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Year One
The City of Fire and the Underground City's governments are at odds, but even more pressing than that - the Ancient Ones have decided to accelerate their plans. Now the City of Fire is tasked with figuring out how to continue the fight, despite Arrangement's wishes. Then, as Hanu struggles to find his place in this rapidly changing world, he receives a disturbing prediction about Year One from the Intergalactic Council. In the final installment of The Wake Trilogy, the Dissenters prepare for their final stand against the Ancient Ones. But with civil war on the horizon in the underground, will they be able to pull together in enough time to survive Year One?
311 pages, Paperback
Published June 18, 2020
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Sasha DeVore
5 books46 followersSasha DeVore loves coffee and sleeping, and firmly believes there is no wrong time of day for breakfast tacos. She graduated from Texas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Sociology in 2012.
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May 28, 2020
A mind-boggling adventure, Devore’s 3-part thrilling dystopian series tells the story of a young hero who is struggling to save the humanity from the outer-space villains.
When the Ancient Ones offered to save the humanity from self-destruction in the first installment of the series, no one on Earth had any idea about their ulterior motives. Now a hundred years have passed, and the planet is controlled by the ruthless aliens. When 14-years-old Hanu gets a chance to escape the psychiatrist facility on his way to the District of Operations with other patients, he doesn’t think twice. A group of Dissenters help Hanu and other escapees realize a harsh reality about the life on Earth: the Ancient Ones are here to destroy the humanity, and the only way to stop them from doing so is by closing the portals permanently.
In the second installment, as the full-fledged member of the Dissenter organization, Hanu is determined to destroy the portals that the Ancient Ones exploit to enter the planet. But an accident throws him in the middle of a desert. Now he must find his way back to the Underground or risk letting the Ancient Ones win.
In the third installment, the City of Fire and the Underground City's governments are unable to reach any resolution with the civil war at its peak. With the approaching Year One, an event that will implement the Ancient Ones’ complete autonomy over Earth, it becomes imperative that Hanu and his friends destroy the Ancient Ones completely or risk humanity’s complete annihilation.
Devore’s characters are multidimensional and memorable: a charismatic hybrid, a gifted teenager and his loyal group of friends, a genius organization, a malevolent outer-space villain who learns to accept the human values, the ruthless aliens - antagonists or heroes, all the characters make an impression with their well-rounded portrayal. The intriguing intergalactic world and the setting of the dystopian Earth add to the intrigue.
The series is recognizable as a space opera, but everything from humanity’s self-destruction to the politics of the Intergalactic Council is richly detailed, providing depth to the story. With its exciting, swashbuckling adventures of ordinary heroes and beautifully written accessible prose, the series will appeal to readers of any age including the young and old.
A brilliant series to introduce the middle graders or early teens to the world of dystopian fiction.
When the Ancient Ones offered to save the humanity from self-destruction in the first installment of the series, no one on Earth had any idea about their ulterior motives. Now a hundred years have passed, and the planet is controlled by the ruthless aliens. When 14-years-old Hanu gets a chance to escape the psychiatrist facility on his way to the District of Operations with other patients, he doesn’t think twice. A group of Dissenters help Hanu and other escapees realize a harsh reality about the life on Earth: the Ancient Ones are here to destroy the humanity, and the only way to stop them from doing so is by closing the portals permanently.
In the second installment, as the full-fledged member of the Dissenter organization, Hanu is determined to destroy the portals that the Ancient Ones exploit to enter the planet. But an accident throws him in the middle of a desert. Now he must find his way back to the Underground or risk letting the Ancient Ones win.
In the third installment, the City of Fire and the Underground City's governments are unable to reach any resolution with the civil war at its peak. With the approaching Year One, an event that will implement the Ancient Ones’ complete autonomy over Earth, it becomes imperative that Hanu and his friends destroy the Ancient Ones completely or risk humanity’s complete annihilation.
Devore’s characters are multidimensional and memorable: a charismatic hybrid, a gifted teenager and his loyal group of friends, a genius organization, a malevolent outer-space villain who learns to accept the human values, the ruthless aliens - antagonists or heroes, all the characters make an impression with their well-rounded portrayal. The intriguing intergalactic world and the setting of the dystopian Earth add to the intrigue.
The series is recognizable as a space opera, but everything from humanity’s self-destruction to the politics of the Intergalactic Council is richly detailed, providing depth to the story. With its exciting, swashbuckling adventures of ordinary heroes and beautifully written accessible prose, the series will appeal to readers of any age including the young and old.
A brilliant series to introduce the middle graders or early teens to the world of dystopian fiction.
March 1, 2022
Good ending to the trilogy! The writing was definitely better than the other two, and it felt more fleshed out. Overall I loved the concept of these books, I just wish it had gone through a little more proof reading and creative rewrites so that the writing reflected the wonderful story.
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