Unchipped Series

A civilization reliant on AR. Unchipped refugees forced outside its walls. Can a lone underdog save humanity from itself? In the two years since the Great Affliction, the Happiness-Program has transformed a civilization on the brink of extinction into an organized, beautiful, and happy society. However, for the Unchipped--those whose chips can't connect to the system--living a comfortable life remains out of reach. Kaarina, one of the Unchipped, would give anything to live inside the walls of the city again. Haunted by her mother's suicide and alone except for Bill, another Unchipped thousands of miles away whose thoughts are inexplicably linked to hers, Kaarina fights for survival, defending her beloved animals from the other savage Unchipped. But when her horse's illness drives her into the city to find medicine, she becomes acquainted with a Chipped man who makes her question everything. Now a new fix to the system promises her the chance to finally be normal... just as she begins to learn life in the perfectly augmented reality may not be all that she imagined. ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, The Handmaid's Tale, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! ***Get free access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

For the Unchipped, safety is nothing but an illusion... Bill is one of the lucky few. While the other Unchipped near the City of California scavenge for food amid the constant threat of gunfire, Bill's spent the last two years at the Mansion--a haven for the select few who design products to be sold in the green city. He's safe for now... unlike his friend Kaarina, who is leading a revolution on the other side of the world. Bill is the Mansion's CEO, but he's haunted by the act of violence that got him the job. Danger lies beyond the protective gates of this repressive sanctuary, but a carefree existence inside the City of California remains mysterious, intriguing... and unattainable. When he discovers the trailer just outside the fence, Bill is forced to make an impossible choice. Defend the Mansion by killing the intruders... or let them live and risk everything he has? ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, The Handmaid's Tale, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! ***Get free access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

They want her talent. She wants her life. Luna lives in a run-down old farmhouse outside City of Serbia, her only companions the alcoholic Reverend Marić and a constantly growing pack of half-feral dogs. As one of the last Unchipped still alive in the area, she lives by her wits as a hacker and thief. When a spy from the City exposes her presence there, Luna is offered a choice: see her life destroyed or find the rebels who have been giving the Chipped so much trouble. It isn't a question of whether she can do it - Luna is the best, and if she starts to look for them then the rebels are doomed. But all she wants to do is to live a peaceful life, surrounded by her dogs and her books. Then she meets Jovan, the strangely gentle man she suspects of having betrayed her to the Chipped. Can Luna trust her new friend... or is his kindness a trap? ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, The Handmaid's Tale, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! ***Get free early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

She conquered the world… but she can’t get her enemy out of her head. As the unquestioned leader of the Happiness-Program, Laura is effectively the ruler of the entire world. The Unchipped rebels have been defeated, and all that’s left for her to do is to perfect the Chipping process so they can all be integrated into the new society. The only problem is a single hacker, but that hacker is supremely dangerous, able to access Laura’s mind at will. As it becomes clear that she can’t keep the hacker out, Laura’s grip on power will start to unravel. And that will force her to make a choice… create the perfect world she’s always dreamed of, or save the little girl who doesn’t know she’s Laura’s daughter? ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! ***Get free early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

In a war-torn world, they've found their sanctuary... if not for those bodies in the basement. The rebels against the Happiness-Program have finally found a place to hide, an abandoned resort in Iceland complete with a luxury hotel. Everything would be perfect here if not for their memories, haunting them each in different ways. For Bill, it's the friend he left behind in California... not knowing whether she's alive or dead. For Luna, it's the man from City of Serbia, inviting her to give up on the rebellion and return home to him. For Ava it's the woman who used to take care of her, and who she expects to hear from any day. For rebel leader Kaarina, it's the need for revenge... and the basement of the hotel may give her the opportunity. Because the basement contains four stasis capsules, and the unconscious bodies of four men and women... the founders of the Happiness-Program. If they can wake up the founders, the rebels could finally be free forever. They could strike a blow against the enemy, turning the tide in the ongoing war. But waking up the all-but-dead can have unforeseen consequences... ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! ***Get free early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

For Dr. Laura Solomon, dying was nothing more than an inconvenience. With her body gone, her mind is more powerful than ever before. She roams the computer systems of the world at will, helping the Unchipped rebels she has chosen to protect – and occasionally dealing with Luna, her demanding new assistant. The only problem is her humanity, which seems to be slipping away from her day by day. As the rebels pester her for information, Dr. Solomon finds herself distracted, drawn deeper into her abstract world… And Nurse Saarinen’s drones are closing in. ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! ***Get free early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

