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Author:
Theresa Linden
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adult
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dystopian futuristic science fiction
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Word Castle Publishing

Chasing Liberty

Liberty 554-062466-84 of Aldonia lives in a responsible society that cares for the earth and ensures that every baby born is healthy. So why is Liberty so unsatisfied?
Theresa Linden · for adult readers · October 2014

Liberty 554-062466-84 of Aldonia lives in a responsible society that cares for the earth and everyone on it. They have learned to balance resource consumption with replacement initiatives, unavoidable pollution with clean-environment efforts. Science ensures that every baby born is healthy. The government ensures that every baby born is needed. All are cared for, taught, and given a specific duty to perform, their unique contribution to society. Why is Liberty so unsatisfied?

In less than two weeks, Liberty must begin her vocation. Every girl in Aldonia wishes she had Liberty’s vocation. Liberty would rather flee from Aldonia and live on her own, independent of the all-controlling government, the Regimen Custodia Terra. The high electrical Boundary Fence crushes any thought of escape. The ID implant imbedded in her hand makes it impossible to hide. She has no choice but to submit. Liberty is slated to be a Breeder.

As vocation day draws near, a man with an obsession for Liberty attacks her and injects her with a drug. She’s about to lose consciousness when someone comes to her rescue, a man in a mottled cape and dark glasses. She wakes in an underground facility where people watch over Aldonia with an array of monitors and surveillance equipment. These people are full of secrets, but she discovers one thing: they rescue a man scheduled for re-education. They rescued him. They can rescue her.

  1. notleia says:
    February 16, 2015 at 5:54 pm

    What I would like to know is what makes this dystopia different from pretty much every other one that has ever existed. Are they bringing anything new to the table? Are they making some kind of social commentary that hasn’t been beaten to death?

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  2. Julie D says:
    February 16, 2015 at 10:14 pm

    Sounds rather like The Giver….

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