Defiance (Regina Shen #3) by Lance Erlick -- Book Tour Review + Author Interview + Giveaway

About the Book

On the run, outcast Regina Shen is determined to stop the Federation’s relentless attacks on her family and friends, but the stakes are much higher now and she is deep in foreign and hostile territory.

The Federation condemned Regina to live on the seaward side of barrier walls, but she crossed into the Federation where she continues to survive by her wits. Competing Federation agents vie to capture her and use her to acquire power, based on her genome being the key to prevent human extinction. When her sister is kidnapped again and agents close in, Regina flees west with a friend across deserts created by abrupt climate change.

Raised on swampy islands and underwater salvage, they must adapt to different harsh environments. Guided by her photographic (eidetic) memory of illegal print books from before the Federation, Regina is determined to defy the Federation and find a treasure big enough to barter for freedom for her and her sister. In the cat-and-mouse game, can she find allies and ways to escape the Federation dragnet long enough to discover something to trade?

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About the Author

He was raised by a roaming aerospace engineer, growing up in various parts of the United States and Europe, as well as traveling through Asia. He took to stories as his anchor, including the works of Asimov, Bradbury, and Heinlein, and has been writing since age eleven.

Growing up, he was inspired by his father’s engineering work on cutting-edge aerospace projects to look to the future.

In an ideal world, Lance would find time loops where he could step out for a week at a time to read and write. Then he would return to the moment he left, without life getting in the way. Of course, since everyone would have the same ability, he suspects life would still sneak in.

Lance is also the author of short stories and novelettes.

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Interview

Check out the interview with the author HERE.

Review

​Join Regina Shen as the exiting, great, daring, and dangerous adventure continues in book three of the Regina Shen Series, Defiance.  Regina is still on the run and continues to elude capture from the patrol-women who want her for her DNA in hopes to reverse a worldwide fertility catastrophe, as they think Regina’s genes are the key to saving the world.  Having previously taken and tested Regina’s sister, Colleen, but found her DNA lacking, the patrol-women now want Regina more than ever.  But Regina perseveres and comes up with a plan to barter for her own freedom and that of Colleen as well.  But this plan leads Regina on a dangerous and thrilling journey not only across the Alaskan wilderness, but a personal journey to also discover herself, as Mo-Mere previously instructed and suggested.  I would recommend this novel to teens that enjoy science fiction and dystopian fiction.
 
Series: Regina Shen
Genre: science fiction, dystopian, young adult
Publisher: Finlee Augare books
Publication date: July 15, 2015
Number of pages: 290
Category: Middle School+
Content Rating: PG, a little bit of violence, survival
Book Rating: 4 stars

Other books in the series:
1-Regina Shen
2-Vigilance
4-Endurance

A review copy of this book was provided by the author via iRead Book Tours.

Giveaway

Win 1 signed copy of Resilience + $15 Amazon gift card + 2 sets of postcards / 2 winners will receive a signed copy of Resilience / a free ebook copy of The Rebel Within (open to USA).

