Feature Book of the Week
Insignia
by
S.J. Kincaid
The earth is in the middle of WWIII in Insignia, the first entry in S.J. Kincaid’s fast-paced sci-fi adventure trilogy. The planet’s natural resources are almost gone, and the 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...
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...
A Guest Post by S.J. Kincaid
If there are any future writers reading this, then I'd encourage you to go out into the world and have as many new experiences as possible, and learn as many new things as possible. I write full time now, but paradoxically, the most I ever produced was while I followed an intensive educational schedule in nursing school. I wrote INSIGNIA while taking classes on human physiology and studying the human brain. It's strange how very factual, scientific stuff stimulated my creativity, but it truly did. Whenever I find myself running low on ideas, I usually find the best way to fix that is to get out and do something seemingly unrelated to what I'm writing, or read something unrelated. Writing is an exciting field because the entire world is fodder for your stories.
About the Author
S.J. Kincaid was born in Alabama, grew up in California, and attended high school in New Hampshire, but it was while living beside a haunted graveyard in Scotland, that she realized that she wanted to be a writer. Her debut, Insignia, came out in July of 2012. (Bio retrieved from author's website)
17 Delicious Comments:
I just got finished reading this book. This book's plot is so gripping. I love the futuristic, technological edge.
Hazelwood Southeast Middle School
I currently have the book checked out, it's next on my list after Emerald Atls!!!!! ED
-Hazelwood West Middle
I loved Insignia! I loved the main character, Tom, and his sarcastic nature. Also, I really liked the story plot a lot. It was along the popular lines today, what with it being in the future and during World War Three but it was still different. Tom wasn’t living in a dystopian, third world land, and we didn’t have all this technology. Things were more advanced, of course, but not in a way that would make the movie impossible to make. In short, I loved it!
Insignia was an accurate and entertaining depiction of the more near future. Money and power are all but the air we breathe. The characters are so easy to fall on love with and root for. You feel a part of this world in a way. You can’t help but the love the works of S.J. Kincaid.
Hazelwood North Middle
I just started reading this. It's pretty interesting so far! :)
_Hazelwood West Middle School
I LOVE TOM!!!!!!!!! :D
~Hazelwood West Middle School
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Wow! I just finished this book, and boy, is it amazing! It blew me away! Wow. It's so full of action, and you just can't put it down! I love all of the characters! They're all awesome in their own way. If you're a fan of video games, this is the book for you! Anyone will like this book! I sure loved it!
-Hazelwood West Middle School
DOCTORS OF DOOM FOREVER!! YAY! :)
~Hazelwood West Middle School
Though it was a little confusing at first, I could not put Insignia down! It was so good! I've never read a book like this one. And now I keep thinking, is this how World War III is going to be like? Now that I finished it, I just can't stop thinking about it! That's how good it is! :)
^That last comment was from Hazelwood West Middle School. Sorry!
Insignia is an awesome book... just saying... :)
Hazelwood West Middle
I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH!!! AAAAAH!!!!! :D
~hazelwood west middle school
I just can't stop thinking about this book! So good!!
Hazelwood west middle school
ive heard several reviews of this at school. some say they totally love it, (like me) while others say they weren't interested. i guess it really just depends on what genre of books you like read to like this book.
-hazelwood west middle
How I would love to download information in my head for tests in school. That would be awesome! I'm totally jealous of Tom and the rest of them! ;)
hazelwood west middle school
I want to see what Medusa looks like! :D
hazelwood west middle school
This book looks AWESOME!!!!! ED
-Hazelwood West Middle
I just keep imagining what a weird world we'd be in if we lived like how they lived in Insignia.... it's mindblowing to think about!
-hazelwood west middle school
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