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Zusatztext "A slow-burn type of novel?[Lira's] lack of any inclination towards heroism?makes her a fascinating character! especially among the valiant Katniss lookalikes found in so many dystopias." Informationen zum Autor Mikaela Everett has lived all over the world, from Africa to Australia, and now lives in Alberta, Canada. She graduated from university in 2011 with a degree in biological sciences. This is her first book. Klappentext There are two Earths, almost identical in every way—two copies of every person, every city, every stone or blade of grass—but one Earth is slowly disappearing, person by person, city by city. And they don't plan to go quietly. Lirael has been training since she was a child to be a merciless sleeper-soldier for her vanishing planet. Her mission is to kill her duplicate on the other Earth and slip seamlessly into her life. The family never even suspects they are living with an imposter. She is the perfect soldier. At least, she is in the beginning. But the wait for the final order—to rise up and take over the planet—is long.By the time it comes, will Lirael still be willing to destroy everyone who has ever loved her? Zusammenfassung “Epic, desolate, rich, and breathtaking . . . The Unquiet is unforgettable.” —Ann Aguirre, New York Times –bestselling author of the Razorland trilogy “A slow-burn type of novel . . . fascinating.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books The Atlas Six meets Orphan Black in this complex, beautifully crafted debut about a sixteen-year-old girl who is forced to live—and kill—on a parallel Earth. Mikaela Everett’s The Unquiet is for readers of V. E. Schwab’s Vicious and anyone who loves dystopian thrillers. For as long as anyone can remember, there have been two Earths. Two versions of every city, every building, even every person. But the people from the second Earth know something their originals do not: two versions of the same thing cannot exist. For the people born on the second Earth to survive, they must kill their originals and take their places. Lirael had one purpose from the moment she was sent to Earth 1 as a child—to learn everything she could about her other self. When the time comes, she kills her original and slips seamlessly into her life. But as Lirael takes over her original’s life, she begins to wonder if there’s more. More than mindlessly following orders, more than living life in a holding pattern, waiting for a war that will destroy everything and everyone she has come to love. An intricate, literary stand-alone from an astonishing voice, Mikaela Everett’s The Unquiet takes readers deep inside the psyche of a strong teenage heroine struggling with what she has been raised to be and who she really is. The Unquiet will electrify fans of Neal Shusterman’s Scythe and Kim Liggett’s The Grace Year . ...
