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Partials

By: Dan Wells
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
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The only hope for humanity isn’t human.

In a world where people have been all but wiped out by a virus created by part-human cyborgs called ‘Partials’, and where no baby survives longer than three days, a teenage girl makes it her mission to find a cure, and save her best friend’s unborn child.

But finding a cure means capturing a Partial…

©2012 Dan Wells (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Difficult Situations Literature & Fiction Mysteries & Detectives Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Racism & Discrimination Science Fiction & Fantasy

Critic Reviews

“A thrilling sci-fi adrenaline rush, with one of the most compelling and frightening visions of Earth’s future I’ve seen yet. I couldn’t put it down” PITTACUS LORE, New York Times bestselling author of I AM NUMBER FOUR

“Mr. Wells has recombined familiar dystopian elements, added original ones and thrown in dashes of dry wit to create a sprawling, action-packed medical thriller full of big ideas and exciting reversal.” The Wall Street Journal

“Kira is a bold heroine with lofty goals, and readers will willingly follow her to the sequel, where things are sure to tilt again.” ALA Booklist

“A dark, wild ride.” Kirkus Review
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Great post apocalyptic book about a girl, a group of survivors, disease, research, and partials - half human half robot ex war machines. If you like apocalyptic books and science you'll love these.

Great book

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I read this book twice, initially I felt quite depressed at how humanity was behaving, but then I realised not all humans were behaving in that way. I found this an insightful read of hope for us all. looking forward to how the next book in the series plays out

a plausible insight to our future

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