S.J. Kincaid

In S. J. Kincaid’s fast-paced and humorous sci-fi Insignia trilogy, the earth is in the middle of World War III when teen gamer Tom Raines is recruited to train with other young cadets as a pivotal member of the elite combat corps, the Intrasolar Forces. At the Pentagonal Spire’s training academy, he makes the best friends of his life—fellow government weapons-in-training Wyatt Enslow, Vik Ashwan, and Yuri Sysevich. In this 47-page prequel novella to the series, budding genius Wyatt Enslow—intensely loyal and hyperintelligent if occasionally, hilariously, socially awkward—takes center stage as S. J. Kincaid reveals Wyatt’s life before she found her place, and her own inner strength, among her devoted band of friends at the Spire.

S. J. Kincaid has created a fascinating dystopian world for Insignia, her futuristic science-fiction adventure series perfect for fans of Ender's Game. Earth is in the middle of WWIII, battling to determine which governments and corporations will control the resources of the solar system. Teen Tom Raines grew up with nothing, some days without even a roof over his head. Then his exceptional gaming skills earned him a spot in the Intrasolar Forces, the country's elite military training program, and his life completely changed. Now, in Catalyst, the explosive series conclusion, dangerous changes have come to the Pentagonal Spire, where Tom and his friends train. When a mysterious figure starts fighting against the evil corporations' horrifying plans, but with methods Tom finds shocking, he must decide which side he's on. With slim odds of success, is it even worth the fight?

La reina roja se mezcla con Los juegos del hambre en esta fascinante distopía. Una épica novela sobre lo que pasa cuando una joven diseñada genéticamente para ser el arma más mortal de la galaxia debe hacerse pasar por una aristócrata rehén de la corte imperial. Una diabólica es implacable. Una diabólica es letal. Una diabólica tiene un solo fin: matar para proteger a su dueño. Némesis es una diabólica: un arma letal con aspecto humano. Ha sido creada para proteger a Sidonia, la hija de un senador galáctico. Aunque se han criado juntas, Némesis sabe que no pueden ser amigas ni iguales: su único propósito es defender a su dueña a vida o muerte. Cuando el emperador se entera de que el padre de Sidonia está tramando una rebelión, la llama a la corte para tenerla de rehén. Solo hay una manera de protegerla: Némesis debe ir en su lugar y hacerse pasar por ella. Rodeada de peligros, intrigas y traiciones, Némesis deberá ocultar quién es en realidad# justo cuando empieza a descubrirlo. En el universo de Némesis todo es posible: el riesgo, la aventura, el peligro... incluso el amor.

Nemesis är en Diabol, en varelse med mänskligt utseende, mänskligt DNA, men manipulerad och programmerad till att bara bry sig om sin ägares välmående. I Nemesis fall är det Sidonia, dottern i en av galaxens högst uppsatta familjer. Flickorna växer upp sida vid sida - den ena människa, den andra livvakt. Men så kräver kejsaren Sidonias närvaro i det kejserliga palatset, som ett sätt att utpressa hennes pappa. Det enda sättet för Nemesis att skydda Sidonia nu, är att ta hennes plats. Omgiven av korrupta politiker och bortskämda rikemansbarn måste hon lära sig att se ut och uppföra sig som en fin dam. En svår uppgift, när man är framavlad för att döda. Men när rymdimperiet hotar att falla sönder upptäcker Nemesis att hon trots allt har en human sida, som vida överträffar den hos personerna hon omges av. Bland intriger, svek och förräderi är kanske hennes förmåga att älska det som kan rädda såväl henne som hela imperiet.

