Readers who have been waiting for a worthy successor to Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games will find it here. New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr The only thing better than a terrific concept is one that is as well executed as Starters. Kami Garcia, coauthor of the bestselling BEAUTIFUL CREATURES/Caster series "STARTERS is a compelling, pulse-pounding, exciting sci-fi adventure with a strong female lead. Dean Koontz "Fans of The Hunger Games will love it." "A smart, swift, inventive, altogether gripping story." Fast-paced, romantic, and thought-provoking." - Justine School Library Journal "Addictive and alluring." "Chilling and riveting." "A must-read for fans of The Hunger Games and Legend. Fans of dystopian novels will be completely engaged and clamoring for the sequel.
The inevitable sequel can't appear soon enough." - Booklist Constantly rising stakes keep this debut intense." - Kirkus Reviews "Intriguing, thought-provoking and addictive." "Readers will stay hooked. Dystopian sci-fi at its best." - Los Angeles Times Don't miss it!" - New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr "Readers who have been waiting for a worthy successor to Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games will find it here. Praise for STARTERS: "A smart, swift, inventive, altogether gripping story." -#1 New York Times bestselling author DEAN KOONTZ "Compelling, pulse-pounding, exciting.
Includes Portrait of a Spore, a never-before-published short story that takes place in the world of STARTERS. Callie soon discovers that her renter intends to do more than party-and that Prime Destinations' plans are more evil than she could ever have imagined. But the neurochip they place in Callie's head malfunctions and she wakes up in the life of her renter. Callie, desperate for the money that will keep her, Tyler, and Michael alive, agrees to be a donor. He hires teens to rent their bodies to Enders-seniors who want to be young again. Callie's only hope is Prime Destinations, a disturbing place in Beverly Hills run by a mysterious figure known as the Old Man.
She and her little brother, Tyler, go on the run, living as squatters with their friend Michael and fighting off renegades who would kill them for a cookie.
About the Book To support herself and her younger brother in a future Beverly Hills, sixteen-year-old Callie hires her body out to seniors who want to experience being young again, and she lives a fairy-tale life until she learns that her body will commit murder, unless her mind can stop it.Īn international bestseller published in over thirty countries, this riveting sci-fi dystopic thriller is "a bona fide page-turner." Ĭallie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between the ages of twenty and sixty.
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