Resilience (Regina Shen #1) by Lance Erlick -- Book Tour Review + Author Interview + Giveaway
7/26/2016
About the Book
Regina Shen is an outcast forced to fend for herself in a world that bans books and artifacts from before the Great Collapse. An approaching storm could be the least of her problems. The World Federation condemns Regina and her family to live on the seaward side of barrier walls. Those walls were built to hold back rising seas caused by abrupt climate change and as a place to dump outcasts.
A hurricane threatens to destroy Regina’s world, tearing her from sister, mom, and home. Now Federation agents claim she has unique DNA that could prevent human extinction. It's too bad she doesn't trust them enough to barter fairly, let alone with her life. Three-hundred-plus-year-old Grand Old Dames rule the all-female Federation using a rigid caste system. Their notorious Department of Antiquities, under the command of Chief Inspector Joanne Demarco, polices barrier walls, destroys knowledge from the past to suppress dissent, and pursues Regina for her genome. Regina survives by her wits on swampy islands and thrives on salvage from sunken cities, including illegal print books from before the Federation. With her photographic (eidetic) memory, she defies Antiquities by consuming salvaged books not available in the Federation, which makes her an outcast even among her exiled peers. With Antiquities in pursuit, Regina fights to stay alive and avoid capture while hunting for her family. Does she have the resilience to survive both the storm and Antiquities? Books in the SeriesAbout 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. Interview
Check out the interview with the author HERE.
Review
An adventurous and action packed novel for teens, Lance Erlick has written a captivating and thrilling dystopian series, beginning with book one in the Regina Shen Series, Resilience. This story is about a young girl, Regina, which must survive in a cruel and harsh world. She lives as a scavenger in a swamp with her mother and younger sister and attends a little local community school. But when a ginormous hurricane-like storm hits, and everyone must flee for dry ground, Regina is separated from her family. Regina must learn to fend for herself and avoid the patrol-women that are now hunting her in order to survive. While fleeing the patrol-women that seem to be particularly interested in her for some reason, Regina wounds her foot when it gets stuck in an animal trap. This throws a kink in Regina’s escape and look for her family plan, but not for long. I would recommend this novel to any teen that enjoy actioned filled science fiction, dystopian novels.
Series: Regina Shen Genre: science fiction, dystopian, young adult Publisher: Finlee Augare Books Publication date: May 15, 2015 Number of pages: 240 Category: Middle School+ Content Rating: PG, a little bit of violence, survival Book Rating: 4 stars
Other books in the series:
2-Vigilance 3-Defiance 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).
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
Lance Erlick
7/30/2016 07:48:33 am
Thank you for participating in the tour, for the interview, and for the review. Once Regina Shen got into my head, I couldn't help but write her story.
Lance Erlick
7/30/2016 07:49:44 am
By the way, my wife is a librarian by training and a singer. Go for it. Comments are closed.
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