A Brutal Justice

by Jess Corban

Overview

Protect the weak. Safety for all. Power without virtue is tyranny. Nedé has a new Apprentice, and now Reina Pierce must come to grips with what she sacrificed to secure Matriarch Teera’s favor. As secrets unfold and danger mounts, Reina will test the bounds of trust and be forced to answer the question that has haunted her since her first night in the jungle: Which is better—Gentle or Brute? And how far will she go to ensure tyranny is eradicated from Nedé? In this fast-paced conclusion to the Nedé Rising series, A Brutal Justice weaves action, romance, and provocative questions into a finale that readers won’t be able to put down.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496448392
Publisher:	Tyndale House Publishers
Publication date:	08/17/2021
Series:	Nede Rising Series , #2
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Jess Corban graduated college with a degree in Communications and, perhaps more instructive, thirteen stamps in her passport. After college, a chance interview at a small publisher for an even smaller position sparked a love for writing that turned into twelve nonfiction books (under various pseudonyms). Now Jess lives with her husband and two daughters in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, where she finds inspiration in a sky full of stars and hiking the Canyon of the Kings. A Gentle Tyranny is her debut novel. Connect with Jess at www.JessCorban.com.

Editorial Reviews

2021-06-29
A young woman takes great risks in an effort to bring about a more just society.

This sequel to A Gentle Tyranny (2021) finds Reina haunted by choices she made in trying to secure the Apprenticeship, in particular the one that robbed her of her best friend. Though her attempt proved unsuccessful, Reina is still determined to achieve her end goal: preventing and reversing the practice of involuntarily gentling males in society, instead allowing them to mature into Brutes. Brutes—and the violent, often fatal threat they posed to womankind of yesteryear—are the reason her foremothers chose to create Nedé. Despite feeling torn about the possible consequences of co-existing with Brutes, she ultimately decides to act, believing that gentling is not truly justified by the greater good. As the stakes get higher and her connections to Brutes are revealed to run deeper than she expected, how much is Reina willing to sacrifice to do what she feels is right? Corban’s prose and inviting premise balance out the impulsive protagonist, whose thoughts and actions could otherwise be grating. The novel highlights themes surrounding inequality between the binary genders, justice, and abuse of power. Readers are best served by starting with the first volume. Characters have a range of skin tones.

Will leave readers evaluating their own views on gender equality and governmental powers. (map, glossary, the constitution of Nedé, author's note) (Dystopian. 14-18)

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