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Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid
4.0
In a world where the government controls your every move, your every resource, your every....wait. This is a bit in the nose right now, huh?
Inesa and her brother Luka have been working hard to survive without going in debt to Caerus, their governing body. Everything costs credits, and everything can be put to credit, so naturally, most people owe a lot of money. They deal with that by hosting the Gauntlet - someone is chosen to basically be hunted down by an Angel, or a hunter created by Caerus, and most don't survive. But it clears the debt...of someone else.
When Inesa is chosen for the Gauntlet, their entire world is upended. Luka helps her of course, but everything gets so much more complicated when she and the Angel, Melinoë, end up working together to survive. Questioning the purpose of their government, and the control they have over the lives and resources of those in debt, they find solice in one another on their journey.
While a great piece of fiction, this is terrifyingly close to some of the things we're facing today. A great time for it to come out.
Inesa and her brother Luka have been working hard to survive without going in debt to Caerus, their governing body. Everything costs credits, and everything can be put to credit, so naturally, most people owe a lot of money. They deal with that by hosting the Gauntlet - someone is chosen to basically be hunted down by an Angel, or a hunter created by Caerus, and most don't survive. But it clears the debt...of someone else.
When Inesa is chosen for the Gauntlet, their entire world is upended. Luka helps her of course, but everything gets so much more complicated when she and the Angel, Melinoë, end up working together to survive. Questioning the purpose of their government, and the control they have over the lives and resources of those in debt, they find solice in one another on their journey.
While a great piece of fiction, this is terrifyingly close to some of the things we're facing today. A great time for it to come out.