A girl-Lin-who looks exactly like Elissa, down to the matching bruises. But on the eve of the procedure, she discovers the shocking truth behind her hallucinations: she’s been seeing the world through another girl’s eyes.Įlissa follows her visions, and finds a battered, broken girl on the run. But for the last three years, she’s been struggling with terrifying visions, phantom pains, and mysterious bruises that appear out of nowhere.įinally, she’s promised a cure: minor surgery to burn out the overactive area of her brain. Publication Date: June 2013 (US) / August 2013 (UK)Įlissa used to have it all: looks, popularity, and a bright future.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (US) / Quercus (UK)

“Action-packed and thoroughly engrossing, this novel offers readers a classic sci-fi, space-travel adventure at its best” ( BCCB).Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult The government will stop at nothing to get them back. But Lin is too valuable to let go, and Elissa has knowledge that is too dangerous.

A twin she never knew existed.Įlissa helps Lin evade the government agents who are ruthlessly tracking her down, but they’re struggling to avoid capture, and soon Elissa is forced to turn to the only person who can help: Cadan, her brother’s infuriating, arrogant best friend, and new graduate of the SFI space flight academy. Elissa follows her visions, only to find a battered, broken girl on the run. A world filled with pain and wires and weird machines. But on the eve of the procedure, she discovers the truth behind her visions: She’s seeing the world through another girl’s eyes. Finally, she’s promised a cure, and a surgery is scheduled. Now, all she has is nightmarish visions and unexplained bruises. “Sparked with danger and tinged with romance, Linked is a roller-coaster ride into space that just about everyone should enjoy” ( Booklist, starred review).Įlissa used to have it all: looks, popularity, and a bright future. When Elissa learns her telepathic twin is the subject of government experiments, the girls find themselves on the run with secrets worth killing for in this futuristic, romantic thriller.

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