Når en dræbermaskine forelsker sig ... Nemesis er en Diabolic. En genetisk fremstillet bodyguard, der er bundet til sin ejer hele livet. Nemesis ejes af pigen Sedonia Empyrian, der er datter af en magtfuld senator i et intergalaktisk rige, der styres af en gal kejser. Da kejseren befaler, at familien sender Sedonia som garanti for senatorens loyalitet, frygter familien for Sedonias liv, og sender i stedet Nemesis, der skal udgive sig for at være senatorens datter. Nemesis er lærenem og upåvirket af det magtspil, der udspiller sig omkring kejseren. Men hun er ikke forberedt på de følelser, hun pludselig får, da hun møder andre, der behandler hende som et menneske, og ikke en dræbermaskine. Nu er Nemesis sårbar, og hun slækker på sit forsvar, for at beskytte andre end sin ejer. Inden Nemesis ved af det, er hun en vigtig brik i et ondskabsfuldt spil mellem kejseren og den magtbegærlige elite. En helt unik stemme i sci-fi, med en stærk hovedperson, der må kæmpe med intriger og forbudte følelser.

Diaboliki NIE ZNAJĄ LITOŚCI. Diaboliki są SILNE. Ich przeznaczeniem jest ZABIJAĆ w obronie człowieka, dla którego zostały wyhodowane. NIC WIĘCEJ SIĘ NIE LICZY. Wyglądamy jak ludzie. Jesteśmy agresywni, zdolni do bezgranicznego okrucieństwa i absolutnej lojalności. Właśnie dlatego jesteśmy strażnikami zamożnych rodzin. Służę córce senatora, Sidonii, którą traktuję jak siostrę. Zrobiłabym dla niej wszystko. Teraz, aby ją ochronić, muszę udawać, że nią jestem, zachowując w tajemnicy moje zdolności. Wśród bezwzględnych polityków walczących o władzę w imperium odkryłam w sobie cechę, której zawsze mi odmawiano – człowieczeństwo. Mam na imię Nemezis i jestem diaboliką. Czy mogę zostać iskrą, która rozbłyśnie w mroku imperium?

Mit Nemesis an seiner Seite hat Tyrus den Kaiserthron bestiegen. Endlich können sie nach vorne blicken. Endlich kann Frieden in der Galaxie herrschen. Doch Macht zu haben ist nicht dasselbe, wie sie zu erlangen. Und wahre Veränderung stößt oft auf Widerstand. Als sich in den Riegen ihrer Untertanen eine Rebellion abzeichnet, die den jungen Kaiser stürzen will, weiß Nemesis, dass sie Tyrus um jeden Preis beschützen wird. Doch kann sie, um sich und ihre große Liebe zu retten, wirklich wieder zum seelenlosen Diabolic werden, der sie einst war?

The earth is in the middle of WWIII in Insignia, the first entry in S. J. Kincaid's fast-paced sci-fi adventure trilogy perfect for fans of Ender's Game. The planet's natural resources are almost gone, and war is being fought to control the assets of the solar system. The enemy is winning. The salvation may be Tom Raines. Tom doesn't seem like a hero. He's a short fourteen-year-old with bad skin. But he has the virtual-reality gaming skills that make him a phenom behind the controls of the battle drones. As a new member of the Intrasolar Forces, Tom's life completely changes. Suddenly, he's someone important. He has new opportunities, friends, and a shot at having a girlfriend. But there's a price to pay. . . .

“The perfect kind of high-pressure adventure.” —TeenVogue.com A New York Times bestseller! Red Queen meets The Hunger Games in this epic novel about what happens when a senator’s daughter is summoned to the galactic court as a hostage, but she’s really the galaxy’s most dangerous weapon in disguise. A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order to protect the person you’ve been created for. Nemesis is a Diabolic, a humanoid teenager created to protect a galactic senator’s daughter, Sidonia. The two have grown up side by side, but are in no way sisters. Nemesis is expected to give her life for Sidonia, and she would do so gladly. She would also take as many lives as necessary to keep Sidonia safe. When the power-mad Emperor learns Sidonia’s father is participating in a rebellion, he summons Sidonia to the Galactic court. She is to serve as a hostage. Now, there is only one way for Nemesis to protect Sidonia. She must become her. Nemesis travels to the court disguised as Sidonia—a killing machine masquerading in a world of corrupt politicians and two-faced senators’ children. It’s a nest of vipers with threats on every side, but Nemesis must keep her true abilities a secret or risk everything. As the Empire begins to fracture and rebellion looms closer, Nemesis learns there is something more to her than just deadly force. She finds a humanity truer than what she encounters from most humans. Amidst all the danger, action, and intrigue, her humanity just might be the thing that saves her life—and the empire.

