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330 pp.
| Hyperion
| April, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4231-8463-8$17.99
(4)
YA
Project Paper Doll series.
Recaptured by her creators, alien-human hybrid Ariane must compete with her similarly engineered peers in a mysterious test. She learns that recent UFO activity may be related to her parent species--and she's the government's best bet for avoiding conflict. Despite some stiff secondary characters, Ariane is a compellingly righteous protagonist, and the plot escalation from corrupt scientists to alien contact is well constructed.
362 pp.
| Hyperion
| April, 2014
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4231-5329-0$17.99
(3)
YA
Project Paper Doll series.
Fleeing both the scientists who made her and other scientists who want to kill her, alien-human hybrid Ariane (with human boyfriend Zane) delves further into her origins and seeks out the hybrids created by rival labs, hoping to form an alliance. With skillfully compounding subplots and a sympathetic heroine, this second volume smartly and satisfyingly expands the series' narrative world.
410 pp.
| Hyperion
| April, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4231-5328-3$17.99
(4)
YA
Project Paper Doll series.
Rescued from a lab by the man she now calls father, experimental alien-human hybrid Ariane tries to fly under the radar. When the sheriff's cute son, classmate Zane, offers to help her take down a cruel queen bee, however, she can't resist getting involved. Though the two plot lines coexist awkwardly, the well-drawn school drama helps invest readers in the life-or-death speculative intrigue.