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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... started counting up his bills to rise to his feet and wander into his line of sight . Tom noisily rattled one of the VR sets out of its storage container , then made a show of putting on the gloves the wrong way , before painstakingly ...
... started walking away , waiting for the magic words . " All right , kid , " the guy called . " Double or nothing . " Ha ! Tom thought . " I win , " the man said , “ and I'll get fifty . You win , you get a hundred . You can't beat that ...
... started twirling his pencil again . This was how Ms. Falmouth operated . She questioned him until he ran through all his knowledge , messed up , and looked like an idiot . This time he'd give it to her . " Dunno . Sorry . " Ms. Falmouth ...
... started thinking about stuff . The truth was , he'd taken it for granted before Rosewood that living like this was normal . He thought that whole idea of houses and schools and dinners at a table were fantasies . Neil always called it ...
... started off as a pilot. Flew troops who did shoot guns at people in and out of the Middle East back when there was some fight in the region. Believe it or not, when I was a young officer, violence wasn't a small- scale, isolated matter ...