The Pledge
1st Edition
Published on 15. November 2011
336 pages
978-1-4424-2203-2 (ISBN)
Description
A ?gripping dystopian fantasy? (Kirkus Reviews) that brims with romance and suspense, from the author of The Body Finder.
In the violent country of Ludania, the language you speak determines your class, and there are harsh punishments if you forget your place?looking a member of a higher class in the eye can result in immediate execution. Seventeen-year-old Charlaina (Charlie for short) can understand all languages, a dangerous ability she's been hiding her whole life. The only reprieve from oppression is within the drug-filled underground club scene. There, she meets a beautiful and mysterious boy who speaks a language she's never heard, and her secret is almost exposed. As the violent clashes between the totalitarian monarchy and the rebel forces escalate, it becomes clear that Charlie is the key to something much bigger: her country's only chance for freedom from the terrible grip of a deadly regime.
Kimberly Derting, author of The Body Finder series, writes powerfully and movingly of a girl with dangerous powers in an unusual and expertly crafted setting.
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Kimberly Derting is the author of The Pledge series and the Body Finder series. She lives in Washington State. Visit her at KimberlyDerting.com.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Part I
- Prologue
- Chapter I
- The Queen
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Max
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Xander
- Max
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Part II
- Chapter XII
- The Queen
- Max
- Chapter XIII
- The Queen
- Max
- Chapter XIV
- Xander
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- The Queen
- Chapter XX
- The Queen
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- The Queen
- Chapter XXV
- Max
- Chapter XXVI
- Epilogue
- 'The Essence' Teaser
- About Kimberly Derting
- Copyright
