Deuce has wanted to be a Huntress for as long as she can remember.Īs a Huntress, her purpose is clear-to brave the dangerous tunnels outside the enclave and bring back meat to feed the group while evading ferocious monsters known as Freaks. By that point, each unnamed 'brat' has trained into one of three groups-Breeders, Builders, or Hunters, identifiable by the number of scars they bear on their arms. In ENCLAVE, Aguirre introduces us to Deuce's world, a world where people earn the right to a name only if they survive their first fifteen years. Only through strict adherence to a code of rules can these youths.and the human race. Aguirre wanted to take an alternate approach to young adults left to survive on their own: in her post-apocalyptic world populated by youth, she wanted to write about a group of young people who create their own culture around order. In Golding's tale, children left alone on an island quickly devolve into chaos and the order that underlies society collapses. When writing ENCLAVE, Aguirre held in her mind the world view of adolescents created by William Golding in Lord of the Flies. This left an indelible imprint on her and made Ann wonder from an early age what shape the end of the world might take. As a child of the 80s, Aguirre and her classmates would often have to go through nuclear drills, hiding from possible Cold War bombs in her school's basement. Key industry trades, such as Publishers Weekly, are comparing Aguirre's writing to that of the celebrated Suzanne Collins, saying: "this series is likely to hold considerable appeal for fans of The Hunger Games."Īnn Aguirre talks about her fascination with the apocalypse:Īnn Aguirre has always been fascinated with the concept of the apocalypse. "Aguirre's young adult debut is a gripping survival story set in an apocalyptic future.This is a tense, action-packed dystopia with intriguingly gray characters.Aguirre's gritty future is not so simple like Deuce, readers must weigh the comparative values of law and freedom in a functioning society."Īnn Aguirre, the national bestselling author of the Jax series, introduces the first book in her new dystopian Young Adult series, ENCLAVE, this Spring (on sale: ApFeiwel & Friends/Macmillan $16.99).ĮNCLAVE has already been the subject of much pre-pub buzz excitement and the trailer, running on YouTube, has already been viewed almost 60,000 times, weeks before the book goes on-sale. This series is likely to hold considerable appeal for fans of The Hunger Games." "In her first young adult novel, Aguirre has created a gritty and highly competent heroine,Īn equally deadly sidekick/love interest, and a fascinating if unpleasant civilization. She now lives in sunny Mexico with her husband, children, two cats, and one very lazy dog.Įlena Stokes, Wunderkind cell: 917.887.0784 A post-apocalyptic dystopian novel, ENCLAVE, released 4/12, is already being hailed by Publisher's Weekly as "likely to hold considerable appeal for fans of The Hunger Games."Īnn Aguirre is a national bestselling author with a degree in English Literature before she began writing full time, she was a clown, a clerk, a voice actress, and a savior of stray kittens, not necessarily in that order. Known for her adult series in urban fantasy, romantic science fiction, apocalyptic paranormal romance, and paranormal romantic suspense, Ann Aguirre now presents her first book for Young Adults.
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