It may sound like the beginning to an odd joke, but what do you get when you cross a group of high school kids with assorted skills and a sentient cybernetic dragon? The answer is a story that explores teenage feelings of attraction, intrigue, responsibility, and rebellion. But those kids also happen to be citizens of New Columbia (the former District of Columbia), and are swept up in the conflict between the Barricade Coalition and the United Continental Confederacy, Inc. The UCC and the Barricaders have been fighting since before these kids were born, but the uneasy peace has been broken lately by rumors of wyverns (war machines from the UCC), being sighted over the Barricade's walls. When Pru accidentally stumbles on an experimental dragon meant to fight the wyverns, she is unwillingly pulled into a conflict that could escalate into open warfare again at any moment.
So - what do a rich boy who can sing rebellion songs in three languages, a cybernetics expert who is part bionic herself, a rich girl with motivational skills, and a book smuggler have to offer the last bastion of the free world? Dealing with everything from possible romance between the teens to freedom of speech and the passing of the guard from one generation to the next, this story will sweep you off your feet as surely as a cybernetic dragon could.
Great for fans of The Hunger Games and similar tales of a dystopian future where youngsters are fighting for freedom and defending what they love. I read an e-book provided by the publisher for review purposes.
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