Oasis
FictionScience FictionThrillers

Oasis

by Eilis Barrett

Publisher
Gill Books
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2016

Overview

<p>IN THE NEAR FUTURE, A VIRUS WILL DRIVE HUMANKIND TO THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION. WITH THE ILLNESS SPREADING FASTER THAN ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL IT, AND SOCIETY COLLAPSING, THE LAST SURVIVING CITY WILL BECOME A BEACON OF HOPE FOR SURVIVORS. </p> <p> <p>Walled off from the outside world, this city is christened Oasis.</p> <p> <p>Governing on a promise to protect its citizens from infection at all costs, the government of Oasis begins to impose its vision of the perfect society. Every aspect of life is controlled, and the city begins to take on a new, sinister shape.</p> <p> <p>Born into this world is Quincy Emerson, a resident of the Outer Sector Dorms, brutal housing institutions reserved for those judged at risk of infection. Beyond the walls of Oasis, however, something is stirring, and events are about to overtake Quincy. Her fate, it turns out, may not be written in her genes.</p> <p> <p> </p> <p> <p>'A high-paced page-turner that holds its own against any of the big names working in the YA Genre' Irish Mail on Sunday</p> <p> <p>'An assured dystopian debut from a teenage author' Sunday Business Post</p> <p> <p>'Extraordinarily engaging' Irish Examiner</p> <p> <p>'A brilliant thriller' Irish Tatler</p> <p> <p>'Our newest literary star' Irish Independent</p> <p> <p>'This futuristic sci-fi echoes Margaret Atwood and yet was written by a 16-year-old from Galway. Expect great things from this young, brilliant writer.' Image</p> <p> <p>'[Oasis] features a commanding and complex central character, Quincy Emerson, who faces challenges that will lie familiar to anyone who has experienced the emotional maelstrom of adolescence, ' Sunday Business Post Magazine</p><p>

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