Ally Condie

Who do you become when you have nothing left to lose? There is something Poe Blythe, the seventeen-year-old captain of the Outpost's last mining ship, wants far more than the gold they tear from the Serpentine River. Revenge. Poe has vowed to annihilate the river raiders who robbed her of everything two years ago. But as she navigates the treacherous waters of the Serpentine and realizes there might be a traitor among her crew, she must also reckon with who she has become, who she wants to be, and the ways love can change and shape you. Even - and especially - when you think all is lost.

In the Society, officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die. Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one…until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow—between perfection and passion. Matched is a story for right now and storytelling with the resonance of a classic.

The White Lotus meets Agatha Christie in this bold novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling author: a recent divorcee's exclusive Big Sur resort vacation unravels when she discovers a dead body on the day of a wedding. Ellery Wainwright is alone at the edge of the world. She and her husband, Luke, were supposed to spend their twentieth wedding anniversary together at the luxurious Resort at Broken Point in Big Sur, California. Where better to celebrate a marriage, a family, and a life together than at one of the most stunning places on earth? But now, she’s traveling solo. To add insult to injury, there’s a wedding at Broken Point scheduled during her stay. Ellery remembers how it felt to be on the cusp of everything new and wonderful, with a loved and certain future glimmering just ahead. Now, she isn’t certain of anything except for her love for her kids and her growing realization that this place, though beautiful, is unsettling. When Ellery discovers the body of the groom floating in the pool in the rain, she realizes that she is not the only one whose future is no longer guaranteed. Before the police can reach Broken Point, a mudslide takes out the road to the resort, leaving the guests trapped. When another guest dies, it’s clear something horrible is brewing. Everyone at Broken Point has a secret. And everyone has a shadow. Including Ellery.

After leaving Society to desperately seek The Rising, and each other, Cassia and Ky have found what they were looking for, but at the cost of losing each other yet again. Cassia is assigned undercover in Central city, Ky outside the borders, an airship pilot with Indie. Xander is a medic, with a secret. All too soon, everything shifts again.

The Society chooses everything. The books you read. The music you listen to. The person you love. Yet for Cassia the rules have changed. Ky has been taken and she will sacrifice everything to find him. And when Cassia discovers Ky has escaped to the wild frontiers beyond the Society there is hope. But on the edge of society nothing is as it seems... A rebellion is rising. And a tangled web of lies and double-crosses could destroy everything.

Cassia har gett sitt allt i kampen mot det Samfund som förvägrar sitt folk det som betyder mest - familj, kärlek och rätten att få välja. Efter ett desperat sökande efter varandra och den hemliga motståndsrörelsen har Cassia och Ky förenats i sin kamp. Men priset de fick betala för att gå med i Revolten var högt: Återigen har de skiljts ifrån varandra. Cassia verkar nu i hemlighet från Samfundets innersta kärna, medan Ky blir stationerad utanför dess yttersta gränser. Vem är fiende och vem är vän i tider när allting ställs på sin spets? Sanningar uppdagas och spelets regler blir återigen omkullkastade när Cassia, Ky och Xander för sista gången återvänder till Samfundet för att rädda det de så länge kämpat för.

Driven av en längtan efter en framtid som av allt att döma är omöjlig beger sig Cassia till de Yttre Provinserna för att hitta Ky, hennes barndomsvän och ungdomskärlek, som Samfundet har deporterat till en säker död vid fronten. Efter ett tröstlöst sökande står det klart att Ky har lyckats fly in i det förrädiska bergsmassivet, och att tankar om uppror och revolution gror i Samfundets utkanter. I gränslandet mellan det kliniskt rena och det rebelliskt vildvuxna tvingas Cassia ifrågasätta mycket av det hon håller kärt, men även om hon är beredd att offra allt för att återförenas med Ky kan inget hindra Xander från att återigen ändra spelets regler. Skickligt berättat ur både Cassias och Kys perspektiv skildras en värld där Samfundet styr minsta andetag, och där kors och dubbla kors gör vägen till ett liv på andra sidan gränsen snårigare än vad någon av dem kunnat ana. Korsad är fortsättningen på den kritikerrosade Matchad och andra delen av tre i den romantiska dystopin om Samfundet. Med sin glasklara prosa och sitt poetiska språk har Ally Condie jämförts med Kazuo Ishiguro, författare till Never Let Me Go.

