The Glass Arrow
The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons is a reprint edition published by Tor Publishing Group on August 2, 2016. This young adult fiction novel unfolds in a dystopian world where women have lost their rights and are treated as property, reflecting a stark contrast to a time when gender equality existed. The story follows Aya, who has lived in the wilderness to protect her family from a society that commodifies women. When she is captured by the Trackers and faces the grim prospect of being auctioned off, Aya’s determination to escape and return home drives the narrative.
Readers will find a gripping tale of survival and resilience as Aya navigates her harsh reality, aided only by a loyal wolf and a mute boy who may hold the key to her freedom. The Glass Arrow explores themes of autonomy and the struggle against oppressive systems, offering a poignant commentary on women’s rights. With 352 pages, this edition presents a thought-provoking journey through a world where true freedom is a distant dream, making it a significant addition to the science fiction genre.
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“Like The Handmaid’s Tale, Simmons’s book serves as essential commentary on women’s rights.”–Cosmopolitan.com
Once there was a time when men and women lived as equals, when girl babies were valued, and women could belong only to themselves. But that was ten generations ago. Now women are property, to be sold and owned and bred, while a strict census keeps their numbers manageable and under control. The best any girl can hope for is to end up as some man’s forever wife, but most are simply sold and resold until they’re all used up.
Only in the wilderness, away from the city, can true freedom be found. Aya has spent her whole life in the mountains, looking out for her family and hiding from the world, until the day the Trackers finally catch her.
Stolen from her home, and being groomed for auction, Aya is desperate to escape her fate and return to her family, but her only allies are a loyal wolf she’s raised from a pup and a strange mute boy who may be her best hope for freedom . . . if she can truly trust him.
The Glass Arrow: a haunting, yet hopeful, new novel from Kristen Simmons, the author of the popular Article 5 trilogy.
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