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A Novel by the author of A Winter’s Promise
by Christelle Dabos
From the prize-winning author of the Mirror Visitor quartet comes dystopian, heart-stopping adventure. Everyone has an Instinct. And everything is perfect.
In a world ruled by "We" each person has a role, a direction, a mission assigned by their Instinct. No deviation. No freedom—Instinct is irrepressible and serves the Collective. But if young Goliath, a shattered Protector, saves lives, it's also because he dreams of becoming a Saint. And Claire, hiding behind her Instinct as a Confidante, bears a secret that could shake the entire system.
When some students begin disappearing into silence, Claire and Goliath find themselves questioning everything. Determined to uncover the truth, they follow forbidden trails, escape a murderous Archangel, and discover that "We" is not at all what it seems. The Instinctive Bureaucracy is impenetrable, and the detractors of the Collective work in the shadows, but one thing connects them all: their certainties are about to be shattered.
"French author Dabos' first dystopian novel trades the baroque, fractured worlds of the Mirror Visitor quartet for a society that's terrifying in its coherence... Questions about individuality, collectivism, purpose, and belonging linger long after the final page. Demanding, unsettling, and deeply rewarding." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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Christelle Dabos was born on the Côte d'Azur in 1980 and grew up in a home filled with classical music and historical games. She now lives in Belgium. A Winter's Promise, her debut novel, won the Gallimard Jeunesse-RTL-Télérama First Novel Competition in France, and was named a Best Book of the Year by critics and publications in the US, including Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Publishers Weekly, and Chicago Review of Books. A Winter's Promise was named the #1 Sci-Fi/Fantasy title of the year by the editors of the Amazon Book Review.
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