Description
“An exhilarating dystopian YA recalling The Last of Us and Divergent—Climate of Chaos is a hard-hitting survival story featuring a disabled protagonist that explores the chilling effects of climate change and medical debt.
In dystopic Seattle, storms have devastated Earth’s population, a new virus is spreading, and the privileged live inside domes controlled by Aegis Corp. Healthcare is earned by hours accrued working in Aegis’s pharmaceutical factories. If you run short on hours, you’re sent to Harvest House for debt collection—a place from which no one returns.
After a storm killed seventeen-year old Fox LaRosa’s parents and left her disabled, Fox and her younger sister, Rabbit, join their fugitive aunt’s mercenary group Still Alive. Their mission is to restore the imbalance of medical access for post-storm survivors.
But when a med supply heist goes south, Rabbit is taken captive, and Still Alive refuses to rescue her. Fox must choose between duty and family, and leaves home to infiltrate Aegis’s interior domes where Rabbit is being held hostage. The more Fox learns about life in the domes, though, the more she realizes Still Alive isn’t as altruistic as they claim. In a world where everyone is out for themselves, Fox must rely on those she trusts least in order to reunite with her sister and expose those in power for who they really are.
The Hunger Games for the next generation, this read stars a disabled protagonist and explores the devastating potential of climate change left unchecked and the all-too-real consequences of outrageously expensive health insurance affecting millions today.”
Reviews
Rarely predictable and always engaging. This is in part due to Fox’s physical disability, an almost unheard-of trait in dystopian protagonists. . . . [Fox] firmly establishes herself as the cane-wielding menace disabled readers deserve to see.
—Booklist (starred review)
A big brother government reminiscent of George Orwell and an outside society built as well as William Golding’s have ensured Newbould a name in the sci-fi/dystopian space. Her dialogue, action and plotting hold true to the very end—leaving readers awaiting a second book. Fans of James Dashner’s The Maze Runner and Lex Thomas’s “Quarantine” series will enjoy this adventure. . . . A must-have for teen libraries and lovers of dystopian fiction.
—School Library Journal (starred review)
Fast-paced, well-executed, suspense-driven plot will keep [readers] entertained. . . . An exciting, high-stakes story offering relevant social commentary.
—Kirkus Reviews
In the brutal, unforgiving world of Climate of Chaos, Fox LaRosa fights for her own survival, her sister’s freedom, and above all else, the elusive truth. Newbould writes courageously about resilience and injustice, and the love it takes to make it out alive.
—Jen St. Jude, author of If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come
An exciting new voice in the dystopian renaissance! Cassandra Newbould’s view of the future is both poignant and plausible, with a resilient heroine and found family that jumps off the page. A gripping, fast-paced adventure.
—Jill Tew, critically acclaimed author of The Dividing Sky
More Details
YAF015000: Young Adult Fiction – Dystopian
YAF003000: Young Adult Fiction – Science Fiction – Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
YAF058070: Young Adult Fiction – Disability
