{"product_id":"9780765336668","title":"Pacifica","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePacifica\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Kristen Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristen Simmons, critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eArticle 5 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMetaltown\u003c\/i\u003e, brings her trademark action, romance, and frightening prescience to \u003ci\u003ePacifica\u003c\/i\u003e, a science fiction tale of high seas adventure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue skies. Green grass. Clear ocean water. An island paradise like the ones that existed before the Melt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lucky five hundred lottery winners will be the first to go, the first to leave their polluted, dilapidated homes behind and start a new life. It sounds perfect. Like a dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only problem? Marin Carey spent her childhood on those seas and knows there’s no island paradise out there. She’s corsario royalty, a pirate like her father and his father before him, and she knows a con when she sees one. So where are the First Five Hundred really going?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A harrowing world. \u003ci\u003ePacifica \u003c\/i\u003ewill have you breathlessly fearing our own future.\"—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Sara Raasch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A bleak, futuristic world that's utterly believable and terrifying, and yet from out of it springs the greatest of hope, carried on the back of its fierce main characters. I was swept away.\"—Mindee Arnett, author of \u003ci\u003eAvalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A harrowing world where overpopulation is rampant and pollution stifling. The characters creep into your heart with raw, familiar issues of love, friendship, and family ties, careening you on a plot fraught with just as many twists as there are pieces of trash in the ocean. \u003ci\u003ePacifica \u003c\/i\u003ewill have you breathlessly fearing our own future.\"—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Sara Raasch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, Simmons's book serves as essential commentary on women's rights.\"—\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan.com \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Arrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I’m clutching my mangled heart and smiling madly, so it’s that kind of book. Such gorgeous heartbreak! Smart, absorbing, and deeply human.”—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Laini Taylor on \u003ci\u003eMetaltown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A compelling, inspiring read. The characters had me rooting for rebels, fights worth fighting, and girls with gumption. By the time it was over, I had my fist in the air.”—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Kendare Blake on \u003ci\u003eMetaltown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Simmons (\u003ci\u003eArticle 5\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012; \u003ci\u003eMetaltown\u003c\/i\u003e, 2016) excels at dystopian fiction, and her admirable latest takes to the sea. …A breathtaking story full of high-seas adventure, power struggles, romance, betrayal, and more... Simmons’ great-grandmother was taken to a Japanese internment camp during WWII, and her experiences influence those of Marin and the pirates. ...Non-stop action and surprises will keep readers enthralled through both rough waters and smooth sailing alike.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765336668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Teen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40690202345678,"sku":"9780765336668","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765336668","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}