The Bond

Written by Robin Kirk

Narrated by Alexa Elmy

Winner of the Bronze Medal in the 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards.

Kirk brings the reader into an intricate, well-imagined world— a landscape so credible it instantly feels like a classic. Beth Kander, author of the Original Syn Trilogy

Trust what you see, not what you’re told.

In a society that made males obsolete, the Weave engineers a female’s abilities. Girls like Dinitra are engineered by Sowers and assigned their life purpose when they turn sixteen.

But sometimes, the Sowers get things wrong.

A resistance is growing. Rebels are fabricating humans of their own--including males--and plan to topple the Weave in a war that could destroy them all. When Dinitra is assigned a job with the Legion, she uncovers the ugliest secrets of the Weave. Her loyalty is tested when she’s captured by the rebels and develops a dangerous bond with a male warrior--a shameful crime that she may pay for with her life.

Fans of Neil Shusterman's Arc of a Scythe series will delight in this heart-pounding adventure.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Far Eek Books
• Release date: Aug 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9798985584165

Robin Kirk

Kirk is the author of numerous books, short stories, essays, and poems. Righting Wrongs: 20 Human Rights Heroes around the World, is available from Chicago Review Press (June 2022). The final book of The Bond Trilogy--joining The Bond and The Hive Queen--is called The Mother’s Wheel and releases in September 2022. Kirk’s short story, “Love is a Wild Creature,” is included in Wicked South. Her travel essay on Belfast was featured in the Best American Travel Writing 2012 edited by William T. Vollman. Her chapbook poetry collection, Peculiar Motion, is available from Finishing Line Press. Her poem, "Imperator Furiosa posts a status update," is included in the 2017 Nasty Women Poets Anthology of Subversive Verse (Lost Horse Press). Kirk has also published two non-fiction books. She teaches human rights at Duke University.