All published by TOR Associates
All in Adult Science Fiction
In all books, smart young heroes are being trained to prevent another
attack on the earth. Ender Wiggins is the smartest and bravest of all,
and the series explorers the escapades and the maneuvering of this
group of youngsters who are heroes beyond imagination. Book 5 (Ender's
Shadow) parallels the first book, and the rest in the series tell the
same story from the perspective of different characters.
Farmer, Nancy
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
Orchard Books, 1994
+ PB Far
Set in the future, Zimbabwe 2194, The General's three children are
kidnapped and put to work in a plastics factory. In the meantime,
three mutant detectives are put to work searching for them.
Haddix, Margaret
Among the Betrayed
Simon and Schuster, 2002
YA Had
Thirteen year old Nina is imprisoned by the Population Police who give
her the option of helping them identify illegal third born children,
or facing death.
Haddix, Margaret
Among the Hidden
Simon and Schuster,1998
YA Had
In the future, where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a
family to only two children, Luke has lived all of his life in
isolation and fear, until another boy who is a third child convinces
him the government is wrong.
Haddix, Margaret
Among the Impostors
Simon and Schuster, 2001
YA Had
In a futuristic society, where the law limits a family to only two
children, third born Luke has been hiding for the entire twelve years
of his life, until he enters boarding school under an assumed name and
is forced to face his fears.
Hautman, Pete
Hole in the Sky
Simon and Schuster, 2001
YA Hau
In a future world ravaged by a mutant virus, Ceej, a sixteen year old
and three other teenagers, band together to escape from a band of wild
renegade survivors and at the same time try to save the Grand Canyon
from being flooded.
Lowry, Lois
The Giver
Houghton Mifflin, 1993
YA Low
Futuristic, and though provoking, a society where all is
predetermined, and void of emotion and love. Jonas, at age 12 is given
is his assignment of being the keeper of memories, and begins to
question the society in which he lives.
Paulson, Gary
Transall Saga
Delacourt, 1998
YA Pau
While backpacking in the desert, thirteen year old Mark falls into a
blue light, and is transported into a primitive world and must use his
wit and survival skills to live.