Aberrant by Ruth Silver
Publication date: April 28th 2013 (paperback)
Genre: YA Dystopian
Synopsis:
In the future Dystopian society of Cabal, the government instills equality for all and offers its citizens the perfect system. There is food, shelter and jobs for everyone. The one requirement is to follow the rules without question, including the government's match in marriage and "The Day of the Chosen", a lottery that randomly selects families to conceive children as natural means hasn't existed in generations. Following her eighteenth birthday, Olivia Parker accepts her requirement to marry her childhood best friend, Joshua Warren, and is eager to start her work assignment and new life when it all comes abruptly to an end as she's arrested and thrown in prison. The only crime committed, her existence. Olivia is unlike the rest of the world born not from "The Day of the Chosen." The truth haunts the government and puts her life in grave danger as one simple fact would destroy the perfect system.
With Joshua's help, Olivia breaks free of prison and is forced on the run. Together they set out to find the promised rebel town in search of a new home and new life together. Their situation seems less than promising as they reach the town of Haven. New rules and customs must be adhered to in order to stay. Leaving would mean most certain death in the large expanse of the Gravelands. Time is running out as the government mounts an attack to destroy Olivia and bury her secret with her. Thrown into a world unlike their own, they must quickly adapt to survive.
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Excerpt
Joshua came
into my room, ignoring all rules as he helped push the dresser further from the
wall, knocking it to the floor allowing me more than enough room to grab the
journal and go. I tossed it inside the pack and Joshua put the map inside
before we stepped out of my bedroom. I glanced down the hall, not sure what I
expected to see. To the right the dormitory had been hit, and a roar of smoke
and fire filled the confined space. Jacqueline was gone. Hand-in-hand we ran in
the opposite direction toward the staircase.
My eyes burned. Coughing, I
refused to let go of his hand as we stepped outside. Drones weren’t the only
things attacking Haven. Tanks rolled into town. A few soldiers jumped off,
taking over the perimeter, guns drawn. I paused, gripping Joshua's hand as we
were shrouded in smoke. Just a few feet away, a soldier lifted his weapon and
unleashed fury on a group of innocent people. I covered my mouth with my hand
to keep from crying out when a child no older than three hit the cement. His
eyes remained open as blood seeped from his head. He didn't move. Didn't blink.
It took only a moment to realize he’d died instantly. All I could do was stand
there in shock.
"We have to move," I
heard Joshua's voice, but it didn't register. The smoke swirled around us and
gunfire erupted in every direction. He grabbed my arm. "Olivia, I need you
to focus." I nodded once, trying my best to clear the cobwebs from my
mind. I couldn't, though. I wanted to run out to the child and protect him, but
it was too late. I was too late. They were here because of me, innocent blood
on my hands. I felt the heat radiating from the dormitory and my eyes flashed
back. "I need you here with me, Olive."
"I am," I insisted,
knowing if I didn't focus we'd both be dead. I spotted more soldiers – their
standard issue uniform and the Cabal crest on their jacket sleeve told me all I
needed to know. The government had come looking for us. "Which way?"
I couldn't see the exit. With the smoke enveloping us and the fear coursing
through my veins, I forgot the direction we'd come from.
Interview
Favorite
childhood book?
The
Velveteen Rabbit, it's not only a beautiful story
but also quite sad. Plus I love rabbits, I used to have one in college (that I
snuck into my dorm room).
What
is your writing process?
I usually create a very vague outline
that gets dramatically changed as the story develops. I also create character
pages, so I can keep everyone straight - personalities, physical traits, family
lineage.
What
do you like to do besides writing?
I love to read, which probably goes
without saying. I also enjoy photography, video games, traveling and just
hanging out with my friends.
How
did you come up with creating Cabal, dystopian society in Aberrant? What
inspired you?
The name itself, Cabal, comes from its definition. "A small group of
secret plotters," which I felt fitting for a dystopian society. I wanted
the name to signify a revolution, because Cabal is not the perfect society that
the government wishes and pretends it to be. I wanted Cabal to strive for
Utopian but instead of being perfect, it was something else entirely.
The inspiration itself comes from most of
us striving towards perfection. I don't think there are many people that want a
world without jobs, filled with homeless people that are starving. I think it's
easy to see what's going on in society, what's happening now and see a glimpse
of the current world in its worst. It made me want to imagine a better world
and then I realized how would this perfect world be flawed?
In
few words, why should we read your book?
I believe Aberrant will appeal to readers who liked the suspense of The Hunger Games, the thrill-seeking
tests of Divergent and the romance
and unique abilities of Graceling.
Author's Biography
Ruth Silver is the best-selling author of Aberrant. The Young Adult/New Adult Romantic Dystopian Adventure, Aberrant is the first in a trilogy, released April 17th, 2013. Silver first began writing poetry as a teenager and reading heaps of fan fiction in her free time. She attended Northern Illinois University in 2001 and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Communication. While in college she spent much of her free time writing with friends she met online and penning her first novel, Deuces are Wild, which she self-published in 2004. Her favorite class was Creative Writing senior year where she often handed in assignments longer than the professor required because she loved to write and always wanted to finish her stories. Her love of writing, led her on an adventure in 2007 to Melbourne, Australia. Silver enjoys reading YA/NA novels and sharing her favorite books with other readers. She also enjoys photography, traveling and of most of all writing.
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