The Summer Prince
Locus Award nominee 2014.
A heart-stopping story of love, death, technology, and art set amid the tropics of a futuristic Brazil.
The lush city of Palmares Tres shimmers with tech and tradition, with
screaming gossip casters and practiced politicians. In the midst of this vibrant metropolis, June Costa creates art that's sure to make her
legendary. But her dreams of fame become something more when she meets
Enki, the bold new Summer King. The whole city falls in love with him
(including June's best friend, Gil). But June sees more to Enki than
amber eyes and a lethal samba. She sees a fellow artist.
Together, June and Enki will stage explosive, dramatic projects that Palmares
Tres will never forget. They will add fuel to a growing rebellion
against the government's strict limits on new tech. And June will fall
deeply, unfortunately in love with Enki. Because like all Summer Kings
before him, Enki is destined to die.
Pulsing with the beat of
futuristic Brazil, burning with the passions of its characters, and
overflowing with ideas, this fiery novel will leave you eager for more
from Alaya Dawn Johnson.
Alaya Dawn Johnson
Alaya Dawn Johnson has become a writer to watch in both the adult and YA arenas, with her work being consistently praised for its lyrical beauty and incisive commentary. She won the 2015 Nebula Award for Best Novelette for "A Guide to the Fruits of Hawai'i," which also appears in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy (2015), guest edited by Joe Hill. Her debut YA novel, The Summer Prince (Arthur A. Levine, 2013), was longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Her follow up YA novel, Love is the Drug won the Andre Norton Award in 2015. She is currently based in Mexico City, pursuing a Masters in Mesoamerican Studies. Her other home base is New York City.
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Book Reviews
Certainly very different kind of scifi story from what we usually have. The details and society were quite interesting. The story however, I'm not that interested about a life of a spoiled rebellious teenager. The story without the society and tech part would be worth just two stars from me. If I would have been reading this instead of listening it as audio book, I would have never finished the story.