Overview
Welcome to the Kingdom, a dazzling fantasy theme park where 'happily ever after' is not just a promise, but a rule . . . The Kingdom is a place where technology helps dreams come to life. Formerly extinct species roam the park, and twelve beautiful 'Fantasists' - half-human, half-android princesses - entertain visitors and make wishes come true. But this fairytale ends in murder, and now Ana, one of the twelve Fantasists, is in the dock after finding herself experiencing emotions and romantic feelings against all her programming . . . Told through court testimony, interrogation records and fragmented flashbacks, The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg has the futuristic appeal of Westworld and the twists and turns of a true-crime thriller.
Full Product Details
Author: Jess Rothenberg
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Dimensions:
Width: 13.00cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 19.60cm
Weight: 0.246kg
ISBN: 9781509899388
ISBN 10: 1509899383
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 11 July 2019
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Children/juvenile
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Teenage / Young adult
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Disney on steroids... a surefire discussion starter about desire and power. * Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books *
Disney on steroids... a surefire discussion starter about desire and power. * Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books * The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg is a revelation. It's uniqueness and ingenuity absolutely blew me away. I cannot recommend this clever, chilling and stunning novel enough. -- Midnight Book Girl An exciting and thought-provoking Young Adult novel. * Juno * When the book starts it has the air of a book about Disney princesses brought to life, but make sure you persevere, as this young adult narrative becomes increasingly dark. As Ana's growing awareness and understanding is explored, so subplots make you question the reality of her thought processes. Is she truly just an automaton after all? There is a murder and there is a solution but the book actually, quite cleverly, explores so much more. I did not expect to be recommending this book when I started. I did not even think I would read it to the end, but I did. I recommend you do the same -- Crime Review
Author Information
Author Website: https://www.jessrothenberg.com/
Jess Rothenberg is a writer and freelance editor. A former editor of books for young readers, including the bestselling Vampire Academy series, she was also the author of The Catastrophic History of You & Me, published in more than a dozen countries and The Kingdom, a futuristic thriller. She lives in New York City with her husband and son.
