Aberrant (Aberrant )
by Ruth Silver
Release Date: 04/17/13
Summary from Goodreads:
In the
future Dystopian society of Cabal, the government instills equality for all and
offers its citizens the perfect system. There is food, shelter and jobs for
everyone. The one requirement is to follow the rules without question,
including the government's match in marriage and "The Day of the Chosen",
a lottery that randomly selects families to conceive children as natural means
hasn't existed in generations. Following her eighteenth birthday, Olivia Parker
accepts her requirement to marry her childhood best friend, Joshua Warren, and
is eager to start her work assignment and new life when it all comes abruptly
to an end as she's arrested and thrown in prison. The only crime committed, her
existence. Olivia is unlike the rest of the world born not from "The Day
of the Chosen." The truth haunts the government and puts her life in grave
danger as one simple fact would destroy the perfect system.
With Joshua's help, Olivia breaks free of prison and is forced on the run.
Together they set out to find the promised rebel town in search of a new home
and new life together. Their situation seems less than promising as they reach
the town of Haven. New rules and customs must be adhered to in order to stay.
Leaving would mean most certain death in the large expanse of the Gravelands.
Time is running out as the government mounts an attack to destroy Olivia and
bury her secret with her. Thrown into a world unlike their own, they must
quickly adapt to survive.
future Dystopian society of Cabal, the government instills equality for all and
offers its citizens the perfect system. There is food, shelter and jobs for
everyone. The one requirement is to follow the rules without question,
including the government's match in marriage and "The Day of the Chosen",
a lottery that randomly selects families to conceive children as natural means
hasn't existed in generations. Following her eighteenth birthday, Olivia Parker
accepts her requirement to marry her childhood best friend, Joshua Warren, and
is eager to start her work assignment and new life when it all comes abruptly
to an end as she's arrested and thrown in prison. The only crime committed, her
existence. Olivia is unlike the rest of the world born not from "The Day
of the Chosen." The truth haunts the government and puts her life in grave
danger as one simple fact would destroy the perfect system.
With Joshua's help, Olivia breaks free of prison and is forced on the run.
Together they set out to find the promised rebel town in search of a new home
and new life together. Their situation seems less than promising as they reach
the town of Haven. New rules and customs must be adhered to in order to stay.
Leaving would mean most certain death in the large expanse of the Gravelands.
Time is running out as the government mounts an attack to destroy Olivia and
bury her secret with her. Thrown into a world unlike their own, they must
quickly adapt to survive.
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About the Author
Ruth Silver first began writing poetry as a teenager and reading heaps of fan fiction in her free time. She has written under three unique pseudo names and penned well over a hundred stories.
She attended Northern Illinois University in 2001 and graduated with a Bachelor's in Communication. While in college she spent much of her free time writing with friends she met online and penning her first novel, "Deuces are Wild", which she self-published in 2004. Her favorite class was Creative Writing senior year where she often handed in assignments longer than the professor required because she loved to write and always wanted to finish her stories.
Ruth Silver first began writing poetry as a teenager and reading heaps of fan fiction in her free time. She has written under three unique pseudo names and penned well over a hundred stories.
She attended Northern Illinois University in 2001 and graduated with a Bachelor's in Communication. While in college she spent much of her free time writing with friends she met online and penning her first novel, "Deuces are Wild", which she self-published in 2004. Her favorite class was Creative Writing senior year where she often handed in assignments longer than the professor required because she loved to write and always wanted to finish her stories.
Her love of writing, led her on an adventure in 2007 to Melbourne, Australia. Silver enjoys reading YA novels and sharing her favorite books with other readers. She runs her own book blog and also enjoys photography and traveling.
Her favorite YA genre is a mix of Dystopian & Fantasy which is evident in the upcoming release of her latest book, Aberrant. Slated for release April 2013 by Lazy Day Publishing, it is the first in a trilogy.
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Excerpt:
Joshua came into my room, ignoring all rules as
he helped push the dresser further from the wall, knocking it to the floor
allowing me more than enough room to grab the journal and go. I tossed it
inside the pack and Joshua put the map inside before we stepped out of my
bedroom. I glanced down the hall, not sure what I expected to see. To the right
the dormitory had been hit, and a roar of smoke and fire filled the confined
space. Jacqueline was gone. Hand-in-hand we ran in the opposite direction
toward the staircase.
My eyes burned. Coughing, I refused to let go
of his hand as we stepped outside. Drones weren’t the only things attacking
Haven. Tanks rolled into town. A few soldiers jumped off, taking over the
perimeter, guns drawn. I paused, gripping Joshua's hand as we were shrouded in
smoke. Just a few feet away, a soldier lifted his weapon and unleashed fury on
a group of innocent people. I covered my mouth with my hand to keep from crying
out when a child no older than three hit the cement. His eyes remained open as
blood seeped from his head. He didn't move. Didn't blink. It took only a moment
to realize he’d died instantly. All I could do was stand there in shock.
"We have to move," I heard Joshua's
voice, but it didn't register. The smoke swirled around us and gunfire erupted
in every direction. He grabbed my arm. "Olivia, I need you to focus."
I nodded once, trying my best to clear the cobwebs from my mind. I couldn't,
though. I wanted to run out to the child and protect him, but it was too late.
I was too late. They were here because of me, innocent blood on my hands. I
felt the heat radiating from the dormitory and my eyes flashed back. "I
need you here with me, Olive."
"I am," I insisted, knowing if I
didn't focus we'd both be dead. I spotted more soldiers – their standard issue
uniform and the Cabal crest on their jacket sleeve told me all I needed to
know. The government had come looking for us. "Which way?" I couldn't
see the exit. With the smoke enveloping us and the fear coursing through my
veins, I forgot the direction we'd come from.
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I enjoy this genre of books so I would be very interested in reading it. I've also got my daughter reading them now so I'm sure she would enjoy it too.
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