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'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).
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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
Works about this Work
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The Map of Bones (The Fire Sermon #2)
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , March 2016;
— Review of The Map of Bones 2016 single work novel -
Kevin’s Best of 2016
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , December 2016;
— Review of The Map of Bones 2016 single work novel ; Once There Was a Boy 2011 single work picture book ; I Love Me 2016 single work picture book
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The Map of Bones (The Fire Sermon #2)
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , March 2016;
— Review of The Map of Bones 2016 single work novel -
Kevin’s Best of 2016
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , December 2016;
— Review of The Map of Bones 2016 single work novel ; Once There Was a Boy 2011 single work picture book ; I Love Me 2016 single work picture book