Giveaway: Children of Paranoia by Trevor Shane

The wonderful folks at Penguin have done it again.

Earlier this summer, I started receiving random postcards in the mail about CHILREN OF PARANOIA. I had no idea who they were from, or what they were for. Children of Paranoia? Was that some lame punk band? After about the third one, my mother made a comment about them, and I started getting a little weirded out. Why was I still getting these postcards?!

Then a week or so ago, the lovely Liza from Penguin contacted me and informed me that the postcards were for a promotional event. She also wanted to offer one lucky blog follower the opportunity to check out this awesome book!


A little info first, to get you as excited as I am about this release:

“Oh, hell yeah. Children of Paranoia is a claustrophobic, relentless, fascinating ride that will have you eyeballing everyone you pass in the street. I can’t wait for the sequel.”
– Marcus Sakey, author of The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes

"Like The Bourne Identity turned inside-out, [Shane’s] protagonist navigates a world where banal choices like going to the ATM have life-and-death consequences. Filled with sharp plotting and vivid action, this book will stay with you long after you've raced to the end."
—Chris Farnsworth, author of Blood Oath

 

ALL WARS HAVE RULES

RULE #1: NO KILLING INNOCENT BYSTANDERS

RULE #2: NO KILLING ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN

BREAK THE RULES, BECOME THE TARGET

Imagine if your neighbor, your co-worker, or the barista behind the counter at your local coffee shop was sent to kill you, but you had no way of knowing. This is the world debut author Trevor Shane has created. In his breakout novel CHILDREN OF PARANOIA (September 8, 2011; $25.95), Shane depicts an ancient underground war raging in the shadows of a world much like our own, but not even those who are fighting know what side they’re on.

The war is ageless, concealed, structured by rigid rules, and fought by two distinct sides—one good, one evil. The only unknown is which side is which. Soldiers in the war hide in plain sight, their deeds disguised as accidents or suicides amidst an unsuspecting population. 

Joseph has been a part of the war since he was eighteen, the age when young adults on both sides are chosen and taught how to kill. Joseph is undoubtedly one of the best soldiers the war has ever seen, because he understands the rules and the consequences of breaking them—if he breaks the rules, he’ll never get out alive.

But on one particularly dangerous assignment, Joseph meets Maria, a young woman who is uninvolved in the war: an Innocent. When Maria enters his life, Joseph finds that the black and white, good versus evil world he has always blindly trusted begins to crumble. Soon, Joseph is forced to explain himself to the woman he loves, and for the first time he finds a new reason to stay alive, and along with it, a new reason to fight.

In a world where everyone might be a killer and paranoia is the most valuable asset, Joseph realizes what he always knew to be true: the first to kill is the last to survive.

CHILDREN OF PARANOIA is set in a dystopian landscape reminiscent of I am Number Four and The Hunger Games, with a moral sensibility that will entice fans of Showtime’s Dexter. Trevor Shane effortlessly transitions between nail-biting action and heartfelt emotion, sure to delight genre fans and literary fiction lovers alike.

About the author: Trevor Shane lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son. This is his first novel, and the first in the trilogy.

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Giveaway Guidelines:
* Open to US & Canada only
* This giveaway ends September 16th

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