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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... looked like . Her avatar didn't even look like a ninth grader . Was she older than him ? “ With the weaponry we use nowadays , " Ms. Falmouth said beside the board , " we could destroy the ionosphere , irradiate the planet , vaporize ...
... looked demented . Tom flicked the light off . Neil was his family . And his dad had his back , he knew . But ever since those social workers confronted them the first time about the not - going - to - school thing , and Tom saw what the ...
... looked more like they were patients in some coma ward . General Marsh gestured for him to come back out of the room . “ Those are plebes , ” he told Tom in the hallway . “ They're running a group scrimmage . Before they get into ...
... looked back and forth between the general and the social worker . He remembered that expression on Olivia's face a few minutes ago when Marsh talked about showing him the training room , and his thoughts dwelled upon it . She'd expected ...
... looked like biker gloves or something . He could see the Intrasolar Forces insignia on her palm , too . He knew what that bald eagle insignia looked like with his eyes closed . He'd seen it on the internet , on the news . He'd never ...