Author
Joe Kipling
The Queen of Dystopia
Joe Kipling is a west Yorkshire based young adult fiction writer with a lifelong passion for Sci-Fi, particularly the post apocalyptic variety. She currently lives in Holmfirth with her dog Kenny and is a full time consultant and part time writer. A lifetime of travelling and avoiding near catastrophe has provided endless inspiration for The Union Trilogy.
Joe also runs writing workshops and talks for young adults at schools, libraries and literary festivals. If you wish to find out more about these very enjoyable events and her availability please contact us [email protected]
DYSTOPIAN Fiction - Young Adult Book Series
The Union Trilogy
A chillingly gripping dystopian young adult fiction series.
In the near future, when the world’s population has been decimated by disease, the fortunate few live inside the Boundary, while the unlucky ones are
left to die on the Outside. MaryAnn is one of the privileged. It doesn’t matter that her friends can sometimes be cruel or that the boy she likes just threw
up on her shoes, it’s all about being noticed at the right parties.
But it takes a single event to rip her life apart. Struggling with physical and psychological scars, MaryAnn must face up to the truth about the foundations of the Neighbourhood and the legacy of her family. Once she learns the truth she can never go back, but can she really put her faith in the Union?
In this gripping dystopian series, it highlights that in real life good and evil are never clear cut and we all have to decide what it means to ‘do the right thing’.
DYSTOPIAN Young Adult Fiction
The Union Trilogy
Book 1
Blinded by the Light
The first book of a powerfully gripping dystopian trilogy that examines key themes of death and coming to terms with loss, the abuse of power, discrimination and the fear of the unknown.
Protected by the Boundary and guided by the Light MaryAnn enjoys a life of privilege, safe from the Feral Echoes who roam the Outside. It doesn’t matter that her friends can sometimes be cruel or the boy she likes just threw up on her shoes . . . . it’s all about being noticed at the right parties. It takes a single event to rip her life apart.
Struggling with physical and metal scars MaryAnn must face up to the truth about the foundations of the Neighbourhood and the legacy of her family. MaryAnn understands that once you learn the truth you can never go back . . . but can she really put her faith in the Union?
Book 2
Light The Way
ISBN: PAPERBACK: 978-1-909776-12-8 | EBOOK: 978-1-909776-13-5
The second book in the gripping and chillingly realistic Union Trilogy.
In the near future, when the world’s population has been decimated by disease, the fortunate few live inside the Boundary, while the unlucky ones are left to die on the Outside.
Having escaped the tyranny of the Neighbourhood inside the Boundary, and now under the protection of the Union, MaryAnn Hunter is slowly re-building her life as a fugitive on the Outside.
But when a friend asks for help MaryAnn finds herself on a dangerous rescue mission that takes her on a terrifying journey back into the desperate clutches of the Director and the Light.
MaryAnn faces a fight for survival. It’s a fight she must win against insurmountable odds.
Book 3
Coming Soon....
Conclusion to the Union Trilogy
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