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Tally Swander, once a rebellious anti‑conformist, is the key figure of the Uglies series’ third installment as she is altered into a Superamper—a powerful, memory‑erased organism built to enforce order and quash dissent. The narrative reconsideration of personal beauty and societal control, the story follows Tally’s struggle as the once marginal girl now contends with an engineered mind that urges her to maintain the status quo while a tiny echo of her humanity lingers. Her final choice will dictate whether she upholds the program or defies it, with profound consequences for the two factions that divide the society.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Science Fiction/Cyberpunk
Authors: Scott Westerfeld
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