Blackout (27 page)
Authors: Robison Wells
ROBISON WELLS
is the author of the YA science-fiction thrillers
Variant
and
Feedback
.
Variant
was a
Publishers Weekly
Best Book and a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers. Robison lives in the Rocky Mountains in a house not too far from elk pastures. His wife, Erin, is a better person than he will ever be, and their three kids cause mischief and/or joy. You can visit him online at www.robisonwells.com.
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Blackout
Copyright © 2013 by Robison Wells
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wells, Robison E.
Blackout / Robison Wells. — First edition.
pages cm
Summary: “A mysterious virus is spreading through America, infecting teenagers with incredible powers—and a group of four teens are about to find their lives intertwined in a web of danger and catastrophic destruction”—Provided by publisher.
ISBN 978-0-06-202612-5 (hardcover bdg.)
ISBN 978-0-06-231120-7 (int. ed.)
Epub Edition © JULY 2013 ISBN 9780062233318
[1. Supernatural—Fiction. 2. Ability—Fiction. 3. Virus diseases—Fiction. 4. Terrorism—Fiction. 5. Science fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.W468413Bl 2013
2012045523
[Fic]—dc23
CIP
AC
13 14 15 16 17
LP
/
RRDH
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
FIRST EDITION
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