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In a world ravaged by a war with partially engineered beings, humanity is reduced to just a few tens of thousands. When sixteen-year-old Kira learns of her best friend's pregnancy, she is determined to find a solution. Then one rash decision forces Kira to flee her community with the unlikeliest of allies. As she tries desperately to save what is left of her race, she discovers that the survival of both humans and partials rests in her attempts to answer questions of the war's origin that she never knew to ask. Combining the fast-paced action of The Hunger Games with the provocative themes of Battlestar Galactica, Partials is a pulse-pounding journey into a world where the very concept of what it means to be human is in question. One where our sense of humanity is both our greatest liability, and our only hope for survival.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Dystopian & Apocalyptic Fiction/Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
Authors: Dan Wells
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