Bøger af Taya Devere

The sleepers are waking, one by one. But who is waking them?Jovan and Luna are running out of time. They have only thirty days to make Project Green Gates work, convincing the Chipped to abandon their dying society and return to a more natural way of life. If they don't succeed, Ef and his team have a plan of their own... a plan that frankly terrifies them.The trouble is, Luna doesn't believe in Project Green Gates. She's finally Chipped, and she wants to see what the technology can do for her. She wants to track down Margaret, the most brilliant hacker in the world. She wants to find another way.As for Jovan, he's distracted. The Dechipping injury on the back of his head refuses to heal. His headaches and sleepwalking just won't stop. And he has a mystery to solve.Someone is waking up the people in the stasis capsules, letting them out into the world without the medical attention they'll need if they want to survive. He's not sure it's not a serial killer.He's not sure it isn't him.***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, The Handmaid's Tale, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series!***Get free early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

For Dr. Laura Solomon, dying was nothing more than an inconvenience.With her body gone, her mind is more powerful than ever before. She roams the computer systems of the world at will, helping the Unchipped rebels she has chosen to protect - and occasionally dealing with Luna, her demanding new assistant. The only problem is her humanity, which seems to be slipping away from her day by day. As the rebels pester her for information, Dr. Solomon finds herself distracted, drawn deeper into her abstract world...And Nurse Saarinen''s drones are closing in.***If you''re looking for books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Brave New World you''re going to love the Unchipped series!***Get early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

The whole world needs her... but she''s completely alone.Margaret Lewis is an expert programmer, the hacker who betrayed the Happiness Program to help the Unchipped rebels. A hunted fugitive, she slips from one city to another recruiting people for a new society, a place where Chipped and Unchipped can live together as equals. Targeted by a vicious attack, Margaret disappears into a liquor bottle. She''s content to be lost... until she finds out that the Happiness Program has kidnapped her daughter.CONTENT WARNING: SA, r*pe. While not a main theme of the book or even described in detail, some readers may want to read the reviews or have a friend check out the book before reading.***If you''re looking for books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Brave New World you''re going to love the Unchipped series!***Get early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter!

They''re building a new world together... but she doesn''t trust him.Jovan has been helping the Unchipped rebels, recruiting soldiers to join their cause. His girlfriend Luna is a rebel herself, but she doesn''t trust him enough to share her secrets. He''s Chipped and she isn''t, and that''s all there is to it. Now she''s taking them all into the wilderness, looking for a promised refuge in the United Inland... and possibly leaving him forever. Can he keep Luna''s love when his Chipped status stands between them?***If you''re looking for books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Brave New World you''re going to love the Unchipped series!***Get early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter!

He made her a murderer. Now he needs her to save his life.Dennis Jenkins is a playboy. The new leader of the Happiness Program, he spends his free time looking for love in virtual reality. It''s an empty existence, haunted by the memory of the family he lost... and by his obsession with Maria, the lethal Unchipped woman who used to work for him. Now Maria has returned, and she has a message. Someone else in the Happiness Program wants him dead, and they''re sending an assassin so deadly that only one person can protect him - Maria herself, the one woman he wants but can never have.***If you love Brave New World, you''re going to love the Unchipped series!***Get early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

She conquered the world... but she can''t get her enemy out of her head.As the unquestioned leader of the Happiness-Program, Laura is effectively the ruler of the entire world. The Unchipped rebels have been defeated, and all that''s left for her to do is to perfect the Chipping process so they can all be integrated into the new society. The only problem is a single hacker, but that hacker is supremely dangerous, able to access Laura''s mind at will.As it becomes clear that she can''t keep the hacker out, Laura''s grip on power will start to unravel. And that will force her to make a choice... create the perfect world she''s always dreamed of, or save the little girl who doesn''t know she''s Laura''s daughter?***If you love Brave New World, you''re going to love the Unchipped series!***Get early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter!

