From the Publisher
In the masterful hands of Williams, the technology, which has eerie parallels to contemporary life, provides a solid platform for great storytelling, and teens will revel in the drama, Clair’s tenacity, and the memorable characters who discover that their utopia isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.” — Booklist (starred review)
“The dangers, casualties and well-written action scenes keep tensions high. Williams marries accessibly explored moral ramifications of future technologies-a hallmark of mature science fiction-with a strong, capable teen heroine and heart-pounding action.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Compelling...handily juggles ethical debates, swift action, and a well-developed setting.” — The Horn Book
“Williams spins a sprawling and complex tale, built on an impressively well-constructed premise and held together with intrigue and tension.” — Publishers Weekly
“Give this one to teens who enjoy action-packed books such as Veronica Roth’s “Divergent” trilogy” — School Library Journal
“Fast-paced” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
“TWINMAKER took my breath away. A triumph of thrilling action and vivid imagination.” — Alison Goodman, author of EON and EONA
“A mind-blowing adventure about what it means to be human, and what it means to find ourselves.” — Scott Westerfeld, author of UGLIES and LEVIATHAN
“A gripping YA thriller, coming of age and love story that transports the reader to a future that looks a whole lot better than it really is ... Highly Recommended.” — Garth Nix, author of the Old Kingdom series
“TWINMAKER asks smart questions without easy answers, and presents a future so simultaneously wonderful and terrible you can only believe in it. A thrilling, existential head trip worthy of my favorite anime, I couldn’t stop reading this book. More importantly, I couldn’t stop thinking about it.” — Alaya Dawn Johnson, author of THE SUMMER PRINCE
“Twinmaker is a gripping scifi story of friendship, identity + accidentally destroying the universe.” — Amie Kaufman, New York Times bestselling author of These Broken Stars and Illuminae
Booklist (starred review)
In the masterful hands of Williams, the technology, which has eerie parallels to contemporary life, provides a solid platform for great storytelling, and teens will revel in the drama, Clair’s tenacity, and the memorable characters who discover that their utopia isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Scott Westerfeld
A mind-blowing adventure about what it means to be human, and what it means to find ourselves.
Garth Nix
A gripping YA thriller, coming of age and love story that transports the reader to a future that looks a whole lot better than it really is ... Highly Recommended.
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Fast-paced
Alison Goodman
TWINMAKER took my breath away. A triumph of thrilling action and vivid imagination.
Alaya Dawn Johnson
TWINMAKER asks smart questions without easy answers, and presents a future so simultaneously wonderful and terrible you can only believe in it. A thrilling, existential head trip worthy of my favorite anime, I couldn’t stop reading this book. More importantly, I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
The Horn Book
Compelling...handily juggles ethical debates, swift action, and a well-developed setting.
Amie Kaufman
Twinmaker is a gripping scifi story of friendship, identity + accidentally destroying the universe.
Kirkus Reviews
To save her best friend, Clair must uncover a terrible conspiracy in this futuristic thriller. A viral message offers Improvement, changing a person's looks, intelligence or anything else by modifying their "patterns" when they use the teleportation technology called d-mat. Few believe it can work, as it circumvents d-mat safeguards. The d-mat technology solved the energy crisis, allows people to replicate material items and provides instant teleportation anywhere--it helps to maintain world peace. But Clair's best friend, Libby, tries Improvement anyway--and claims it works. But she's struck with terrible headaches, mood swings and erratic behavior. Worried, Clair turns to the school freak, a boy whose family abstains from technology, to see if their movement knows anything about Improvement. Before learning that the Improved end up brain damaged and committing suicide a week afterward--a fate Clair must save Libby from--Clair attempts it. Her only noticeable change is gaining a mysterious hacker/digital stalker who claims to want to help Clair, even as shady people try to kill Clair. Clair comes into her own as she strategizes to survive. A tedious love triangle resolves mercifully quickly, but the later romantic storyline is predictable and obligatory. The dangers, casualties and well-written action scenes keep tensions high. Williams marries accessibly explored moral ramifications of future technologies--a hallmark of mature science fiction--with a strong, capable teen heroine and heart-pounding action (just flip past the romance). (author's note) (Science fiction. 12 & up)
