Nine

Zach Hines

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HarperTeen
23 July 2018

Science fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children's&YA)

In this twisted Lauren Oliver-meets-A.S. King debut, Julian has just eight more lives to burn in order to uncover a brutal secret.

In an alternate world startlingly close to our own, humans have nine lives—and they can’t wait to use them up.

The government has death incentives aimed at controlling overpopulation. As you shed lives, you shed your awkward phases: one death is equal to one physical and mental upgrade.

Julian’s friends are obsessed with the idea of burning, but Julian is determined to stay on his first life for as long as he can. His mother burned too fast and inflicted a debilitating rebirth sickness on herself.

Julian realizes that he’s going to have to burn at some point—especially when he becomes a target for Nicholas, the manipulative leader of the Burners, the school’s suicide club. And when Julian eventually succumbs, he uncovers suspicious gaps in the rebirth system that may explain exactly why his mother went so far down the rabbit hole years ago.

Along with a group of student dissenters, Julian sets out to find answers and is soon on the verge of exposing the greatest conspiracy ever unleashed on the world.

By: Zach Hines
Imprint: HarperTeen
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 428g
ISBN: 9780062567260
ISBN 10: 0062567268
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 23 July 2018
Recommended Age: From 14 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Zach Hines is a novelist and screenwriter. Originally from West Virginia, he was based in Hong Kong, where for over ten years he worked as a journalist. He now lives in Los Angeles. Nine is his debut novel.

Reviews for Nine

[Nine] has strong pacing and...a gratifying ending. A good addition to any YA thriller collection. -- School Library Journal [Nine's] energetic writing style and fast pace will keep readers engaged. -- <em>Kirkus Reviews</em> A timely, undeniably fascinating concept... readers intrigued by alternate realities will be hooked. -- ALA Booklist A provocative fantasy read. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books