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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... he'd never skipped such a long stretch of school before , and he'd already missed most of class today . Just the sight in his visor of Ms. Falmouth's avatar and her virtual chalkboard killed any lingering satisfaction over his victory ...
... he'd never used before to explain why he'd missed the last ten days . He'd missed school so many times , he'd repeated himself a couple times by accident . He'd already lied about going to the funerals of all his grandparents , and even ...
... he'd shown up for the first day of school a few years ago as Lord Krull from the game Celtic Quest . She'd yelled at him in front of everyone for being insolent , like he had done it as part of some elaborate scheme to mock her class . He'd ...
... he'd be right at the same network address tomorrow when they met . He didn't care if they were meeting at an obscenely early hour of the morning . Heather said it was because of the time zone she was in . Tom decided he'd stay up all ...
... he'd really get a kick out of using that one sometime in the future . “ Tom , you are not taking this seriously — and that's your problem . This is not some silly game : this is your future and you are throwing it away with both hands ...