The Diabolic
S. J. Kincaid$16.99
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"The perfect kind of high-pressure adventure." --TeenVogue.com
A New York Times bestseller! Red Queen meets The Hunger Games in this epic novel about what happens when a senator's daughter is summoned to the galactic court as a hostage, but she's really the galaxy's most dangerous weapon in disguise. A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order to protect the person you've been created for. Nemesis is a Diabolic, a humanoid teenager created to protect a galactic senator's daughter, Sidonia. The two have grown up side by side, but are in no way sisters. Nemesis is expected to give her life for Sidonia, and she would do so gladly. She would also take as many lives as necessary to keep Sidonia safe. When the power-mad Emperor learns Sidonia's father is participating in a rebellion, he summons Sidonia to the Galactic court. She is to serve as a hostage. Now, there is only one way for Nemesis to protect Sidonia. She must become her. Nemesis travels to the court disguised as Sidonia--a killing machine masquerading in a world of corrupt politicians and two-faced senators' children. It's a nest of vipers with threats on every side, but Nemesis must keep her true abilities a secret or risk everything. As the Empire begins to fracture and rebellion looms closer, Nemesis learns there is something more to her than just deadly force. She finds a humanity truer than what she encounters from most humans. Amidst all the danger, action, and intrigue, her humanity just might be the thing that saves her life--and the empire.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/01/2016
ISBN: 9781481472678
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.40d
Review Citations: Booklist 08/01/2016 pg. 73
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2016 pg. 71
School Library Journal 09/01/2016 pg. 160
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2016
BookPage 11/01/2016
Publishers Weekly 10/24/2016
Shelf Awareness 11/04/2016
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2016
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2016 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 187107 / Diabolic
Reading Level: 6.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 18
A New York Times bestseller! Red Queen meets The Hunger Games in this epic novel about what happens when a senator's daughter is summoned to the galactic court as a hostage, but she's really the galaxy's most dangerous weapon in disguise. A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order to protect the person you've been created for. Nemesis is a Diabolic, a humanoid teenager created to protect a galactic senator's daughter, Sidonia. The two have grown up side by side, but are in no way sisters. Nemesis is expected to give her life for Sidonia, and she would do so gladly. She would also take as many lives as necessary to keep Sidonia safe. When the power-mad Emperor learns Sidonia's father is participating in a rebellion, he summons Sidonia to the Galactic court. She is to serve as a hostage. Now, there is only one way for Nemesis to protect Sidonia. She must become her. Nemesis travels to the court disguised as Sidonia--a killing machine masquerading in a world of corrupt politicians and two-faced senators' children. It's a nest of vipers with threats on every side, but Nemesis must keep her true abilities a secret or risk everything. As the Empire begins to fracture and rebellion looms closer, Nemesis learns there is something more to her than just deadly force. She finds a humanity truer than what she encounters from most humans. Amidst all the danger, action, and intrigue, her humanity just might be the thing that saves her life--and the empire.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/01/2016
ISBN: 9781481472678
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.40d
Review Citations: Booklist 08/01/2016 pg. 73
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2016 pg. 71
School Library Journal 09/01/2016 pg. 160
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2016
BookPage 11/01/2016
Publishers Weekly 10/24/2016
Shelf Awareness 11/04/2016
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2016
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2016 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 187107 / Diabolic
Reading Level: 6.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 18