It’s a new day in the Empire. Tyrus has ascended to the throne with Nemesis by his side and now they can find a new way forward—one where they don’t have to hide or scheme or kill. One where creatures like Nemesis will be given worth and recognition, where science and information can be shared with everyone and not just the elite. But having power isn’t the same thing as keeping it, and change isn’t always welcome. The ruling class, the Grandiloquy, has held control over planets and systems for centuries—and they are plotting to stop this teenage Emperor and Nemesis, who is considered nothing more than a creature and certainly not worthy of being Empress. Nemesis will protect Tyrus at any cost. He is the love of her life, and they are partners in this new beginning. But she cannot protect him by being the killing machine she once was. She will have to prove the humanity that she’s found inside herself to the whole Empire—or she and Tyrus may lose more than just the throne. But if proving her humanity means that she and Tyrus must do inhuman things, is the fight worth the cost of winning it?

In the heart-pounding conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Diabolic series, the Empire teeters on the edge of destruction as rumors spread that Nemesis is still alive. Three years ago, Tyrus Domitrian shocked the universe by killing the woman he swore to love forever. The woman for whom he upended the Empire. The woman with whom he wanted to build a new, and brighter, future. Now, the once-idealistic heir apparent has become the cruel Emperor Tyrus, wielding his authority with an iron fist, capable of destroying galaxies with a single word, controlling all technology with a simple thought. He has bent the Grandiolquy to their knees, and none have the power to stand against him. But there is a muttering among the Excess. They say that Nemesis is not truly gone. They mutter of her shadow spotted in distant galaxies. They say that Nemesis lives. That she will rise, and rally the people to topple man who was once her truest love—and is now her fiercest enemy.

Eine Diabolic ist stark. Eine Diabolic kennt kein Mitleid. Eine Diabolic hat eine einzige Aufgabe: Töte, um den einen Menschen zu schützen, für den du erschaffen wurdest. Als Nemesis und Tyrus sich am Imperialen Kaiserhof begegnen, prallen Welten aufeinander. Sie - eine Diabolic, die tödlichste Waffe des gesamten Universums. Liebe ist ihr völlig fremd. Er - der Thronfolger des Imperiums, der von allen für wahnsinnig gehalten wird. Liebe ist etwas, das ihn nur schwächen würde. Dass ausgerechnet diese beiden zusammenfinden, darf nicht sein. Denn an einem Ort voller Intrigen und Machtspiele ist ein Funke Menschlichkeit eine gefährliche Schwachstelle …

The impossible was just the beginning. Now in their second year as superhuman government weapons-in-training at the Pentagonal Spire, Tom Raines and his friends are mid-level cadets in the elite combat corps known as the Intrasolar Forces. But as training intensifies and a moment arrives that could make or break his entire career, Tom’s loyalties are again put to the test. Encouraged to betray his ideals and friendships for the sake of his country, Tom is convinced there must be another way. And the more aware he becomes of the corruption surrounding him, the more determined he becomes to fight it, even if he sabotages his own future in the process. Drawn into a power struggle more dramatic than he has ever faced before, Tom stays a hyperintelligent step ahead of everyone, like the exceptional gamer he is—or so he believes. But when he learns that he and his friends have unwittingly made the most grievous error imaginable, Tom must find a way to outwit an enemy so nefarious that victory seems hopeless. Will his idealism and bravado cost him everything—and everyone that matters to him? Filled with action and intelligence, camaraderie and humor, the second book in S.J. Kincaid’s futuristic World War III Insignia trilogy continues to explore fascinating and timely questions about power, politics, technology, loyalty, and friendship.