What do you think?
Rate this book
The Memory Trader #3
The Settling
"This time, there has to be a sacrifice.”
Sula's bad choices keep haunting her. Choices that now make her a fugitive, along with a girl whose very existence breaks international law.
They're running for their lives, and the one woman with the power to help them has her own ghosts to deal with.
As the army closes in, their time is running out, and the fate of the world rests on their shoulders.
Sula's bad choices keep haunting her. Choices that now make her a fugitive, along with a girl whose very existence breaks international law.
They're running for their lives, and the one woman with the power to help them has her own ghosts to deal with.
As the army closes in, their time is running out, and the fate of the world rests on their shoulders.
298 pages, Paperback
Published March 22, 2020
1 person want to read
About the author
Angeline Trevena
33 books61 followersAngeline Trevena is a British science fiction, fantasy, and horror author. Creator of The Paper Duchess series, she is best known for her feminist brand of dystopia.
She’s been writing stories since she was old enough to hold a pen, and after gaining a BA Hons degree in Drama and Writing, she honed her craft with horror and fantasy shorts which are published in numerous magazines and anthologies.
Angeline grew up on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, amongst its legends and ghost stories, but now lives in central England with her husband, their two young boys, and a somewhat neurotic cat.
She’s been writing stories since she was old enough to hold a pen, and after gaining a BA Hons degree in Drama and Writing, she honed her craft with horror and fantasy shorts which are published in numerous magazines and anthologies.
Angeline grew up on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, amongst its legends and ghost stories, but now lives in central England with her husband, their two young boys, and a somewhat neurotic cat.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
April 3, 2020
‘True freedom doesn’t come from an open gate, or an open border. True freedom begins with an open heart, and an open mind.’
This quote from The Settling is one that struck such a chord with me, that I had to check its originality! A deep, thoughful quote that deserves to become more than a meme, more than a cute social networking saying, more than a 'pretty thought'. It deserves recognition, and action. In this COVID-19 world (which did not exist when the book was first written), it's significance grows. We are free to stay at home and stay away from others, but we are not free not to think of others, not free not to put others first.
This thought travels through the book, exploring a society unlike, yet not unlike our own, set in the fictional lands of Lobaya, Qathab & Merhan, as are the first two books in the series. A story, set forty years later than the previous books (The Smudger and The Sister), with a technology not too different to ours, although a little further developed and characters that you'll enjoy knowing - a tale of actions and consequences, and of the consequences of inhumanity, slavery and human expereimentation.
But this is the final book of a trilogy, "The Memory Trader", and really cannot be read as a stand-alone, so if you have not rea the earlier books, now is an excellent time to do so.
Although I received an Advance Read's Copy, I have the paperback on order. This will also indicate how much I enjoyed the book!
This quote from The Settling is one that struck such a chord with me, that I had to check its originality! A deep, thoughful quote that deserves to become more than a meme, more than a cute social networking saying, more than a 'pretty thought'. It deserves recognition, and action. In this COVID-19 world (which did not exist when the book was first written), it's significance grows. We are free to stay at home and stay away from others, but we are not free not to think of others, not free not to put others first.
This thought travels through the book, exploring a society unlike, yet not unlike our own, set in the fictional lands of Lobaya, Qathab & Merhan, as are the first two books in the series. A story, set forty years later than the previous books (The Smudger and The Sister), with a technology not too different to ours, although a little further developed and characters that you'll enjoy knowing - a tale of actions and consequences, and of the consequences of inhumanity, slavery and human expereimentation.
But this is the final book of a trilogy, "The Memory Trader", and really cannot be read as a stand-alone, so if you have not rea the earlier books, now is an excellent time to do so.
Although I received an Advance Read's Copy, I have the paperback on order. This will also indicate how much I enjoyed the book!
January 24, 2021
Like 'The Smudger' and 'The Sister' before it, 'The Settling' is pure Trevena dystopia. It's harrowing and frightening. It has you on the edge of your seat, scared that these characters you've taken to your heart will suffer and die, when they need to be so strong and win.
The author's worldbuilding is fabulous (you should read her books on this very subject). It's totally believable, and so are the strong characterisations. Trevena's storylines are always phenomenal and this is no different. It's easy reading, but it'll pull at your heart and soul, and you'll want to help if only you could. (Or maybe that's just me?)
This series has evolved beautifully and is well-developed, but it is totally addictive. Be prepared to be enveloped. Excellent!
(You'll notice that I've told you nothing about the story itself. That is deliberate on my part.)
I chose to read a copy of this book, which I then voluntarily read and honestly reviewed. All opinions are my own.
The author's worldbuilding is fabulous (you should read her books on this very subject). It's totally believable, and so are the strong characterisations. Trevena's storylines are always phenomenal and this is no different. It's easy reading, but it'll pull at your heart and soul, and you'll want to help if only you could. (Or maybe that's just me?)
This series has evolved beautifully and is well-developed, but it is totally addictive. Be prepared to be enveloped. Excellent!
(You'll notice that I've told you nothing about the story itself. That is deliberate on my part.)
I chose to read a copy of this book, which I then voluntarily read and honestly reviewed. All opinions are my own.
March 30, 2020
What does it take to save the World? 2 girls running from the Army while in the process of trying to save the world. It all comes down to the end of the book where you will find the answers. Easy to read before bedtime and pick it back up the next night. Angeline Trevena will draw you into the book.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews