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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... couldn't find any sucker to bet against him in the VR parlors, they had to skip on small luxuries like hotel rooms. They ended up in a park or at a bus station or lying on benches at the train station. Now with Ms. Falmouth and his ...
... couldn't list all the tiny little countries allied with the two sides if he tried, and he doubted anyone else in the room could, either. There was a reason Rosewood was a reform school—most of its students couldn't cut it in a real ...
... couldn't refuse the appeals of my brothers-inarms.” Tom laughed. He couldn't help it. Several female avatars whirled around to shush him. The image on the screen flickered briefly to a battle in space, where a vessel digitally labeled ...
... “And you really are a girl?” Tom couldn't resist asking. “I am so a girl!” “Yeah, well, I won't believe it till I see it.” “Is this your way of asking me to video chat?” Heather bantered. Tom hadn't thought to ask her to do that. He.
... couldn't be helped.” “Russo-Chinese hackers, right?” she said. “Or perhaps you were taken hostage by terrorists again, or washed out to sea and stranded on a desert island without internet access?” “Not quite.” But he'd really get a ...