Winterkill is the first title in a stunning new YA series by Kae A. Boorman - perfect for fans of the Hunger Games, Maze Runner and Patrick Ness.
No one leaves the settlement if they want to survive.
Emmeline knows this, but the trees in the woods are whispering to her, pulling her towards the wayward path.
Inside the safety of the wall is a marriage she doesn't want, and a boy she can't have. But outside? The malmaci lies in wait, and the freezing Winterkill is coming...
'I ripped through, desperate to know the secrets behind this captivating world... Thrilling and touching... Emmeline is a character I won't soon forget.' James Dashner, author of The Maze Runner
Review
This is the first in a series and is sure to gather many fans. A great read. (Booktrust)
I could go on and on about this lyrical and memorable novel. (We Love This Book)
There has been a lot of discussion about dystopian fiction...this is an excellent addition to the genre. (Books for Keeps)
Book Description
Winterkill, by Kate A. Boorman, is the first in a stunning new YA series, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Patrick Ness.
The hauntingly prophetic classic novel set in a not-too-distant future where books are burned by a special task force of firemen. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books. The classic novel of a post-literate future, 'Fahrenheit 451' stands alongside Orwell's '1984' and Huxley's 'Brave New World' as a prophetic account of Western civilization's enslavement by the media, drugs and conformity. Bradbury's powerful and poetic prose combines with uncanny insight into the potential of technology to create a novel which over fifty years from first publication, still has the power to dazzle and shock.