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Best Young-Adult of 2014 The Young Adult genre has always been a genre to my liking. When I was young I never had the chance to read such books. Being from the Netherlands it's quite a different style of books for the younger readers, though there is shift now. I like fantasy and this is what I missed in my younger years. The best thing about many of the English Young Adult books is that they are also very well suited for an older audience. The books that feature on this list all reflect this in a certain way. ANd as you can see from this list, there are many influences in Young Adult fiction, from the dystopian Metawars: Freedom Frontier by Jeff Norton (whish is sadly the conclusion to the series) or Red Rising, Pierce Brown's debut, to the Epic Fantasy of Joe Abercrombie's Half a King , or Django Wexler's excellent The Forbidden Library and finally a completely different take on superhero fiction in Brandon Sanderson's Steelheart .  --------------------...

Metawars: The Freedom Frontier by Jeff Norton, MetaWars #4.0 The thrilling final instalment of the action-packed METAWARS series. With the Guardians and Millennials eliminated, Jonah and Sam are left to fend for themselves. When they discover their enemy, Granger, is also on his own they take the ultimate leap of faith and join forces to survive...and save humanity. The future of the world on and off-line is at stake and Jonah will not stop until he prevails. Even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice. It has been quite a ride so far in the MetaWars series and I went into Freedom Frontier with heavy reservations. From the book, Fight for the Future , Jeff Norton managed to win me over to his side. With the books that followed, The Dead are Rising and Battle of The Immortal , Jeff Norton kept up the pace and kept on improving his storyline as he went. The books never faltered for a moment. I have to say that not only I saw a great story unfolding, it also became apparent fo...

Author interview with Jeff Norton Last year I saw the first book in the series, Fight for the Future, contacted Jeff, and since than contact has been quite often. The first book blew me away, quite literally and have been urging to read the next books ever since. The MetaWars series tackles heavy subjects like escapsim, several MetaTrends, growing up and fighting for you believes. Jeff breaks it down to let the younger audience understand it as well And to celebrate this one year release which is today August 2nd, I had a chat with Jeff about the past, present and future. Author bio: Jeff Norton is a writer, filmmaker, and founder of Awesome, a creative incubator.  Jeff is the author of the award-winning MetaWars books.  Originally from Canada, Jeff lives in London, UK.   Hi Jeff, first of all welcome to The Book Plank and for taking some time out of your schedule to answer these few questions. JN: It’s a pleasure to be here, Jasper! Your blog offers such ...

MetaWars: Battle of the Immortal by Jeff Norton, MetaWars #3.0 The dead have risen The Uploaded have crossed over into the real world. Now the fight for control of the online Metasphere and the offline world has become a savage battle between virtual and reality. Jonah Delacroix is on a mission to save the Metasphere, but as allegiances change again and again he faces a terrible choice: rescue his Uploaded father, or make the ultimate sarafice. Who will win the battle of the immortal. The MetaWars series kicked of last year with Jeff Norton’s debut: MetaWars: Fight for the Future. This pacey action packed young adult series is inspired by the several metatrends that cross influence many aspects of our human life, economically, socially, environmentally and politically. MetaWars: Battle for the Immortal is already the third book in the planned quartet of the MetaWars series. The last book, Freedom Frontier is out due October this year. Just a quick note up f...

A change is happening in the Metasphere. Thanks to Jonah Delacroix, the avatars of the uploaded have been transferred to a dynamic new virtual world. But as the Uploaded grow in strength so does their desperate desire to be alive again. And in a world at war bot on and off-line, how can Jonah tell who is really on his side? On thing is for certain: he must find out fast because… the dead are rising – and nothing can stop them. MetaWars: The Dead are Rising is the second book in the MetaWars series written by Jeff Norton. After the explosive start of the series in Fight for the Future this was definitely a series for me to watch. I recently received a copy of the second book and Jeff Norton continues the trend set in the first book to the fullest. Just a short recap of what was going on in the first book. MetaWars takes place in a global dystopian setting, after the fall of the governments several privatized companies took to power. One person, Matthew Granger, created the...