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Partials

Dan Wells

The New York Times Best Seller
2014 The New York Times Best Seller
Nominee:Nevada Young Readers' Award -Young Adult (2015)

For fans of The Hunger Games, Battlestar Galactica, and Blade Runner comes the first book in the Partials Sequence, a fast-paced, action-packed, and riveting sci-fi teen series, by acclaimed author Dan Wells.

Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with Partials--engineered organic beings identical to humans--has decimated the population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together on Long Island. But sixteen-year-old Kira is determined to find a solution. As she tries desperately to save what is left of her race, she discovers that that the survival of both humans and Partials rests in her attempts to answer questions about the war's origin that she never knew to ask.

Playing on our curiosity of and fascination with the complete collapse of civilization, Partials is, at its heart, a story of survival, one that explores the individual narratives and complex relationships of those left behind, both humans and Partials alike--and of the way in which the concept of what is right and wrong in this world is greatly dependent on one's own point of view.

Supports the Common Core State Standards

Book Details

  • Publisher: Clarion Books
  • Publish Date: Feb 28th, 2012
  • Pages: 480
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.51in - 5.81in - 1.49in - 1.20lb
  • EAN: 9780062071040
  • Recommended age: 14-UP
  • Categories: Science Fiction - Apocalyptic & Post-ApocalypticMysteries & Detective StoriesSocial Themes - Prejudice & Racism

About the Author

Wells, Dan: -

Dan Wells is the author of the Mirador series (Bluescreen, Ones and Zeroes, and Active Memory), as well as the New York Times bestselling Partials Sequence and the John Cleaver series--the first book of which, I Am Not a Serial Killer, has been made into a major motion picture. He has been nominated for the Campbell Award and has won a Hugo Award and three Parsec Awards for his podcast Writing Excuses. He plays a lot of games, reads a lot of books, and eats a lot of food, which is pretty much the ideal life he imagined for himself as a child. You can find out more online at www.thedanwells.com.

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Praise for this book

"A thrilling sci-fi adrenaline rush, with one of the most compelling and frightening visions of Earth's future I've seen yet. I couldn't put it down." -- Pittacus Lore, #1 New York Times bestselling author of I Am Number Four

"Wells creates a compelling, fantastically complex post-apocalyptic landscape, adding thought-provoking twists to a classic story of humanity creating its own doom...With broad cross-genre appeal and an engaging balance of thematic depth and rip-roaring action, this winner will leave readers clamoring for sequels." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"A dark, wild ride." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Readers who enjoy headstrong feminist leads making their way . . . in the not-too-distant future will find plenty to like in Partials." -- Los Angeles Times

"Mr. Wells has recombined familiar dystopian elements, added original ones and thrown in dashes of dry wit to create a sprawling, action-packed medical thriller full of big ideas and exciting reversals." -- Wall Street Journal