Introducing a rare new talent and almost certainly one of the
biggest Young Adult debuts of the year this is the first in an utterly
compelling, visionary and imaginative series that is set to be a
sensation. The book is already an international phenomenon with rights
being sold in a fierce bidding war at auction in over twenty eight
languages. Film rights have been snapped up by Disney. Set against the
backdrop of a near-future society that prompts difficult questions about
our own, it cleverly combines a completely page-turning plot with a
devastating romance and it will leave you desperate to learn the fate of
the star-crossed lovers. In a nutshell, Matched marks a new trend in teen publishing for dystopian fiction. Think Never Let Me Go meets The Handmaid's Tale for the iPod generation.
"The hottest YA title to hit bookstores since The Hunger Games."--Entertainment Weekly
This New York Times bestseller is perfect for fans of 1984, Brave New World, Black Mirror, and The Handmaid's Tale.
Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.
Look for the sequel, CROSSED, and the epic series finale, REACHED!
