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The Ingenious Trilogy
The complete box set - an omnibus of of all three Kindle books in The Ingenious Trilogy
From a beguiling new voice in YA science fiction and fantasy (contemporary) comes a gripping mystery thriller about a group of mysterious young adults with the power to change lives...
Book 1: The Ingenious and the Colour of Life Ever since 15-year-old Milly can remember, she’s had to hide who she really is – dumbing down an extraordinary genius in order to blend into the background. 17-year-old Calista discovers a surprising hidden talent. And 14-year-old Tai, a boy abandoned by his mother and forced to live as a homeless wanderer on the streets of London, soon realises that he has a special he can see thoughts and emotions of others in stunningly beautiful colours. A gift that is both wonderful and awful.
When the teenagers are brought together by a mysterious old scientist for their own safety, they are told of a common and forgotten past. One of secret experiments, and a missing family that they yearn to find. But they soon hear of the disappearance of another teen, and are faced with an impossible dilemma - to save themselves, they must risk their very sanity.
In the end, the children must work together, unleashing the full force of their extraordinary powers in an epic battle of the world's greatest minds.
The Ingenious and the Colour of Life is J.Y. Sam’s beautiful, transformative, and heart-rending debut – a story that explores the fragility of human nature, with a dash of science, culture, and the animal/natural world.
"A top contender already for one of the Best Books of 2024" Goodreads review
Book 2: The Ingenious and the Heart of Shattered Glass
The Ingenious teenagers (15-year-old Tai and Mei Hui, 16-year-old Milly and Saffron, and 14-year-old Jemima) are traumatised after delving into the murderous Karl König’s mind. Tai Jones is struggling with the after-shock of misusing his powers. And in a rare moment of lucidity, the ailing Dr Kendra has revealed, through a cryptic riddle, the whereabouts of one of the missing Ingenious children – so they send out a search party (including 18-year old Calista) to the Amazon to find her.
Meanwhile, a team of scientists is brought together to work on the cure to save the children – headed by the Russian Dr Vassiliev, the only person in the world with the technical knowledge to complete it. But when he mysteriously disappears, they’re surprised to find that the key to getting him back comes unexpectedly via an animal – and that animal also has an impossible memory linked to Professor Wolff’s own tragic past.
As they search for the missing scientist, as well as the Ingenious girl lost in the Amazon jungle, the teenagers make an upsetting discovery about the origin of their genius genes – thrusting them ever closer to a common and disturbing relative...
"I'm kicking myself for waiting so long to pick this up again. I was instantly drawn in and annoyed when I had to put it down to attend to 'real life.' As was in the first book, the writing is amazing and the characters so fully realized." Goodreads review
Book 3: The Ingenious and the End of Days A 10-year-old kid is traumatised by the death of her parents. She thinks she's alone, and is anxious about the future.
Book 1: The Ingenious and the Colour of Life Ever since 15-year-old Milly can remember, she’s had to hide who she really is – dumbing down an extraordinary genius in order to blend into the background. 17-year-old Calista discovers a surprising hidden talent. And 14-year-old Tai, a boy abandoned by his mother and forced to live as a homeless wanderer on the streets of London, soon realises that he has a special he can see thoughts and emotions of others in stunningly beautiful colours. A gift that is both wonderful and awful.
When the teenagers are brought together by a mysterious old scientist for their own safety, they are told of a common and forgotten past. One of secret experiments, and a missing family that they yearn to find. But they soon hear of the disappearance of another teen, and are faced with an impossible dilemma - to save themselves, they must risk their very sanity.
In the end, the children must work together, unleashing the full force of their extraordinary powers in an epic battle of the world's greatest minds.
The Ingenious and the Colour of Life is J.Y. Sam’s beautiful, transformative, and heart-rending debut – a story that explores the fragility of human nature, with a dash of science, culture, and the animal/natural world.
"A top contender already for one of the Best Books of 2024" Goodreads review
Book 2: The Ingenious and the Heart of Shattered Glass
The Ingenious teenagers (15-year-old Tai and Mei Hui, 16-year-old Milly and Saffron, and 14-year-old Jemima) are traumatised after delving into the murderous Karl König’s mind. Tai Jones is struggling with the after-shock of misusing his powers. And in a rare moment of lucidity, the ailing Dr Kendra has revealed, through a cryptic riddle, the whereabouts of one of the missing Ingenious children – so they send out a search party (including 18-year old Calista) to the Amazon to find her.
Meanwhile, a team of scientists is brought together to work on the cure to save the children – headed by the Russian Dr Vassiliev, the only person in the world with the technical knowledge to complete it. But when he mysteriously disappears, they’re surprised to find that the key to getting him back comes unexpectedly via an animal – and that animal also has an impossible memory linked to Professor Wolff’s own tragic past.
As they search for the missing scientist, as well as the Ingenious girl lost in the Amazon jungle, the teenagers make an upsetting discovery about the origin of their genius genes – thrusting them ever closer to a common and disturbing relative...
"I'm kicking myself for waiting so long to pick this up again. I was instantly drawn in and annoyed when I had to put it down to attend to 'real life.' As was in the first book, the writing is amazing and the characters so fully realized." Goodreads review
Book 3: The Ingenious and the End of Days A 10-year-old kid is traumatised by the death of her parents. She thinks she's alone, and is anxious about the future.
1540 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 21, 2024
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