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Inside the Palisade
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Omega has grown up surrounded by women – literally. Inside the palisade, women fall in love, marry and raise daughters, relying on an artificial insemination process known as the Procedure. But something goes horribly wrong. One day, Omega comes face to face with a mythical monster – a man – within the society’s walls. Men had been eradicated long ago to protect women from the threat of violence. But this boy is not what Omega has been led to believe. And he needs her help. She soon finds herself embroiled in a manhunt headed by a vigilante Protector, Commander Theta. When she falls into Theta’s clutches, Omega realizes that there’s more to the banishment of men, and to her own past, than she’s ever known. Ultimately, she is forced to make a choice between betraying the lost boy and betraying her society, a decision complicated by the realization that she has more in common with him than she cares to admit, and the fact that she is developing feelings for him.
Author
K. C. Maguire
A mother of three and online book reviewer, K.C. Maguire has studied fiction writing at Stanford and UCLA, and is currently a student in the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is widely published in the flash fiction area, and has received strong reviews for her three e-novellas: Dear John, Destiny, and Ivory Tower. You can find her on the web at: kcmaguire.com
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Reviews for Inside the Palisade
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An intriguing novel that is refreshingly original! There is certainly no lack of action and I liked the plot twists. I was hooked from beginning to end!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5K.C. Maguire’s Inside the Palisade is a fast-paced adventure in a female dystopian world where men are objectified as sperm-donors. Maguire has developed a gripping and convincing environment where woman and even gender are controlled, and men are mysterious beings called “deman.” But all that changes when eighteen-year old Omega meets a “deman” in the woods and finds herself not only fascinated but drawn to him. Romance is in the air and we soon root for the couple who don’t seem to have a chance. An engrossing read. I can’t wait for the next one.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Received this in exchange for an honest review.This book has a decent writing style and a seemingly very interesting plot, enough to get the readers all hooked up. Rarely does an idea of a world where genders are divided by a giant wall cross my mind. The characters are somewhat annoying, but I can see that their actions are legitimate. A little more on the prose and this would be nearly perfect.The only thing that I'm concerned with is with the nonexistence of religion in this dystopia, Omega knowing the world "pray" is quite strange, isn't it?Also, thanks goes to the author for kindly providing me a copy of this book :).
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