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Seventeen "Best YA Novel of 2019"
"Poe makes a fierce, conflicted and interesting heroine as she slowly awakens from her downward spiral of rage.... Ally Conde offers nonstop action, a Wild West Frontier-type setting, colorful characters, a vividly drawn dystopian world and a sinister leader." -
The Buffalo News "[An] intensely character-driven novel, which digs a human heart out of an apocalyptic wasteland. A precise, introspective story about the trajectory of grief."
-Booklist "A swashbuckling steampunk mashup of Mark Twain and Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet." -
Kirkus "Smart and strong, [Poe] fights to protect her ship above everything else. Condie has created a well-rounded character who defies typical gender roles.... The story is well-woven and compelling."
-SLJ Praise for Ally Condie's Matched Trilogy:
"This futuristic fable of love and free will asks: Can there be freedom without choice? The tale of Cassia's journey from acceptance to rebellion will draw you in and leave you wanting more." -Cassandra Clare,
New York Times-bestselling author of The
Infernal Devices and The Mortal Instruments series
"A superb dystopian romance." -
The Wall Street Journal ★ "A fierce, unforgettable page-turner." -
Kirkus, starred review
★ "Condie's enthralling and twisty dystopian plot is well served by her intriguing characters and fine writing....Cassia's metamorphosis is gripping and satisfying." -
Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "Condie's prose is immediate and unadorned, with sudden pings of lush lyricism [and] reveals seeming to arrive on almost every page." -
Kirkus, starred review
Ally Condie is the author of the #1
New York Times bestselling Matched trilogy and co-author of the Darkdeep middle grade series. She is also the author of the novel
Summerlost, an Edgar Award Finalist. A former English teacher, Ally lives with her husband and four children outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. Ally has an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and is the founder and director of the nonprofit WriteOut Foundation.
allycondie.com
Twitter: @allycondie