
Defiance
Publisher:
Balzer + Bray, 2012
Genre: YA Fantasy
Within the walls of Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the
city's brutal leader, Rachel Adams has a secret. While other girls sew dresses
and obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the wilderness
and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to return from a
courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander assigns Rachel a new
Protector, her father's apprentice, Logan--the same boy Rachel declared her
love for two years ago, and the same one who handed her heart right back to
her. Left with nothing but a fierce belief in her father's survival, Rachel
decides to escape and find him herself. But treason against the Commander
carries a heavy price, and what awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her.
At nineteen, Logan McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As
apprentice to the city's top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so
he can escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being
responsible for his mentor's impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to protect
her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the price, he realizes
he has more at stake than disappointing Jared.
As Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a
monster that can't be killed and an army of assassins out for blood, they
discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war decades in the
making.