Robin Wasserman: Shattered

“Robin Wasserman’s writing cuts straight to the bone, even when it’s metal! This series is mind-bending.”

“Fast-paced … A thought-provoking bioethical conundrum that raises difficult questions about the definition of life, this text will intrigue and entertain readers.”

“[ Shattered ] is a wonderful follow-up to [ Frozen ]. The world Robin Wasserman creates is creative and fascinating, and even though the main characters are mechanical, many still find a way to be dynamic and evolve during the story. [ Shattered ] is the second in a planned trilogy, and I, for one, can’t wait for the conclusion.”

“This installment in the trilogy has intense action, a fast-paced plot, and interesting characters…. Give it to fans of Mary E. Pearson’s The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Holt, 2008) or Nancy Farmer’s The House of the Scorpion .”

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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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This Simon Pulse paperback edition October 2011

Copyright © 2009 by Robin Wasserman

Previously published as Crashed .

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The text of this book was set in Edlund.

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:

Wasserman, Robin.

Crashed / by Robin Wasserman

p. cm.

Sequel to: Skinned.

Summary: Living with other “mechs” since her wealthy parents transplanted her brain into a mechanical body to prevent her from dying in a horrible accident, Lia becomes a pawn in a religious leader’s movement to outlaw “mech” technology and eradicate machines such as Lia.

ISBN 978-1-4169-7453-6 (hc)

[1. Science fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.W25865Cr 2009

[Fic]—dc22

2009003271

ISBN 978-1-4424-2039-7

(pbk) ISBN 978-1-4424-3360-1 (eBook)