The Prey
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Publisher Description
“A compellingly drawn dystopian future.” —BCCB
The Maze Runner meets The Hunger Games in this heart-pounding trilogy—now in paperback.
Orphaned teens, soon to be hunted for sport, must flee their resettlement camps in their fight for survival and a better life. For in the Republic of the True America, it's always hunting season. Riveting action, intense romance, and gripping emotion make this fast-paced adventure a standout debut.
After a radiation blast burned most of the Earth to a crisp, the new government established settlement camps for the survivors. At the camp, sixteen-year-old "LTs" are eager to graduate as part of the Rite. Until they learn the dark truth: LT doesn't stand for lieutenant but for Less Thans, feared by society and raised to be hunted for sport.
They escape and join forces with the Sisters, twin girls who've suffered their own haunting fate. Together they seek the fabled New Territory, with sadistic hunters hot on their trail. Secrets are revealed, allegiances are made, and lives are at stake.
As unlikely Book and fearless Hope lead their quest for freedom, these teens must find the best in themselves to fight the worst in their enemies.
Catch the rest of the series in The Capture and The Release!
They were raised to be prey. What happens when the hunted start fighting back?
Hunted for Sport: In the Republic of the True America, orphans called “Less Thans” aren’t raised—they’re bred for the chase. Their only hope is a desperate escape.High Stakes Survival: Book is an outcast with a secret. Hope is a fearless survivor. Together, they must lead a group of runaways across a hostile wasteland with sadistic hunters on their trail.A Desperate Rebellion: Faced with a government that wants them dead, their only choice is to fight. But every step toward the fabled New Territory brings them closer to a truth more dangerous than they imagined.A Hint of Romance: He’s cautious, she’s fearless. In a world this brutal, trust is a liability they can’t afford—and a connection they can’t ignore.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In actor and first-time novelist Isbell's dystopian future, kids like Book are all too common orphaned, congenitally deformed by nuclear fallout, and living in "resettlement camps" after EMPs rendered electronics useless. Book believes that life in Camp Liberty is still better than the lawless outside world until a runaway from another camp shows him the truth: he and his friends are society's "Less Thans," being raised for the rich and powerful to hunt for sport. As Book begins planning his escape, he meets Hope, a girl in a neighboring camp, who is an identical twin, the government's perfect test subjects. The two protagonists work well together, though their romantic story line including a halfhearted love triangle is a bit forced. But the book plays to its strong suits, with plenty of peril (human and otherwise) and illuminating glimpses of the world outside the camps that allowed this system to thrive. First in a planned trilogy, the story delivers its message without moralizing and will keep readers rooting for Book and Hope. Ages 13 up.