When a bullying incident sends twelve-year-old Nico Holland over the edge of a cliff into the icy waters of Still Cove, where no one ever goes, friends Tyler and Ella – and even 'cool kid' Opal – rush to his rescue... only to discover an island hidden in the swirling mists below. Shrouded by dense trees and murky tides, the island appears uninhabited, although the kids can't quite shake the feeling that something about it is off. Their suspicions grow when they stumble upon an abandoned houseboat with an array of curiosities inside: odd-looking weapons, unnerving portraits, maps to places they've never heard of, and a glass jar containing something completely unidentifiable. As the group delves deeper into the unknown, their discoveries – and their lives – begin to intertwine in weird and creepy ways. Something ancient has awakened... and it knows their wishes and dreams – and their darkest, most terrible secrets. Do they have what it takes to face the shadowy things that lurk within their own hearts?

What would you do if everyone you love disappeared? What if it was your fault? For July Fielding, nothing has been the same since that summer before senior year. Once, she had Alex, her loyal best friend, the one who always had her back. She had Sydney, who pushed her during every cross-country run, and who sometimes seemed to know July better than she knew herself. And she had Sam. Sam, who told her she was everything and left her breathless with his touch. Now, July is alone. Every single person in her small town of Lithia has disappeared. No family. No Alex or Sydney. No Sam. July’s only chance at unraveling the mystery of their disappearance is a series of objects, each a reminder of the people she loved most. And a mysterious GET TH3M BACK.

It's the first real summer since the devastating accident that killed Cedar's father and younger brother, Ben. But now Cedar and what’s left of her family are returning to the town of Iron Creek for the summer. They’re just settling into their new house when a boy named Leo, dressed in costume, rides by on his bike. Intrigued, Cedar follows him to the renowned Summerlost theatre festival. Soon, she not only has a new friend in Leo and a job working concessions at the festival, she finds herself surrounded by mystery. The mystery of the tragic, too-short life of the Hollywood actress who haunts the halls of Summerlost. And the mystery of the strange gifts that keep appearing for Cedar. Infused with emotion and rich with understanding, Summerlost is the touching middle grade debut from Ally Condie, the international bestselling author of the Matched series, that highlights the strength of family and personal resilience in the face of tragedy.

Can you hear Atlantia breathing? For as long as she can remember, Rio has dreamed of the sand and sky Above—of life beyond her underwater city of Atlantia. But in a single moment, all Rio’s hopes for the future are shattered when her twin sister, Bay, makes an unexpected choice, stranding Rio Below. Alone, ripped away from the last person who knew Rio’s true self—and the powerful siren voice she has long silenced—she has nothing left to lose. Guided by a dangerous and unlikely mentor, Rio formulates a plan that leads to increasingly treacherous questions about her mother’s death, her own destiny, and the corrupted system constructed to govern the Divide between land and sea. Her life and her city depend on Rio to listen to the voices of the past and to speak long-hidden truths.

Jobs. Missions. College. Love. In the sequel to Yearbook, the characters are in the middle of it all. Two and a half years after we left off, Andrea Beckett is a junior at Cornell University in New York. She's caught up in the whirlwind of finals, decisions about jobs . . . and decisions about love, too. Dave Sherman has returned home from his mission, and they will have to decide where their romance is going. In addition to everything else, Andrea just received the assignment to teach early-morning seminary to a group of eight high school students, who all have their own decisions to make and challenges to overcome. Meanwhile, Andrea's brother Ethan is serving a mission in Brazil. The language is new, the culture is different, and sometimes being Elder Beckett is harder than he expected.

It was the first day of school at Lakeview High, and everyone was afraid of something. Michaela Choi was afraid that Ethan Back was never going to ask her out on a date. Andrea Beck was afraid that someone would find her weak spot, the chink in her armor. She was afraid of knowing what it was herself. Principal Downing was afraid she was going to die. Julie Reid was afraid that no one would notice her. She was also afraid that someone would. And there was a deeper, unnamed fear inside her that she couldn't escape - a fear that she was nothing and no one . . . Yearbook is a captivating story about relationships and heartaches and fears and ideas and doubts and testimonies and everything that a teenage mind and a backpack can contain. But most important, Yearbook is a novel about how everyone has something to offer and something to learn.

Addie Sherman isn’t popular, she’s not exuberant, and she’s not known as the class clown. She’s just Addie, a high school junior who is convinced that she has nothing in common with the rest of her outgoing family, including her brother Dave. When Dave’s wife, Avery, needs help during a difficult pregnancy, Dave calls on Addie. Addie has to hide her resentment over having to help her sister- in- law when there are plenty of things going on in her own life that need her attention. Sam Choi is one of Addie’s best friends, and he has a few secrets of his own. He doesn’t want to go on a mission, and he’s not sure how to break the news to his parents. Cate Giovanni is a freshman in college, and enjoying the chance to reinvent herself and leave her high school years behind. As she makes new friends and encounters new people, she also can’t help but think about someone she left behind. Reunion, the final book in the Yearbook trilogy, is a novel about the journeys home that become possible after you’ve discovered more about yourself.

