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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Disney Pr
Publication date
October 16, 2012
Pages
331
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9781423157199
ISBN-10
1423157192
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.32 lbs.
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Original list price
$17.99
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juvenile
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Elysia is created in a laboratory, born as a sixteen-year-old girl, an empty vessel with no life experience to draw from. She is a Beta, an experimental model of a teenage clone. She was replicated from another teenage girl, who had to die in order for Elysia to exist.
Elysiaâs purpose is to serve the inhabitants of Demesne, an island paradise for the wealthiest people on earth. Everything about Demesne is bioengineered for perfection. Even the air induces a strange, euphoric high, which only the islandâs workersÂsoulless clones like ElysiaÂare immune to.
At first, Elysiaâs life is idyllic and pampered. But she soon sees that Demesneâs human residents, who should want for nothing, yearn. But for what, exactly? She also comes to realize that beneath the islandâs flawless exterior, there is an underÂcurrent of discontent among Demesneâs worker clones. She knows she is soulless and cannot feel and should not careÂso why are overpowering sensations cloudÂing Elysiaâs mind?
If anyone discovers that Elysia isnât the unfeeling clone she must pretend to be, she will suffer a fate too terrible to imagine. When her one chance at happiÂness is ripped away with breathtaking cruelty, emotions sheâs always had but never understood are unleashed. As rage, terror, and desire threaten to overwhelm her, Elysia must find the will to survive.
The first in a dazzlingly original science fiction series from best-selling author Rachel Cohn, Beta is a haunting, unforgettable story of courage and love in a corÂrupted world.
Elysiaâs purpose is to serve the inhabitants of Demesne, an island paradise for the wealthiest people on earth. Everything about Demesne is bioengineered for perfection. Even the air induces a strange, euphoric high, which only the islandâs workersÂsoulless clones like ElysiaÂare immune to.
At first, Elysiaâs life is idyllic and pampered. But she soon sees that Demesneâs human residents, who should want for nothing, yearn. But for what, exactly? She also comes to realize that beneath the islandâs flawless exterior, there is an underÂcurrent of discontent among Demesneâs worker clones. She knows she is soulless and cannot feel and should not careÂso why are overpowering sensations cloudÂing Elysiaâs mind?
If anyone discovers that Elysia isnât the unfeeling clone she must pretend to be, she will suffer a fate too terrible to imagine. When her one chance at happiÂness is ripped away with breathtaking cruelty, emotions sheâs always had but never understood are unleashed. As rage, terror, and desire threaten to overwhelm her, Elysia must find the will to survive.
The first in a dazzlingly original science fiction series from best-selling author Rachel Cohn, Beta is a haunting, unforgettable story of courage and love in a corÂrupted world.
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"A terrific premise that is equally well executed...Readers can only hope [the sequel] will be as thrilling as this series kickoff."
--Los Angles Times
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Hardcover
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from Disney Pr (October 16, 2012)
9781423157199 | details & prices | 331 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 1.32 lbs | List price $17.99
About: Elysia is created in a laboratory, born as a sixteen-year-old girl, an empty vessel with no life experience to draw from.
About: Elysia is created in a laboratory, born as a sixteen-year-old girl, an empty vessel with no life experience to draw from.
Paperback
from Disney Pr (July 2, 2013)
9781423157342 | details & prices | 331 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.80 lbs | List price $9.99
About: Elysia is created in a laboratory, born as a sixteen-year-old girl, an empty vessel with no life experience to draw from.
About: Elysia is created in a laboratory, born as a sixteen-year-old girl, an empty vessel with no life experience to draw from.
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