He’s spent his life running from who he is. She’s been trying to escape her past for 100 years… old man next door— and his hauntingly beautiful but troubled young protégée Hawk, Ion realizes his life will never be normal again.
Late one evening, Hawk drags him by the hand into a closet-turned-rabbit-hole to an extra dimension, and Ion finds himself stumbling involuntarily into a secret society of training for “anomalies,” teenagers with a special set of abilities. Just like him.
As they train to become Protectors of future Earth, battling each other as well as their own demons, both Ion and Hawk begin to realize that they are far more alike than they realized. Unsettlingly so.
When the Dimension is shaken by an unthinkable betrayal, will an ancient prophecy bring Hawk and Ion together—or will a deadly threat hidden in plain sight cost them both their powers… and their lives?
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What Early Readers Are Saying:
“Unique and brilliant. Everyone needs this book in their lives!”
“This novel blew me away.”
“By the end of the book you will feel like you just been on a great adventure that just got started.”
“This book is very fast paced and filled to the brim with beautifully written descriptions and great characters. Think X-Men meets Miss Peregrine, but in a fresh and exciting new twist. It reminded me of a modern, sci-fi, teenage Narnia.”
“If you like thrilling adventure stories with some super powered characters this is for you!!!!”
“This is far beyond a good book; this is the best book I’ve ever read!”
“THE WRITING STYLE WAS GORGEOUS. I was in awe of the beautiful prose that pulled me into the story and was SO PROFOUND.”
“Fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent will be blown away with how K.A. Emmons takes sci-fi/fantasy to the next level!”
“It is rare to find YA sci-fi with anything deeper than the surface as far as themes go (at least not good ones) and The Blood Race packed full of meaning and deeper layers while maintaining its integrity as a story.”
“After that cliff hanger I’m dying for more!”
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EVERYONE needs this book in their lives.
I’ve read sci-fi/fantasy thrillers before – and I’m kind of a picky reader, too – but The Blood Race blew me away with how unique it is. This is not your average teenager-with-superpowers book. This story is woven together with such detail and precision. It’s beautiful. You will fall in love with the characters (and want to hug some of them and take them home with you.) Not to mention, the writing is next level – beautifully crafted prose, deep themes, complex plot, epic world-building… but above all, this is a wonderfully-told story. The author has a way of making you feel what her characters are going through. An emotional connection that is hard to find in a lot of YA fiction.
All I can say is: this book is unlike anything you’ll ever read. The Blood Race will take you for a wild, sweeping, heart-pounding ride – and you won’t be able to put it down.
This was a really interesting read and loved the opening. A street race with some kind of “superpower” interference? Count me in!
As a whole, I enjoyed THE BLOOD RACE, even though I totally admit that I felt some things went way above my head. I didn’t stay stuck on them because I liked what was happening, and I especially liked Ion. This is the first book I have read that I STRONGLY did not like the female lead. I’m still uncertain how I feel about her, but I feel she redeemed herself near the end so I’m not quite as agitated toward that same said character.
But Ion…seriously, I loved him. He was so real, though I can’t put into words why I feel that way (at least without major spoilers). He definitely has struggles, but I admired him on many levels as he learned and grew. He so inspired how I want my future characters to be in my own stories.
Though I wouldn’t say this is “Christian fiction,” there were some powerful allegorical scenes that hit me strongly, especially when it came to the sliders and the Dimension. A certain quote about water has been on replay since I read it.
Those two things were by far my favorite part of this story. The author had some powerful messages (trust being one of them) that spoke to me above anything I might have not understood or was fond of. I eagerly look forward to book two because I can imagine I will be touched as profoundly as I did in parts of book one.
Plus, I need to know what’s going to happen to Ion.
*(I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts expressed are my own and was not required to write a positive review.)*
Ion was an outcast, he didn’t fit in, he always felt different, going from school to school, he’s always felt a freak, and after the latest incident at the new school, Ion was at his wits end !!!
Hawk isn’t interested in much, she keeps herself to herself. And when her “Sensei” wants her to take on Ion to “teach” him about what and who he is, she isn’t interested, but after persuasion from Sensei, Hawk takes up her task.
Ion is shocked and stunned when Hawk approaches him, at first he is wary, then scepticism and then disbelief, why wouldn’t he know if he had powers ? Then once Hawk shows him a different world, his fears double, he doesn’t believe her at first…..
This new world accepts his differences, but he can’t let go of his old life, trying to blend both is a difficult task, and one both Hawk and Ion don’t think possible …..
We are then introduced to the villain of the story, and believe me, there is no redeeming qualities about this person !!!!
Wow !!!! What a great read. Something totally different from the usual paranormal read. Very well written, the descriptions of the world and characters just jump out of the page.
Can’t wait for book two oh thanks for the cliffhanger…… it definitely makes you want to find out what happens next