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Variants, For National Curriculum Key Stage 4 & GCSE, Interest age: from c 12 years, Fiction, Thrillers (Children's / Teenage), Science fiction (Children's / Teenage), Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teen
Tessa is a Variant with extraordinary abilities. Can she be the Hero everyone needs her to be?
Tessa has made peace with her life as a Variant. She and longtime love Alec are officially a couple, and for the first time, she has everything she wants.
But the air is tense at FEA headquarters. An agent has disappeared and rogue Variant organization Abel's Army is likely the culprit.
When Tessa is summoned for her second mission, she is unexpectedly launched into a massive conspiracy. Her best friend Holly is kidnapped, and Tessa knows it was meant to be her. But who is after her? And more importantly, why?
When the FEA's efforts to rescue Holly don't yield results, Tessa takes matters into her own hands. Desperate to save her friend and uncover the mystery behind Abel's Army, Tessa launches her own investigation - but nothing could prepare her for what she finds.
Finding the truth will take her out on the road and out of her comfort zone, with danger lurking at every turn. Summoning all of her courage and strength, Tessa must decide who can be trusted and what is worth fighting for. Her final decision will leave readers breathless.
'Fun and suspenseful.' Marissa Meyer, New York Times bestselling author of CINDER
'An unpredictable page-turner ... reminiscent of a Stephen King novel.' VOYA
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Praise for Variants: Defector: Book 2
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'... manages to walk the tricky line between fun and suspenseful. I was quickly lured into the covert world of Variants and the hunt for a brutal serial killer, but it was Tessa herself who ultimately won my heart. No matter what face she's wearing, Tessa is an endearing hero whose yearning for love and acceptance is one we can all relate to.' - Marissa Meyer, New York Times bestselling author of Cinder
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'A thrilling whodunit that kept me guessing until the very last pages.' - Amy Plum, author of the DIE FOR ME trilogy
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'With its compelling mystery and intriguing characters, Susanne Winnacker's Impostor kept me reading late into the night. I really enjoyed it!' - Jodi Meadows, author of INCARNATE
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