S.J. Kinclaid - Catalyst

Saga Insignia
03. Catalyst

Synopsis:

The explosive conclusion to the series reviewers have likened to Ender’s Game and “Hogwarts-in-Space”
This exhilarating, explosive, and heartrending conclusion to the Insignia trilogy brings Tom and his intelligent, passionate, and brave young friends stunning tests and dangerous confrontations and through to an impossible future they could never have predicted.

Tom Raines and his friends are eager to return to the Pentagonal Spire to continue training for the elite Intrasolar Forces, but they soon discover troubling changes: strict new regulations and the revelation that the Spire is under new military control. What begins as an irritating adjustment soon reveals a dangerous shift in reality. Those now in control are aligned with corporate sponsors and their ruthless agendas. And when the military academy begins welcoming new cadets with suspicious neural processors, the first step in a plan with horrifying worldwide ramifications, Tom is desperate to stop it, even if that means keeping secrets from his closest allies.
Then a mysterious figure, the other ghost in the machine, begins fighting against the corporations, but with methods even Tom finds shocking. And when the enemy comes for Tom, how much can Tom endure in the battle to save himself? He must decide if he can still fight when the odds of success seem to be sliding from his grip.

Sinopsis:

Tom Raines y sus amigos están ansiosos por volver al Pentagonal Spire para continuar entrenando para la Intersolar Forces étile, pero muy pronto descubrirán unos cambios problemáticos: nuevas y estrictas regulaciones, además de la revelación de que Spire está bajo un nuevo control militar. Lo que empieza como un ajuste irritante pronto revela un cambio peligroso en la realidad. Los que ahora están a control se han alineado con los patrocinadores corporativos y sus agendas despiadadas. Y cuando la academia militar comienza a ingresar nuevos cadetes con procesadores neuronales sospechosos, el primer paso en un plan con horripilantes ramificaciones a nivel mundial, Tom se desespera por pararlo, aún si eso significa mantener los secretos de sus aliados más cercanos.
Luego una misteriosa figura, el otro fantasma en la máquina, comienza a pelear contra las corporaciones, pero con métodos que incluso Tom encuentra chocante. Y cuando el enemigo viene por Tom, ¿cuánto puede soportar Tom en la batalla para salvarse a sí mismo? Él debe decidir si él todavía puede pelear cuando las probabilidades de éxito parecen estarse deslizando de su agarra.

S.J. Kincaid - Vortex

Saga Insignia
02. Vortex

Synopsis:

The impossible was just the beginning. Now in their second year as superhuman government weapons-in-training at the Pentagonal Spire, Tom Raines and his friends are mid-level cadets in the elite combat corps known as the Intrasolar Forces. But as training intensifies and a moment arrives that could make or break his entire career, Tom’s loyalties are again put to the test.
Encouraged to betray his ideals and friendships for the sake of his country, Tom is convinced there must be another way. And the more aware he becomes of the corruption surrounding him, the more determined he becomes to fight it, even if he sabotages his own future in the process.
Drawn into a power struggle more dramatic than he has ever faced before, Tom stays a hyperintelligent step ahead of everyone, like the exceptional gamer he is—or so he believes. But when he learns that he and his friends have unwittingly made the most grievous error imaginable, Tom must find a way to outwit an enemy so nefarious that victory seems hopeless. Will his idealism and bravado cost him everything—and everyone that matters to him?

Filled with action and intelligence, camaraderie and humor, the second book in S.J. Kincaid’s futuristic World War III Insignia trilogy continues to explore fascinating and timely questions about power, politics, technology, loyalty, and friendship.

Sinopsis:

Tom raines y sus amigos son cadetes de nivel intermedio en las fuerzas intrasolares, un cuerpo de combate de élite que entrena el gobierno. Pero cuando el entrenamiento en la aguja pentagonal se intensifica, las lealtades de Tom se ponen a prueba una vez más. Presionado para que traicione sus ideales y a sus amistades por su país. Está convencido de que tiene que haber otra manera. Y cuando más toma conciencia de la corrupción que lo rodea, más se decide a luchar contra ella, aunque al hacerlo sabotee su propio futuro. 

S.J. Kincaid - Insignia

Saga Insignia
01. Insignia

Synopsis:

The earth is in the middle of WWIII in Insignia, the first entry in S. J. Kincaid's fast-paced sci-fi adventure trilogy perfect for fans of Ender's Game.

The planet's natural resources are almost gone, and war is being fought to control the assets of the solar system. The enemy is winning. The salvation may be Tom Raines. Tom doesn't seem like a hero. He's a short fourteen-year-old with bad skin. But he has the virtual-reality gaming skills that make him a phenom behind the controls of the battle drones.
As a new member of the Intrasolar Forces, Tom's life completely changes. Suddenly, he's someone important. He has new opportunities, friends, and a shot at having a girlfriend. But there's a price to pay. . . . 

Sinopsis:

Estamos combatiendo en la Tercera Guerra Mundial.
El enemigo nos está derrotando. Pero tenemos un as bajo la manga: un chico como tú.

Insignia combina hábilmente una mirada cautivadora y muy realista del futuro, con algunos toques de humor. Sus personajes son reales, divertidos y memorables. No podrás dejar de leerla.
Veronica Roth, autora de Divergent e Insurgent, best seller Nº 1 del New York Times
Una mezcla ambiciosa y sofisticada del concepto de hacker
y el género de espionaje adolescente.
Publishers Weekly