Nine

In this twisted Lauren Oliver-meets-A.S. King debut, Julian has just eight more lives to burn in order to uncover a brutal secret.

In a speculative thriller set in an alternate world startlingly close to our own, humans have nine lives-and they can't wait to use them up.

The government has death incentives aimed at controlling overpopulation. As you shed lives, you shed your awkward phases: one death is equal to one physical and mental upgrade.

Julian's friends are obsessed with the idea of bu...