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Tour Schedule

​June 1 - Coffee Books & Art - book spotlight / giveaway
June 1 - Mystery Suspense Reviews  - book spotlight / guest post
June 2 - Book Reviews Nature Photos - review of Resilience / interview
June 2 - misty103@HubPages - review of Resilience / interview
June 2 - Haddie's Haven - review of Resilience / guest post / giveaway
June 3 - New Horizon Reviews - review of Resilience / guest post
​June 3 - XOXO Book Blog - book spotlight / interview / giveaway
June 3 - Bookishly Devoted - review of Resilience
June 6 - The Autistic Gamer - review of Resilience
June 6 - Life as Leels - review of Resilience
June 6 - Haddie's Haven - review of Vigilance / giveaway
June 7 - Rambling Reviews - review of Resilience
June 7 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review of Resilience / guest post / giveaway
June 8 - 3 Partners in Shopping - review of Resilience / giveaway
June 8 - Don't Judge, Read - review of Resilience / interview / giveaway
June 8 - Haddie's Haven - review of Defiance / giveaway
June 9 - Don't Judge, Read - review of Vigilance / giveaway
June 9 - Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf - review of Resilience / giveaway
June 9 - The Chronicles of an Abibliophobiac - review of Resilence / giveaway
June 10 - Don't Judge, Read - review of Defiance / giveaway
June 10 - misty103@HubPages - review of Vigilance
June 10 - Haddie's Haven - review of Endurance / giveaway
June 13 - Don't Judge, Read - review of Endurance / giveaway
June 13 - The Autistic Gamer - review of Vigilance
June 13 - Writers and Authors - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
June 14 - Vic's Media Room - review of Resilience
June 14 - Tea and A Book - review of Resilience
June 15 - Vic's Media Room - review of Vigilance
June 15 - Deal Sharing Aunt - book spotlight / giveaway
June 16 - Vic's Media Room - review of Defiance
June 16 - Book Reviews Nature Photos - review of Vigilance
June 17 - Vic's Media Room - review of Endurance
June 17 - New Horizon Reviews - review of Vigilance
June 17 - Zerina Blossom's Books - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
June 20 - The Autistic Gamer - review of Defiance
June 20 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review of ​Vigilance / giveaway
June 21 - Rambling Reviews - review of Vigilance
June 21 - misty103@HubPages - review of Defiance
June 22 - Life as Leels - review of Vigilance
June 22 - Library of Clean Reads - review of Resilience / giveaway
June 23 - Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf - review of Vigilance / giveaway
June 23 - The Chronicles of an Abibliophobiac - review of Vigilance / giveaway
June 23 - Bookishly Devoted - review of Vigilance
June 24 - Olio by Marilyn - review of Resilience / interview
June 24 - 3 Partners in Shopping - review of Vigilance / giveaway
June 27 - The Autistic Gamer - review of Endurance
June 27 - Tea and A Book - review of Vigilance
June 28 - Rambling Reviews - review of Defiance
June 28 - Library of Clean Reads - review of Vigilance / giveaway
June 29 - The Travelogue of a Book Addict - book spotlight /guest post / giveaway
June 29 - misty103@HubPages - review of Endurance
June 29 - alwaysjoart - review of Resilience / giveaway
June 30 - Book Reviews Nature Photos - review of Defiance
June 30 - The Chronicles of an Abibliophobiac - review of Defiance / giveaway
July 1 - Rambling Reviews - review of Endurance
July 1 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review of Defiance / giveaway
July 4 - Olio by Marilyn - review of Vigilance
July 4 - Library of Clean Reads - review of Defiance / giveaway
July 5 - Book Reviews Nature Photos - review of Endurance
July 5 - 3 Partners in Shopping - review of Defiance / giveaway
July 5 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review of Resilience
July 5 - Bookishly Devoted - review of Defiance
July 6 - Pause for Tales - review of Resilience / guest post
July 6 - alwaysjoart - review of Vigilance / giveaway
July 7 - Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf - review of Defiance / giveaway
July 7 - The Chronicles of an Abibliophobiac - review of Endurance / giveaway
July 8 - New Horizon Reviews - review of Defiance
July 8 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review of Endurance / giveaway
July 11 - Life as Leels - review of Defiance
July 11 - 3 Partners in Shopping - review of Endurance / giveaway
July 12 - Olio by Marilyn - review of Defiance
July 12 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review of Vigilance
July 13 - Pause for Tales - review of Vigilance
July 13 - alwaysjoart - review of Defiance / giveaway
July 14 - Life as Leels - review of Endurance
July 14 - Library of Clean Reads - review of Endurance / giveaway
July 15 - Bound 4 Escape - review of Endurance / giveaway
July 18 - The Cheshire Cat's Looking Glass - review of Resilience / giveaway
July 18 - Tea and A Book - review of Defiance
July 19 - Olio by Marilyn - review of Endurance
July 19 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review of Defiance
July 20 - Pause for Tales - review of Defiance
July 20 - alwaysjoart - review of Endurance / giveaway
July 21 - Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf - review of Endurance / guest post / giveaway
July 21 - The Cheshire Cat's Looking Glass - review of Vigilance / giveaway
July 22 - New Horizon Reviews - review of Endurance
July 22 - Tea and A Book - review of Endurance
July 25 - JBronder Book Reviews - review of Resilience / guest post
July 25 - The Cheshire Cat's Looking Glass - review of Defiance / giveaway
July 26 - JBronder Book Reviews - review of Vigilance
July 26 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review of Endurance
July 26 - Singing Librarian Books - review of Resilience
July 27 - Singing Librarian Books - review of Vigilance
July 27 - JBronder Book Reviews - review of Defiance
July 27 - Pause for Tales - review of Endurance
July 28 - Singing Librarian Books - review of Defiance
July 28 - JBronder Book Reviews - review of Endurance
July 28 - Bookishly Devoted - review of Endurance
July 29 - Singing Librarian Books - review of Endurance
July 29 - The Cheshire Cat's Looking Glass - review of Endurance / giveaway