Name: The Fire Sermon
ISBN: 9781476767185

Francesca Haig

In a world turned primitive following a nuclear fire, every person is born with a twin and of each pair, one is an Alpha, perfect in every way, and the other is an Omega, burdened with a deformity that makes them ostracized; and psychic Cass, a rare Omega, dares to envision a world of equality.

The Fire Sermon

Nuclear war, dystopian unrest, a genetic mutation that divides twins in life and unites them in death—the “refreshingly nuanced” (Booklist, starred review) first novel in award-winning poet Francesca Haig’s richly imagined and action-packed post-apocalyptic trilogy “is poised to become the next must-read hit” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Four hundred years after a nuclear apocalypse, all humans are born in pairs: the deformed Omegas, who are exploited and oppressed, and their Alpha twins, who have inherited the earth—or what’s left of it. But despite their claims of superiority, the Alphas cannot escape one harsh fact: whenever one twin dies, so does the other. Cass is a rare Omega whose mutation is psychic foresight—not that she needs it to know that as her powerful twin, Zach, ascends the ranks of the ruling Alpha Council, she’s in grave danger. Zach has a devastating plan for Omega annihilation. Cass has visions of an island where a bloody Omega resistance promises a life of freedom. But her real dream is to discover a middle way, one that would bring together the sundered halves of humanity. And that means both the Council and the resistance have her in their sights.

Laura Springall

The Fire Sermon fell completely flat for me. There was absolutely nothing special about it. All the characters felt the same, the plot wasn’t very interesting, and the world was kind of confusing and didn’t feel very well thought out. The premise sounded really good but the execution was just a snooze fest to be honest. I kept reading because it always felt like it was about to get good, but it never did. Overall, The Fire Sermon was a complete disappointment

Cherie Dykstra

Loved it! I hate that it took me so long to read it, but its finally done.

Amy Buckle

This dystopian novel imagines a world where, because of a nuclear disaster, for some unknown reason, everyone is born with a twin – one Alpha and one Omega. The Alpha is perfect and destined for a rich life of wealth and decadence while the Omega is deformed and will live their life in poverty and destitution. The only thing that connects them is death; if one dies, so does the other... read the full review here: https://www.amybucklesbookshelf.co.uk...

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