In den zerklüfteten Schluchten der Canyons hat Cassia nicht nur ihre große Liebe Ky wiedergefunden – sondern auch die Erhebung, eine Untergrundbewegung, die das System stürzen will. Als sich beide der Erhebung anschließen, müssen sie sich jedoch trennen. Ky wird auf einem Stützpunkt in einer Äußeren Provinz zum Piloten ausgebildet und Cassia in die Hauptstadt beordert. Dort trifft sie auf Xander, der als Funktionär für die Gesellschaft arbeitet. Kann sie sich ihm anvertrauen? Als eine tödliche Seuche ausbricht und die gesamte Bevölkerung zu vernichten droht, muss Cassia eine Entscheidung treffen …

Wenn das System dich zwingt zu fliehen, kann deine Liebe überleben? Wie durch ein Wunder gelingt Cassia die Flucht in die Äußeren Provinzen. Sie will nach Ky suchen, ihrer großen Liebe. Ky kämpft dort als Soldat für die Gesellschaft und ist ununterbrochen brutalen Angriffen ausgesetzt. Als Cassia endlich auf eine Spur von Ky stößt, ist er bereits entkommen und auf dem Weg in die wilden Canyons in den Grenzgebieten. Verzweifelt macht sich Cassia auf den lebensgefährlichen Weg. Was wird sie am Ende der ihr bekannten Welt finden? Zwischen steinigen Schluchten und staubigen Pfaden sucht Cassia nicht nur nach Ky – sondern auch nach sich selbst.

Das System sagt, wen du lieben sollst – aber was sagt dein Herz? Für die 17-jährige Cassia ist heute der wichtigste Tag ihres Lebens: Heute erfährt sie, wen sie mit 21 heiraten wird – wen das System für sie ausgewählt hat. Es könnte jeder Junge aus Bria sein, doch zur großen Überraschung aller wird ihr bester Freund Xander als ihr Partner bekannt gegeben. Als Cassia sich später auf dem feierlich überreichten Mikrochip Informationen über Xander ansehen will, passiert etwas schier Unmögliches: Es erscheint das Gesicht eines anderen Jungen - das von Ky. Cassia ist schockiert und verängstigt. Das System macht keine Fehler! Und tatsächlich wird ihr von offizieller Seite versichert, dass es sich um ein einmaliges Versehen handelt. Aber Cassia geht Kys Anblick nicht mehr aus dem Kopf. Gibt es doch die Möglichkeit zu wählen?

Samfundet bestämmer. Vem du ska älska. Var du ska arbeta. När du ska dö. 17-åriga Cassia Reyes lever i en värld där Samfundet styr. Ett kliniskt rent samhälle där allt är bestämt på förhand. Det har blivit dags för banketten, något som Cassia har sett fram emot i åratal. Det är nu hon ska få reda på vem hon ska leva med resten av sitt liv, vem Samfundet har matchat ihop henne med för att uppnå största möjliga perfektion. Cassia har alltid litat på Samfundet, på att de fattar de rätta besluten åt henne: vad hon ska läsa och vad hon ska tro på. Så när Xanders ansikte dyker upp på bildskärmen under matchningsceremonin vet Cassia att han är hennes idealpartner - tills hon ser Ky Markhams ansikte flasha förbi under ett ögonblick, innan skärmen släcks ner. Cassia börjar förstå att allt inte är som det verkar. Om Samfundet vet bäst, hur kommer det sig då att hon har parats ihop med fel person? Och vad händer om hon blir kär i någon annan, någon förbjuden, någon som inte är hennes utvalda?

En el mundo de Cassia, las autoridades lo deciden todo. A quién debes amar, de qué debes trabajar, incluso cuándo debes morir. Cassia nunca ha cuestionado las decisiones que han tomado por ella, ni siquiera cuando le comunican que su «pareja perfecta» -la persona con quien deberá compartir el resto de su vida- es Xander, su mejor amigo. Los problemas llegan más tarde, cuando un extraño error informático hace que en la microficha que las autoridades le han entregado aparezca la cara de otro chico: el enigmático Ky. Con una mezcla de estupefacción y curiosidad, Cassia empieza a investigar. ¿Y si este error no fuera fortuito? ¿Y si la persona de su vida no fuera quien le han asegurado que es? Al intentar buscar respuestas a todas estas preguntas, Cassia deberá afrontar una elección imposible entre la perfección y la pasión, entre Xander y Ky, entre la única vida que conoce y el camino que nadie hasta entonces se ha atrevido a seguir...