Die Regierung hat Ember und Chase für tot erklärt - endlich sind sie frei und schließen sich dem Widerstand an. Doch im Lager der Rebellen herrscht Aufregung: Der geheimnisvolle „Heckenschütze“ erschüttert mit seinen Anschlägen die Moralmiliz. Wer ist er? Steht der aufseiten der Rebellen? Wird er dem Widerstand zum Durchbruch verhelfen? Um den Attentäter zu fassen, veröffentlicht das FBR eine Fahndungsliste - und zu den Hauptverdächtigen gehört Ember. Mit dem Wissen, von ihren neuen Freunden verraten worden zu sein, muss Ember eine Entscheidung treffen: Wird sie sich ihr Leben lang im Untergrund verstecken oder für ihre Freiheit kämpfen?
Religiöser Fanatismus hält Einzug in die Vereinigten Staaten: Wer gegen die strengen Statuten der Moralmiliz verstößt, dem stehen öffentliche Demütigung, Haft und sogar der Tod bevor. Die 17-jährige Ember lebt mit ihrer Mutter allein und versteckt. Doch trotz aller Schutzmaßnahmen wird ihre Mutter verhaftet. Sie hat gegen Artikel 5 der Moralstatuten verstoßen, weil sie nicht mit Embers Vater verheiratet war. Ember wird in einer Besserungsanstalt für Mädchen gebracht und lernt dort Hass, Gewalt und fanatische Moralisten kennen. Sie weiß, sie muss ihre Mutter retten, koste es was es wolle. und dazu braucht sie Hilfe des Mannes, der ihre Mutter verhaftet hat: Embers große Liebe, Chase.
The series that began with The Deceivers continues in this second twist-filled installment.The stakes are higher. The cons are riskier. And nothing is what you think it is.
Kristen Simmons, the author of the Article 5 series and Metaltown, brings her remarkable imagination to this intrigue-filled contemporary drama where good kids are needed to do some very bad things in The Deceivers. Welcome to Vale Hall, the school for aspiring con artists. When Brynn Hilder is recruited to Vale, it seems like the elite academy is her chance to start over, away from her mom’s loser boyfriend and her rundown neighborhood. But she soon learns that Vale chooses students not so much for their scholastic talent as for their extracurricular activities, such as her time spent conning rich North Shore kids out of their extravagant allowances. At first, Brynn jumps at the chance to help the school in its mission to rid the city of corrupt officials—because what could be better than giving entitled jerks what they deserve? But that’s before she meets her mark—a senator’s son—and before she discovers the school’s headmaster has secrets he’ll stop at nothing to protect. As the lines between right and wrong blur, Brynn begins to realize she’s in way over head.
Avatar: The Last Airbender meets Gladiator in the first book in this epic fantasy duology in which two warriors must decide where their loyalties lie as an ancient war between immortals threatens humanity--from Sara Raasch, the New York Times bestselling author of the Snow Like Ashes series, and Kristen Simmons, acclaimed author of Pacifica and The Deceivers. Perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes, And I Darken, and The Winner's Curse. Ash is descended from a long line of gladiators, and she knows the brutal nature of war firsthand. But after her mother dies in an arena, she vows to avenge her by overthrowing her fire god, whose temper has stripped her country of its resources. Madoc grew up fighting on the streets to pay his family's taxes. But he hides a dangerous secret: he doesn't have the earth god's powers like his opponents. His elemental gift is something else--something that hasn't been seen in centuries. When an attempted revenge plot goes dangerously wrong, Ash inadvertently throws the fire and earth gods into a conflict that can only be settled by deadly, lavish gladiator games, throwing Madoc in Ash's path. She realizes that his powers are the weapon her rebellion needs--but Madoc won't jeopardize his family, regardless of how intrigued he is by the beautiful warrior. But when the gods force Madoc's hand, he and Ash uncover an ancient war that will threaten more than one immortal--it will unravel the world.
Kristen Simmons's masterful breakout novel for young adult readers that's
'Jumanji but Japanese-inspired' (Kendare Blake) about estranged friends
playing a deadly game in an eerie folkloric underworld. AT DAWN HE'LL BE GONE
AND YOU'LL BE HERE FOREVER.
