Wakers
Wakers by Orson Scott Card, published by Simon and Schuster on February 22, 2022, is a young adult science fiction novel that explores themes of identity and survival. In this 400-page edition, readers follow Laz, a teen with the extraordinary ability to transfer his consciousness to alternate versions of himself in parallel worlds. However, his life takes a drastic turn when he awakens in a cloning facility on a desolate Earth, surrounded by lifeless clones and grappling with the reality of his existence.
As Laz navigates this barren landscape, he is haunted by questions about his creation and the fate of the world he once knew. His only glimmer of hope lies in another clone who remains asleep, prompting Laz to consider the implications of waking her. This narrative delves into action and adventure while addressing social themes and the complexities of friendship in a dystopian setting. Wakers presents a thought-provoking journey as Laz confronts the challenges of his new reality and seeks answers in a world stripped of vibrancy.
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Enders Game comes a brand-new series following a teen who wakes up on an abandoned Earth to discover that he’s a clone.
Laz is a side-stepper: a teen with the incredible power to jump his consciousness to alternate versions of himself in parallel worlds. All his life, there was no mistake that a little side-stepping couldn’t fix.
Until Laz wakes up one day in a cloning facility on a seemingly abandoned Earth.
Laz finds himself surrounded by hundreds of other clones, all dead, and quickly realizes that he too must be a clone of his original self. Laz has no idea what happened to the world he remembers as vibrant and bustling only yesterday, and he struggles to survive in the barren wasteland he’s now trapped in. But the question that haunts him isn’t why was he created, but instead, who woke him up…and why?
There’s only a single bright spot in Laz’s new life: one other clone appears to still be alive, although she remains asleep. Deep down, Laz believes that this girl holds the key to the mysteries plaguing him, but if he wakes her up, she’ll be trapped in this hellscape with him.
This is one problem that Laz can’t just side-step his way out of.
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