Insignia, Volume 1"Insignia expertly combines humor with a disarming and highly realistic view of the future. The characters are real, funny, and memorable. You won't be able to put this book down."—Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent and Insurgent The earth is in the middle of WWIII in Insignia, the first entry in S. J. Kincaid's fast-paced sci-fi adventure trilogy perfect for fans of Ender's Game. The planet's natural resources are almost gone, and war is being fought to control the assets of the solar system. The enemy is winning. The salvation may be Tom Raines. Tom doesn't seem like a hero. He's a short fourteen-year-old with bad skin. But he has the virtual-reality gaming skills that make him a phenom behind the controls of the battle drones. As a new member of the Intrasolar Forces, Tom's life completely changes. Suddenly, he's someone important. He has new opportunities, friends, and a shot at having a girlfriend. But there's a price to pay. . . . |
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... American seventeen - year - old who represented the future of Indo - American supremacy in the solar system . He was in commercials , on bulletin boards , his bright grin flashing and dark eyes twinkling on cereal boxes , on vitamin ...
... American taxpayers , who keep the fight for our nation going strong . And thanks to Nobridis , Inc. , the Indo- American alliance is more— ' " 1 " Saving . The . Country . ” Ms. Falmouth flipped off the video segment as Elliot launched ...
... Indo - American machines fighting across the solar system . They created programs that determined the actions of those machines . Logical actions . The Russo - Chinese alliance adopted the same strategy , so combat became very ...
... Indo - American corporate allies on the Coalition of Multinationals : Wyndham Harks ; Dominion Agra ; Nobridis , Inc .; Obsidian Corp .; Matchett - Reddy ; and Epicenter Manufacturing . Marsh gestured around them . " The trainees have ...
... Indo - American combat machines in space if you can't interface with them . To become a Combatant , you need to cross some of that distance between human and computer yourself . ” Tom gaped at him . " So all of the trainees here , and ...