The whole world needs her… but she’s completely alone. Margaret Lewis is an expert programmer, the hacker who betrayed the Happiness Program to help the Unchipped rebels. A hunted fugitive, she slips from one city to another recruiting people for a new society, a place where Chipped and Unchipped can live together as equals. Targeted by a vicious attack, Margaret disappears into a liquor bottle. She’s content to be lost… until she finds out that the Happiness Program has kidnapped her daughter. CONTENT WARNING: SA, r*pe. While not a main theme of the book or even described in detail, some readers may want to read the reviews or have a friend check out the book before reading. ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! ***Get free early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

He made her a murderer. Now he needs her to save his life. Dennis Jenkins is a playboy. The new leader of the Happiness Program, he spends his free time looking for love in virtual reality. It’s an empty existence, haunted by the memory of the family he lost… and by his obsession with Maria, the lethal Unchipped woman who used to work for him. Now Maria has returned, and she has a message. Someone else in the Happiness Program wants him dead, and they’re sending an assassin so deadly that only one person can protect him – Maria herself, the one woman he wants but can never have. ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! ***Get free early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

They’re building a new world together… but she doesn’t trust him. Jovan has been helping the Unchipped rebels, recruiting soldiers to join their cause. His girlfriend Luna is a rebel herself, but she doesn’t trust him enough to share her secrets. He’s Chipped and she isn’t, and that’s all there is to it. Now she’s taking them all into the wilderness, looking for a promised refuge in the United Inland… and possibly leaving him forever. Can he keep Luna’s love when his Chipped status stands between them? ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! ***Get free early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

Death didn’t end anything. Not even his grief. The Unchipped rebels don’t know much about the man they call Yeti. Not even his real name. Recently uploaded to a digital reality called the Egg, the rebels continue to brainstorm for a plan to stop the deadly Nurse Saarinen. But Kristian fails to focus on the task at hand. He struggles with his regret for everything he’s lost… and his love for Kaarina, the woman who died with him when they were uploaded to the Egg. The woman who now wants nothing to do with him. ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! ***Get free early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

What if your plan to save humanity was corrupted... by your own daughter? It's 2085, the time of the Great Affliction. Continents are burning, land is disappearing, and humanity is destroying itself as mass shootings and suicides wipe out the population. To Marjaana Salonen, the solution is found in high technology. By integrating the human brain with a sophisticated computer chip, she believes she can bring new hope to society. Her invention was supposed to fix it all, but Salonen's daughter has her own ideas. To Laura, her mother's invention is an opportunity to impose her own vision on the world--the promise of a new reality that is far more sinister. As her daughter's power grows, Marjaana must decide: remain loyal to her family no matter what, or stand up against the future? Welcome to the Happiness-Program. A future where a single chip can give you everything... except for freedom. ***The Meeting is a prequel short story in Taya DeVere's dystopian series "Unchipped". In this twenty book series, a new in-universe book will release every eighteen days between August 2020 and August 2021! ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, The Handmaid's Tale, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series!

He was the most skillful manipulator she ever met. Now she just needs to remember how he did it. Long ago, before the war that took her life, Maria served as the driver and bodyguard for a man named Sebastian King. Charming, manipulative, and ruthless, Sebastian had taken her on the strangest of road trips – visiting cult leaders from one end of the country to the other. She didn’t understand what he was doing at the time, but she needs to remember it now… If she wants to convince the brilliant and deadly Owena to help the Unchipped rebels. ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! ***Get free early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

She’s the smartest little girl in the world… and the most dangerous too. Owena is a genius – as well as a killer – but she’s still only six years old. After escaping the underground bunker where she lived with Nurse Saarinen, her main goal has been to find more candy. Now the Unchipped rebels have a mission for her, and if she agrees to perform it, they’ll let her visit the Egg, where you can eat all the candy you want without ever getting a stomachache. Owena’s definitely interested, but she’s also distracted. What she really wants to do is to get to know Pickle, the con artist with so many interesting scams to teach her… ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! ***Get free early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

Brilliant, ruthless, and totally lost. To find a future, she must face her past. Iris has spent her whole life trying to please someone more powerful than her: first her mother, then her riding instructor Timothy Walker, then the great scientist Laura Solomon, head of the Happiness-Program and would-be savior of the world. But now Laura is dead, her consciousness uploaded into the cyberspace Egg… and she doesn’t need Iris anymore. To find a way forward, Iris will have to look back, remembering the things Tim Walker did to her – and what she did to him. CONTENT WARNING: SA, Predatory behavior. While not a main theme of the book, some readers may want to read the reviews or have a friend check out the book before reading. ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! ***Get free early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!