Crashland

by Sean Williams Narrated by Katie Koster

Overview

Where is Q?

Clair and Jesse have barely been reunited when the world is plunged into its biggest crisis since the Water Wars. The d-mat network is broken. The world has ground to a halt. People are trapped, injured, dying. It's the end of the world as Clair knows it-and it's partly her fault.

"The girl who killed d-mat" is enlisted to track down her missing friend Q-the rogue AI who repeatedly saved Clair's life. Q is the key to fixing the system, but she isn't responding to calls for help, and even if she did . . . can she be trusted?

Targeted by dupes, abandoned by her friends, caught in a web of lies that strike at the very essence of who she is, Clair finds powerful allies in RADICAL, secretive activists who are the polar opposite of anti-d-mat group WHOLE. However, if she helps them find Q, will she be inadvertently trapping her friend in a life of servitude-or worse, sending her to an early death by erasure? Caught between pro- and anti-d-mat philosophies, in a world on the brink of all-out war, Clair must decide where she stands-and who she stands with, at the end.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

[A] thrilling futuristic follow-up to Twinmaker” — Booklist

“[There are] some knife-in-the-gut twists and a gasp-inducing ending.” — Kirkus Reviews

“[A] fast-paced adventure.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

Praise for TWINMAKER: “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)

Praise for TWINMAKER: “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

Praise for TWINMAKER: “TWINMAKER took my breath away. A triumph of thrilling action and vivid imagination.” — Alison Goodman, author of EON and EONA

Praise for TWINMAKER: “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

Praise for TWINMAKER: “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.” — Garth Nix, author of the Old Kingdom series

Praise for TWINMAKER: “Compelling...handily juggles ethical debates, swift action, and a well-developed setting.” — The Horn Book

Booklist (starred review)

Praise for TWINMAKER: “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

[A] thrilling futuristic follow-up to Twinmaker

Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

[A] fast-paced adventure.

Alison Goodman

Praise for TWINMAKER: “TWINMAKER took my breath away. A triumph of thrilling action and vivid imagination.

Scott Westerfeld

Praise for TWINMAKER: “A mind-blowing adventure about what it means to be human, and what it means to find ourselves.

Garth Nix

Praise for TWINMAKER: “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

Praise for TWINMAKER: “Compelling...handily juggles ethical debates, swift action, and a well-developed setting.

Booklist

[A] thrilling futuristic follow-up to Twinmaker

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169528916
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	11/04/2014
Series:	Twinmaker , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

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