In a war-torn world, they''ve found their sanctuary... if not for those bodies in the basement.The rebels against the Happiness-Program have finally found a place to hide, an abandoned resort in Iceland complete with a luxury hotel. Everything would be perfect here if not for their memories, haunting them each in different ways.For Bill, it''s the friend he left behind in California... not knowing whether she''s alive or dead. For Luna, it''s the man from City of Serbia, inviting her to give up on the rebellion and return home to him. For Ava it''s the woman who used to take care of her, and who she expects to hear from any day.For rebel leader Kaarina, it''s the need for revenge... and the basement of the hotel may give her the opportunity. Because the basement contains four stasis capsules, and the unconscious bodies of four men and women... the founders of the Happiness-Program.If they can wake up the founders, the rebels could finally be free forever. They could strike a blow against the enemy, turning the tide in the ongoing war. But waking up the all-but-dead can have unforeseen consequences...***If you love Brave New World, you''re going to love the Unchipped series!***Get early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

They want her talent. She wants her life.Luna lives in a run-down old farmhouse outside City of Serbia, her only companions the alcoholic Reverend Mari─ç and a constantly growing pack of half-feral dogs. As one of the last Unchipped still alive in the area, she lives by her wits as a hacker and thief.When a spy from the City exposes her presence there, Luna is offered a choice: see her life destroyed or find the rebels who have been giving the Chipped so much trouble.It isn''t a question of whether she can do it - Luna is the best, and if she starts to look for them then the rebels are doomed. But all she wants to do is to live a peaceful life, surrounded by her dogs and her books. Then she meets Jovan, the strangely gentle man she suspects of having betrayed her to the Chipped. Can Luna trust her new friend... or is his kindness a trap?***If you liked Brave New World, you''re going to love the Unchipped series!***Get early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

Is she doing God''s work, or something far more sinister?Safely hidden behind a high fence that shields it from the rest of the world, Kinship Care provides a safe haven for children from City of England. Kinship Care is supported by the Happiness-Program... but there''s a catch. To keep the food shipments coming, program director Enyd must provide fraudulent "proof" of the plague ravaging the city--photos of children suffering--to deter those tempted to leave the program.It''s been easy enough with a sinner like Ava, the only Unchipped child at Kinship Care, who keeps violating the rules by trying to contact her mother. Surely God would approve of the relatively mild punishments Ava has brought upon herself.But now they want more. More shocking material. More pain. More punishment. More proof to show the good people in the city what it''s like for those who defy the program. How far will Enyd go before she says enough?***If you liked Brave New World, you''re going to love the Unchipped series!***Get early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

For the Unchipped, safety is nothing but an illusion...Bill is one of the lucky few. While the other Unchipped near the City of California scavenge for food amid the constant threat of gunfire, Bill''s spent the last two years at the Mansion--a haven for the select few who design products to be sold in the green city. He''s safe for now... unlike his friend Kaarina, who is leading a revolution on the other side of the world.Bill is the Mansion''s CEO, but he''s haunted by the act of violence that got him the job. Danger lies beyond the protective gates of this repressive sanctuary, but a carefree existence inside the City of California remains mysterious, intriguing... and unattainable.When he discovers the trailer just outside the fence, Bill is forced to make an impossible choice. Defend the Mansion by killing the intruders... or let them live and risk everything he has?***If you liked Brave New World, you''re going to love the Unchipped series!***Get early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

A civilization reliant on AR. Unchipped refugees forced outside its walls. Can a lone underdog save humanity from itself?In the two years since the Great Affliction, the Happiness-Program has transformed a civilization on the brink of extinction into an organized, beautiful, and happy society. However, for the Unchipped--those whose chips can''t connect to the system--living a comfortable life remains out of reach.Kaarina, one of the Unchipped, would give anything to live inside the walls of the city again. Haunted by her mother''s suicide and alone except for Bill, another Unchipped thousands of miles away whose thoughts are inexplicably linked to hers, Kaarina fights for survival, defending her beloved animals from the other savage Unchipped. But when her horse''s illness drives her into the city to find medicine, she becomes acquainted with a Chipped man who makes her question everything.Now a new fix to the system promises her the chance to finally be normal... just as she begins to learn life in the perfectly augmented reality may not be all that she imagined.***If you liked Brave New World, you''re going to love the Unchipped series!***Get early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere(dot)com!