalment’
Library School Journal

‘An exciting concept’
Kirkus Reviews

From the Back Cover:

Omega, they called that day. The end of the end. One enormous burst of electromagnetic radiation and everything that was even remotely electronic was fried to a crisp.

With the country in ruins, the new government declared it the Republic of the True America, imposed martial law, and separated all survivors into settlement camps. Now, twenty years later, three sixteen-year-olds uncover the dark truth: All this time they've been labeled Less Thans. Feared by society, they're being raised to be hunted for sport. Their only hope for survival is to escape with their friends . . . or risk certain death. Together they search for the fabled new territory in a heart-pounding flight to freedom, with sadistic hunters and the government's soldiers hot on their trail. Led by the unlikely Book and fearless Hope, these orphaned teens seek a better life, finding the best in themselves to fight the worst in their enemies.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperVoyager
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0007528183
• ISBN 13: 9780007528189
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 414