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y separately published work icon The Map of Bones single work   novel   fantasy  
Is part of The Fire Sermon Trilogy Francesca Haig , 2015 series - author novel (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 The Map of Bones
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'Four hundred years in the future, the Earth has turned primitive following a nuclear fire that has laid waste to civilization and nature. Though the radiation fallout has ended, for some unknowable reason every person is born with a twin. Of each pair, one is an Alpha—physically perfect in every way; and the other an Omega—burdened with deformity, small or large. With the Council ruling an apartheid-like society, Omegas are branded and ostracized while the Alphas have gathered the world’s sparse resources for themselves. Though proclaiming their superiority, for all their effort, Alphas cannot escape one harsh fact: whenever one twin dies, so does the other.

'Cass is a rare Omega, one burdened with psychic foresight. While her twin, Zach, gains power on the Alpha Council, she dares to dream the most dangerous dream of all: equality. For daring to envision a world in which Alphas and Omegas live side-by-side as equals, both the Council and the Resistance have her in their sights.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Simon and Schuster).

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia:

    Type of disability Numerous.
    Type of character Secondary.
    Point of view Third person.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      HarperCollins Australia ,
      2016 .
      image of person or book cover 343349178459820702.png
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 400p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 22 February 2016.
      ISBN: 9780008163433, 000816343X
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Simon and Schuster ,
      2016 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 320p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published May 2016.
      ISBN: 9781476767192
Alternative title: 骸骨迷宫
Transliterated title: Hai gu mi gong
Language: Chinese

Works about this Work

The Map of Bones (The Fire Sermon #2) Kevin Brophy , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , March 2016;

— Review of The Map of Bones Francesca Haig , 2016 single work novel
Kevin’s Best of 2016 Kevin Brophy , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , December 2016;

— Review of The Map of Bones Francesca Haig , 2016 single work novel ; Once There Was a Boy David Leffler , 2011 single work picture book ; I Love Me Sally Morgan , 2016 single work picture book
The Map of Bones (The Fire Sermon #2) Kevin Brophy , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , March 2016;

— Review of The Map of Bones Francesca Haig , 2016 single work novel
Kevin’s Best of 2016 Kevin Brophy , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , December 2016;

— Review of The Map of Bones Francesca Haig , 2016 single work novel ; Once There Was a Boy David Leffler , 2011 single work picture book ; I Love Me Sally Morgan , 2016 single work picture book
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