The Bond

Name: The Bond
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Robin Kirk
ISBN: 9798985584165

Author: Robin Kirk

Series: The Bond Trilogy #1

Narrator: Alexa Elmy

Unabridged: 11 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Far Eek Books

Published: 08/18/2022

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Children's Fiction, Science Fiction Stories, Young Adult Fiction, Epic

Synopsis

Winner of the Bronze Medal in the 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards.Kirk brings the reader into an intricate, well-imagined world— a landscape so credible it instantly feels like a classic. Beth Kander, author of the Original Syn TrilogyTrust what you see, not what you’re told.In a society that made males obsolete, the Weave engineers a female’s abilities. Girls like Dinitra are engineered by Sowers and assigned their life purpose when they turn sixteen.But sometimes, the Sowers get things wrong.A resistance is growing. Rebels are fabricating humans of their own--including males--and plan to topple the Weave in a war that could destroy them all. When Dinitra is assigned a job with the Legion, she uncovers the ugliest secrets of the Weave. Her loyalty is tested when she’s captured by the rebels and develops a dangerous bond with a male warrior--a shameful crime that she may pay for with her life.Fans of Neil Shusterman's Arc of a Scythe series will delight in this heart-pounding adventure.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tammy - Books, Bones & Buffy on August 28, 2020

I received this book for free from the Author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The nitty-gritty: A thrilling and thought provoking tale, The Bond had me riveted from start to finish. I waited far too long to pick up The B......more

Goodreads review by Pat on February 05, 2021

Since I retired from teaching, I don’t often pick YA sci-fi novel to read. However, a good friend of mine gave me The Bond and thought I would like it. And I did! Robin Kirk has created believable characters who exist in a futuristic world of women where men are created to be warriors and hard-worki......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on December 30, 2018

The Bond, Robin Kirk’s first novel, is a fun, beautiful and engaging read. Fans of The Hunger Games and Margaret Atwood, will love her interpretation of the dystopian genre. And even if you're not an avid Science Fiction or Dystopian reader, you’ll fall in love with Dinitra and her journey. READ A F......more

Goodreads review by Colin on December 30, 2018

Moves quickly, despite a complicated plot and lots of characters. I am excited to see what direction Kirk takes us with the next book in the series! (there are many possibilities...)......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on December 03, 2018

The Bond is about a girl named Dinitra, nicknamed Dini, who is enrolled in an all-girls school called the Collegium. The school is designed to test students’ abilities so they can be sorted into their appropriate life-long jobs. On assignment day, the eldest students at the school receive their job......more