Endurance (Regina Shen #4) by Lance Erlick -- Book Tour Review + Author Interview + Giveaway

About the Book

Betrayed by her own mother, outcast Regina Shen has been trying to free her sister. Instead, she becomes a pawn in the World Federation’s struggle for power and succession.

Worldwide fertility has collapsed and the World Premier is dying, leading to a crisis of leadership. Battle lines are forming and Regina holds the keys to resolving the fertility crisis with her genome and elevating whoever can capture and control her into positions of power. Using her photographic (eidetic) memory of illegal books, she also holds the key to locating ancient artifacts that could save or destroy the Federation. In holding these keys, Regina should be treated as a queen, but outcasts aren’t even allowed to become citizens.

Having survived the swamps, deserts, and wilderness, Regina continues to try to barter for freedom for her and her sister, but the stakes are too high. Federation agents hound Regina to uncover ancient artifacts and serve herself up as a lab specimen to prevent human extinction. The disgraced Inspector Joanne Demarco pretends to be Regina’s ally to get her to deliver the location of ancient DNA vaults that could change the balance of power. Meanwhile, ruthless rivals are willing to do anything to destroy Demarco and control Regina.

Regina’s new journey will test her endurance, her ability to recognize opportunities, and her knack for avoiding capture. She will also face a tragedy and a strange twist of destiny that will shake her to her core and get her to question everything. Will she be able to overcome adversity or will she descend down an even more dangerous path?

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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

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Review

Book four in the Regina Shen series, Endurance, continues the adventure-filled story of the young women Regina Shen.  Regina has escaped capture and is once again on the run again from the patrol-women/Department of Antiques’ Inspectors, but this time with friend and partner Ester in tow.  In the past few months Regina and Ester have learned to work well together and always have each other’s backs.  Regina relies on Ester’s help, especially in this trying time as she not only tries to locate the whereabouts of her sister, Colleen but searches for unique items to barter for the freedom of Colleen as well.  This novel ends in a way that leaves readers hanging, hopefully in anticipation of another novel that will bring this riveting story to an end.  I would recommend this novel to teens that enjoy a combination of science fiction and a dystopian society.
 
Series: Regina Shen
Genre: science fiction, dystopian, young adult
Publisher: Finlee Augare books
Publication date: April 4, 2016
Number of pages: 271
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
3-Defiance​

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

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June 1 - Mystery Suspense Reviews  - book spotlight / guest post
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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
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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