The Kingdom

Welcome to the Kingdom, a dazzling fantasy theme park where 'happily ever after' is not just a promise, but a rule . . .It's a fairytale which ends in murder as the one of the 'Fantasists' goes renegade. Ana, a half-human, half-android princess, is tasked with entertaining visitors and making wishes come true but now she's on trial, after finding herself experiencing emotions and romantic feelings against all her programming.Told through court testimony, interrogation records and fragmented flashbacks, Jess Rothenberg's The Kingdom has the futuristic appeal of Westworld and the twists and turns of a YA true-crime thriller.'Disney on steroids . . . a surefire discussion starter about desire and power.' - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Jess Rothenberg is a writer and freelance editor. A former editor of books for young readers, including the bestselling Vampire Academy series, she was also the author of The Catastrophic History of You & Me, published in more than a dozen countries and The Kingdom, a futuristic thriller. She lives in New York City with her husband and son.

Zusammenfassung

A tautly-paced YA thriller for fans of One of Us is Lying and Westworld.

Bericht

Disney on steroids... a surefire discussion starter about desire and power. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jess Rothenberg, Rothenberg Jess
• Verlag: Macmillan
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: ab 12 Jahren
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 28.05.2019
• EAN: 9781509899388
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-9938-8
• Seiten: 464
• Abmessung: 132 mm x 197 mm x 22 mm
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre; Science fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction / General, Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, Dystopian, Science Fiction / General, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense