Slip
(Slip #1)
By
David Estes
Genre:
Dystopia
Age
category: Young
Adult
Release
Date:
1 December, 2014
Blurb:
Someone
must die before another can be born...
As
sea levels rise and livable landmasses shrink, the Reorganized United
States of America has instituted population control measures to
ensure there are sufficient resources and food to sustain the growing
population. Birth authorization must be paid for and obtained prior
to having a child. Someone must die before another can be born,
keeping the country in a population neutral position at what experts
consider to be the optimal population. The new laws are enforced by a
ruthless government organization known as Pop Con, responsible for
terminating any children resulting from unauthorized births, and any
illegals who manage to survive past their second birthday, at which
point they are designated a national security threat and given the
name Slip.
But
what if one child slipped through the cracks? What if someone knew
all the loopholes and how to exploit them? Would it change anything?
Would the delicate resource balance be thrown into a tailspin,
threatening the lives of everyone? And
how far would the government go to find and terminate the Slip?
In
a gripping story of a family torn apart by a single choice, Slip is a
reminder of the sanctity of a single life and the value of the lives
we so often take for granted.
You
can buy Slip here:
Grip
(Slip #2)
By
David Estes
Genre:
Dystopia
Age
category: Young
Adult
Release
Date:
1 December, 2014
Blurb:
In
a tumultuous world of population control, one illegal child has
slipped through the cracks. Now, as a teenager, Benson Kelly has
escaped certain deaths at the hands of the Department of Population
Control, only to find himself the symbol of a rebellion, something he
never intended.
While
trying to survive one day at a time, Benson seeks to unravel the
tangled knot of secrets left behind when his father died, the key to
which has something to do with his mother, Janice Kelly, recently
escaped from the insane asylum.
As
the rebel group known as the Lifers continue to use brute force to
send a message to the government, Benson's twin, Harrison Kelly,
seeks to exploit a loophole that could be the key to freedom for his
brother. All that's required is a simple act of murder.
Meanwhile,
Population Control's attack dog, a sadistic cyborg known as The
Destroyer, closes in on Benson and his family. His directive: Kill
them all.
Faith,
family and love will be pushed to the limits in the GRIPping sequel
to Slip.
You
can buy Grip here:
About
the Author:
Author
of popular YA dystopian series, the Dwellers Saga and the Country
Saga. Voted books to read if you enjoyed the Hunger Games on Buzzfeed
and Listopia.
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David
Estes was born in El Paso, Texas but moved to Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania when he was very young. David grew up in Pittsburgh and
then went to Penn State for college. Eventually he moved to Sydney,
Australia where he met his wife. They now live together in their
dream location, Hawaii. A reader all his life, he began writing
novels for the children's and YA markets in 2010, and started writing
full time in June 2012. Now he travels the world writing with his
wife, Adele. David's a writer with OCD, a love of dancing and singing
(but only when no one is looking or listening), a mad-skilled
ping-pong player, and prefers writing at the swimming pool to writing
at a table.
You
can find and contact David here:
