They say we're dangerous. But we're not that different. Jude is running out of time. Once a year, lucky young men in the House of Boys are auctioned to the female elite. But if Jude fails to be selected before he turns seventeen, a future deep underground in the mines awaits. Yet ever since the death of his best friend at the hands of the all-powerful Chancellor, Jude has been desperate to escape the path set out for him. Finding himself entangled in a plot to assassinate the Chancellor, he finally has a chance to avenge his friend and win his freedom. But at what price? A speculative YA thriller, tackling themes of traditional gender roles and power dynamics, for fans of Malorie Blackman, Louise O'Neill and THE POWER.
ISBN: | 9781788951227 |
Publisher: | Stripes Publishing |
Imprint: | Stripes Publishing |
Published date: | 07 Jan 2021 |
DEWEY: | 823.92 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 377 |
Weight: | 270g |
Height: | 129mm |
Width: | 197mm |
Spine width: | 27mm |