Category: Young Adult/Teen Publisher: Hodder Childrens Books
ISBN-10: 0340997095
Type: Fiction
Pages: 496
Copyright: Aug 1, 2012
ISBN-13: 9780340997093
The Hunting
Genie and Renee are being hunted for the secret that only their DNA can reveal and Rian has to somehow keep them safe. Can they get to Mexico before the Fortress finds them? Who is shootng at them and why?
Genie and Rian had miscalculated. They had expected to return heroes. Unmask the evil Reverend Schneider, expose the Fortress experiments that had killed so many runaway kids. Instead there’s a $10,000 reward on each of their heads. Genie and Renee are being hunted for the secret that only their DNA can reveal. Roadblocks ahead. Mosquitoes in the air that can shut down their brainwaves. They must flee down the wild unforgiving river with armed hunters in pursuit. Denis is waiting for Genie is a cold dark place as the other kids lay dying. He urgently needs her help to resist The Fortress. They can’t run forever. Soon they will have to turn and fight for their very right to exist.
Excerpt
“It’s them,” someone shouted. “I know it is. It’s them.”
Genie’s heart nearly stopped.
“Jesus,” Rian exclaimed. “Who the hell?”
“Will they shoot?” Renee asked.
“They don’t want us dead.” Genie muttered tersely. “They’ll want the reward money.”
The powerful searchlight was still seeking them. Rian ducked down beside Genie.
“Start praying.”
“I am praying.”
“Good, ’cause I’m crapping myself here,” Renee said. “Who the hell are they?”
“Bounty hunters. I saw a pair go by earlier.”
Genie and Renee digested this set of facts. Hunters. Hunters meant guns. Big guns. Hunters liked shooting at things.
Professional Reviews
The Hunting
The Hunting has quite a lot of big surprises. Genie and Rian are joined by the sassy Renée as they flee the Fortress. They are hunted down ruthlessly, surviving floods, attacks from the air and storms at sea. Genie nearly freezes to death and the evil Reverend Schnieder is determined to finish her off for good. This is a story about playing God - who should live who should die. You have to read this amazing sequel to The Repossession (which you should also read!)
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