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Beta - Rachel Cohn
Beta
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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. Elysia’s purpose is to... show more
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. Elysia’s 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 island’s workers—soulless clones like Elysia—are immune to. At first, Elysia’s life is idyllic and pampered. But she soon sees that Demesne’s human residents, who should want for nothing, yearn. But for what, exactly? She also comes to realize that beneath the island’s flawless exterior, there is an under­current of discontent among Demesne’s worker clones. She knows she is soulless and cannot feel and should not care—so why are overpowering sensations cloud­ing Elysia’s mind? If anyone discovers that Elysia isn’t the unfeeling clone she must pretend to be, she will suffer a fate too terrible to imagine. When her one chance at happi­ness is ripped away with breathtaking cruelty, emotions she’s 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 cor­rupted world.  Praise for Beta: "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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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9781423157199 (1423157192)
Publisher: Hyperion
Pages no: 331
Edition language: English
Series: Annex (#1)
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Bücherchaos
Bücherchaos rated it
4.0 Für mich eine Überraschung das Buch
Sie will mich kaufen. Titel: Beta Autor: Rachel Cohn Seiten:416 Buchart : TB Verlag: cbt Bestellcode: 978-3-570-16164-7 Erhältlich : 02 / 2013 Kosten : €9,99 Alter: 13 Buchrichtung: Fantasy und Science Fiction Vorgängerbände: - Folgebände: - Verfilmung:- Sie hat, was sie nicht haben so...
Papiertaenzerin
Papiertaenzerin rated it
4.0 Positiv überrascht
Klappentext: „Elysia ist ein Klon. Sie dient den Menschen, ohne zu fragen. Sie hat keine eigenen Bedürfnisse. Sie hat keine Gefühle. Doch die Realität sieht anders aus: Elysia hat Gefühle. Sie ist neugierig. Sie will alles erleben. Auch die Liebe. In ihrer Welt bedeutet das für einen Klon den T...
Ogrody wyobraźni
Ogrody wyobraźni rated it
3.5 Problemy w raju!
„Raj na ziemi” – to stwierdzenie dla każdego człowieka oznacza coś zupełnie innego. Co jeżeli istniałoby jednak naprawdę takie miejsce, które wyglądałoby tak samo dla każdego? Gdyby powietrze było tam niczym aksamit, doskonale odprężające i to do tego stopnia, że nie miałoby się ochoty na jakąkolwie...
Litslut
Litslut rated it
I so much enjoyed the story and characters and the world building. This is no run of the mill dystopian young adult romance. This novel actually had more chocolate flavor to it than plain vanilla. What I liked was the slow development of characters and social interaction in this book. There is no in...
Ricas Fantastische Bücherwelt
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4.0 [Rezension] Beta von Rachel Cohn
Autorin: Rachel CohnOriginaltitel: Beta (ANANDA #1)Titel: BetaDt. Erstausgabe: 02/2013Verlag: cbtFormat: HardcoverSeitenzahl: 416ISBN-10: 3570161641ISBN-13: 978-3-570-16164-7Preis: 17,99 € Inhalt Elysia ist ein Klon – und zwar ein ganz besonderes Modell. Als ein der Ersten ihrer Art erobert...
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