The Sign of One (Sign of One trilogy)

by Eugene Lambert

Overview

One for sorrow, two for death&

On Wrath, a dump-world for human outcasts, identical twins are feared. Only one will grow up human, while the other becomes a condemned monster with ‘twisted’ blood.

When sixteen-year-old Kyle is betrayed, he flees for his life with the help of Sky, a rebel pilot with trust issues. As the hunt intensifies, Kyle soon realises that he is no ordinary runaway – although he has no idea why he warrants this level of pursuit.

The hideous truth they discover could change the fate of Wrath and its harsh laws forever. Their reluctant, conflicted partnership will either save them – or bring about their destruction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780316956
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	04/07/2016
Series:	Sign of One trilogy , #1
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	587 KB
Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

Eugene Lambert is a graduate of Bath Spa’s MA in Writing for Young People. The Sign of One was shortlisted for the Bath Novel Award and is his first novel. He is qualified glider pilot and also an identical twin! He lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

Editorial Reviews

"Irish author Lambert offers readers an action-packed dystopian tale in this debut." —School LIbrary Journal

From the Publisher

05/01/2017
Gr 7 Up—Irish author Lambert offers readers an action-packed dystopian tale in this debut. In the brutal world of Wrath, twins are separated from their families at a young age until it can be determined which one is the "twist," known to turn evil and threaten the fragile civilization on this newly settled planet. Once identified, the twist is killed. After an attack on members of his small community in the Barrenlands, Kyle is forced to flee when a ruinous secret is revealed. With the reluctant help of Sky, a rebel windjammer pilot, he sets out. Kyle quickly becomes the subject of a national manhunt, raising questions as to why he, a lowly boy from the Barrenlands, is so important. He depends on Sky for survival, and when he falls for her, he finds that she seems to have her own agenda. Even those who dip lightly into dystopian fiction will recognize the many familiar tropes in this title: a tyrannical government ruling through fear and lies, rebel forces fighting against the oppressor, and a love interest who can't be trusted. Though there don't appear to be sentient beings previously living on Wrath, sidestepping issues around colonization, Lambert does raise some interesting ideas about evolution. Constant action keeps the pace moving forward, but there is the occasional lull. Most of the novel's bigger questions are answered by the end, with some loose threads that open this up for a sequel. VERDICT A good selection for where dystopian titles are in high demand.—Danielle Jones, Multnomah County Library, OR

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