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Specials

DystopianYoung Adult
Pages
384
Published
2006
Language
English

Synopsis

Tally Youngblood is no longer the rebel she once was. Now a "special" agent for the government, she's been programmed to protect society, even if it means hunting down her own kind. Her next mission: infiltrate and destroy New Smoke, the very colony she once called home.

Prose complexity
4/10

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DarkTenseGritty

Genres

Dystopian Young Adult YA Dystopian Science Fiction

About the author

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Scott Westerfeld

Scott Westerfeld (born May 5, 1963, in Dallas, Texas) is an American author of young adult and science fiction novels. He graduated from Vassar College with a degree in philosophy in 1985 and worked as a software designer and editor before writing full-time. He is best known for the Uglies series and the Leviathan trilogy. He is married to fellow author Justine Larbalestier, with whom he co-wrote the novel The Mortons, and he co-wrote the Zeroes trilogy with authors Margo Lanagan and Deborah Bia...

Characters

Tally YoungbloodProtagonist

Surgically transformed into a superhuman Special and recruited into Special Circumstances.

Dr. CableAntagonist

Head of Special Circumstances, who manipulates Tally for her own ends.

ShaySupporting

Leader of the Cutters, a Special clique practicing ritual self-harm to stay clear-headed.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Is this the final book in the series?

    While this novel serves as the conclusion to the original trilogy following Tally Youngblood, the author later expanded the universe with an additional companion book titled Extras.

  • Does this book require reading the previous entries first?

    The narrative directly continues the character arcs and world-building established in the first two books, making it necessary to read them in order to understand the protagonist's transformation and current mission.

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