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DEV1AT3

DEV1AT3

Dark FantasyHigh Fantasy
Pages
419
Published
2019

Synopsis

DEV1AT3 (Deviate) is the second book in Jay Kristoff's LIFEL1K3 trilogy, picking up in the wake of the battle that levelled the ruined city of Babel. The blast leaves two former best friends on opposite sides of the same hunt.

Eve is caught between the memories of the girl she thought she was and the synthetic she has turned out to be. With her lifelike "siblings" she sets out to find the real Ana Monrova, whose DNA is the key to building an army of lifelikes. Her friend Lemon Fresh, meanwhile, is coming to terms with the power she has spent her life denying — a power other people would very much like to use as a weapon. A strange boy named Grimm offers to lead her out of the wasteland to an enclave of deviates like herself, where she finds belonging and perhaps more.

Nothing in that enclave is quite what it appears, and Lemon ends up racing towards Ana Monrova too — hoping to reach her before Eve does.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkTenseAtmospheric
Found FamilySurvival

Genres

Dark Fantasy High Fantasy Science Fiction YA Dystopian Post-Apocalyptic

About the author

J
Jay Kristoff

Jay Kristoff is an Australian author of fantasy and science fiction, born in Perth, Western Australia, on 11 November 1973. He spent eleven years working in creative advertising for television before beginning his writing career in 2012, and now lives in Melbourne. He is best known for The Lotus War trilogy (beginning with Stormdancer), The Nevernight Chronicle, and the Empire of the Vampire series, as well as two trilogies co-written with fellow Melbourne author Amie Kaufman: The Illuminae File...

Characters

EveProtagonist

A young woman uncovering unsettling truths about her own identity and origins.

The CricketSupporting

A sardonic robot companion and one of Eve's closest allies.

Miss LemonSupporting

Eve's loyal friend from the wasteland settlements.

All characters in DEV1AT3

Frequently asked questions

  • Does this book follow a single perspective or multiple viewpoints?

    The narrative structure shifts between several characters, primarily focusing on Lemon Fresh, Ezekiel, and Cricket, while also incorporating perspectives from Eve and other supporting figures.

  • How does the focus of this installment differ from the first book?

    While the first book centers on Eve's journey and identity, this sequel shifts its primary focus to Lemon Fresh as she navigates her own path and discovers secrets about her past.