Synopses & Reviews
There is no rest for the damned in this thrilling follow-up to Emily McKay's The Lair and The Farm, in a series New York Times bestselling author Chloe Neill calls, "Equal parts Resident Evil and Hunger Games."
In a world where vampires rule and teenaged humans are quarantined as a food source, there is only one choiceresist or die. But fighting the vampires comes at a terrible cost to twin sisters Mel and Lily and their best friend Carter . . .
With Lily exposed to the vampire virus and lying in a coma, its up to Mel and Carter to search for the cure. Time is not on their side. With every passing heartbeat, Mel is becoming more and more purely vampire.
Desperate, Carter and Mel decide to split up. Carter will recruit human rebels from the Farm in San Angelo to infiltrate the guarded kingdom of the vampire Sabrina and steal the cure. Mel will go back to her mentor, her friend, her betrayer, Sebastian, who is the only one who can access an underground vault that may house the secret to the cure.
That is, if hes still alive after she staked him to the ground. Now her worst enemy may be their best hope for curing Lilyand saving the human race.
Review
Praise for The Farm
“Equal parts Resident Evil and Hunger Games—and just as thrilling . . . A gripping dystopian tale . . . a web of vampires, love, sacrifice, and survival.”—Chloe Neill, New York Times bestselling author of Biting Cold
“A gritty, white-knuckle ride . . . fresh, fraught, and super scary.”—Veronica Wolff, national bestselling author of Sierra Falls
“An intense read . . . the kind of book you cant put down.”—C. C. Hunter, New York Times bestselling author of Taken at Dusk
“Be prepared to stay up all night.” —Marie V. Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of Touch of Power
Praise for The Lair
"McKay's dark fast-paced sequel to The Farm will appeal to both adult and YA fans of dystopian and vampire fiction... The sisters and their friends are well-developed characters caught up in situations that demand extreme measures to survive." —Library Journal
"If you're looking for gripping, action-packed, scary, and romantic dystopian--these books are definitely the right choice."—Sophistikatied.com
"If you are a fan of brilliant dystopians definitely get yourself these books! I highly recommend!"—RainyDayRamblings.com
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Review
“Equal parts
Resident Evil and
Hunger Games--and just as thrilling.”—Chloe Neill “A gritty, white-knuckle ride…fresh, fraught, and super scary.”—Veronica Wolff, national bestselling author of
Sierra Falls “An intense read…The kind of book you can’t put down.”—C. C. Hunter,
New York Times bestselling author of
Taken at Dusk “Be prepared to stay up all night.”—Marie V. Snyder,
New York Times bestselling author of
Touch of Power Synopsis
Life was different in the Before: before vampires began devouring humans in a swarm across America; before the surviving young people were rounded up and quarantined. These days, we know what those quarantines are—holding pens where human blood is turned into more food for the undead monsters, known as Ticks. Surrounded by electrical fences, most kids try to survive the Farms by turning on each other…
And when trust is a thing of the past, escape is nearly impossible.
Lily and her twin sister Mel have a plan. Though Mel can barely communicate, her autism helps her notice things no one else notices—like the portion of electrical fence that gets turned off every night. Getting across won’t be easy, but as Lily gathers what they need to escape, a familiar face appears out of nowhere, offering to help…
Carter was a schoolmate of Lily’s in the Before. Managing to evade capture until now, he has valuable knowledge of the outside world. But like everyone on the Farm, Carter has his own agenda, and he knows that behind the Ticks is an even more dangerous threat to the human race...
Synopsis
In the battle against the vampiric Ticks, humanity was slowly but certainly headed for extinction. For months, twin sisters Lily and Mel had been quarantined” with thousands of other young people being harvested for their bloodfood for the Ticks. Finally escaping with a few friends, the twins are separatedand must continue the fight on their own . . . After making it to a resistance base camp in Utah, Lily learned to survive at all costs. But when a Tick attack decimates the fighters, Lily and her pregnant friend, McKenna, decide to make the hard trek north to Canadaand safety.
Meanwhile, Mel is being taught how to survive by the very vampire that turned her. Living without her sister is hard, but dealing with the fact that her autism was cured by the vampire bite is an even bigger challenge.
But when a monstrous betrayal places Lily in mortal danger, Mel must set out to find her, save her, and begin to unravel the empire of destruction that the Ticks have built.
About the Author
Emily McKay is the 2013 RITA © award winning author of The Farm and The Lair. She loves to read, shop, and geek out about movies. When she's not writing, she reads on-line gossip and bakes luscious deserts. She pretends that her weekly yoga practice balances out both of those things. She lives in central Texas with her family and her crazy pets. She also cowrites young adult fiction as Ivy Adams.